Ecology is a division of Biology that studies the relationship between living organisms and their environment. The name, Ecology , is derived from the Greek word, oikos, meaning house or home.
Ecologists are interested in learning about the factors, living and non-living, that support or limit populations of any species. Ecologists study influences on population growth and decline. Ecologists want to know how man affects the balance of nature.
This course is a project-based field course. You will be expected to participate in off site research, collecting data, making observations, drawing and labeling critters collected and/or observed. It is hoped that this course will teach you an appreciation and respect for the Earth and all creatures large and small living on it.
