British Columbia

Biology and Management of Salmonid Fishes in the Pacific Northwest

The focus of this course will be to learn the basic life, history, ecology, and sampling techniques used in the management of important salmon, charr, and whitefish populations in the Pacific Northwest. Students also will become familiar with many of the field and laboratory methods used by fisheries biologists to collect management data on salmonid fish populations. Of particular importance, will be the how, when, where, and under what conditions to use different types of sampling gear.

Time

Offered Summer Semester

Contact

• Dr. Douglas Peterson
• University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
• Fisheries, Athens, GA 30602
• Phone:706.542.2944
• dpeterson@forestry.uga.edu

Great Britain

British Landscapes, Literature and Education

Opportunity abounds on this unique study abroad experience. Collaboratively, the College of Education and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources has come together to offer both undergraduate and graduate students an experience that is sure to exceed all expectations. The program costs for 2005 will be $2350 and will include accommodations, breakfast daily, field visits, transportation costs during the program, entrance fees to all program-related field study.

Contact

• Email: Dr. Joanne Ratliff
• Email: Mike Tarrant
• Website: http://www.coe.uga.edu/uk/

South Africa

FORS 5250/7250 International Issues in Wildlife Conservation

The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources announces a four-week introductory course in African natural resources and wildlife management. The month-long program will incorporate environmental studies, wildlife management, plant identification and uses of vegetation, biogeography, as well as local community issues. Students will earn a Game Ranging Certificate from an accredited South Africa institution as well as six credit hours from the University of Georgia. Approximate program cost is $3,950 including room, board, local transportation, and airfare.

Time

Offered Maymester

Contact

• Dr. John Carroll, Program Director
• Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
• The University of Georgia
• Athens, GA 30602, USA
• Phone: 706.542.5815
• Email: John Carroll
• Website:http://gallus.forestry.uga.edu/SA/

South Pacific

Sustaining Human Societies and Natural Resources; Human Environment Relationships

Studies Abroad in the South Pacific is a program of challenging courses in several countries on the theme of "sustaining human societies and the natural environment." Environmental concerns are growing worldwide, such as how we can conserve natural resources and threatened species, stave environmental pollution, address global warming, and maintain the biodiversity of ecosystems, traditional environmental knowledge, or the biosecurity of nations. Such problems are complex, and sophisticated understandings of humans and their natural systems are necessary to begin to address them.

New Zealand and Australia

The program provides 15 semester credits in core university courses in Introductory Anthropology, Ecology, Human Geography, and International Affairs. For students who have completed any of these Introductory courses, upper division electives in many different colleges and departments are available. We apply an experiential education approach where students spend at least half their time in the field directly exploring what is taught in the classroom. Our broad program theme is human and natural aspects of the environment and its conservation, using the cases of the South Island of New Zealand and Queensland, Australia. The program is suitable for students from a wide variety of backgrounds, and no prior resource conservation knowledge is assumed.

Time

Offered Spring Semester

Australia: Queensland and the Barrier Reef

The program begins with a week or so in the modern, sophisticated city of Brisbane, taking classes and local field trips with UGA faculty and Australian experts. We then head out of town for extended travel on field trips: we fly to an isolated island on the Great Barrier Reef, visit with unique wildlife at Lamington National Park, and explore the outback at Carnavon Gorge. One of the unique features of the program is the activities we have along the way: snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, experiencing Aboriginal bush life, hiking tropical rainforests, and meeting koalas and kangaroos—all of which are included in the cost of the program.

Time

Offered Maymester

New Zealand

Our program will focus on the conservation and management of these extraordinary natural resources, including cultural and especially indigenous Maori perspectives. During the first 10 days of the program we will be based at the University of Canterbury in historic Christchurch, touted as one of the most beautiful cities in New Zealand. Then onto a 15 day field trip exploring the South Island by luxury coach and experiencing natural resource conservation in New Zealand first-hand. We will explore marine wildlife of the Continental Shelf .at Kaikoura, overnight sea kayak the Abel Tasman National Park, hike in Mount Cook National Park, boat cruise Milford Sound in Fiordland National Parks, hike on Fox Glacier, feast on a Maori hangi, and visit the geological wonders of Paparoa National Park. These activities are included in the program cost..

Fiji

The Fiji course shares a thematic focus with the Maymester courses on environnments and conservation, but in Fiji there will be more emphasis on how culture and long-term history play into this. Examples of things we look at in this way are indigenous ethnobotany and medicinal plant use, traditional maritime and navigational knowledge, and prehistoric archeology, as well as contemporary issues related to eco-tourism, biodiversity, and indigenous intellectual property and other rights that impact conservation and natural resource management.

Time

Offered Maymester

Belize

The Reef to Rainforest program offers the chance to snorkel the second largest coral reef in the world, hike the last remaining pristine rainforest in Central America, explore the largest Mayan city hidden deep in the jungle, and search for wildlife in the only jaguar reserve on the planet. A typical itinerary includes a guided hike in the Cockscomb Wildlife Sanctuary, a boat trip to see manatees and sea turtles, snorkeling and exploring the marine ecosystems of Calabash Caye, homestays in the traditional village of San Antonio, and a guided hike at Mountain Pine Ridge. All these activities are included in the cost of the program. There will also be an optional opportunity to visit the Mayan ruins at Tikal in Guatamela.

Time

Offered Maymester

Antarctica

Antarctica has been described as the "coldest, windiest, driest, highest, quietest, most remote, and least understood continent on earth." It is also one of the most fascinating to the human imagination. This study abroad course explores the Antarctica and adjacent sub-Antarctic region (such as Tierra del Fuego and the Southern Ocean), including its history, geology, climate, and marine and terrestrial biology. Special attention is given to contemporary legal, psychological, and anthropological aspects of human activity in the region, conservation of ecosystems, and sustainable use of natural resources. Students attend weekly lectures during fall, prepare a research essay in their area of primary interest, and then participate in field study for 15 days which includes a cruise of the Antarctic Peninsula and exploration of the natural and cultural systems of Tierra del Fuego and South America

Time

Offered Maymester

Bulgaria

FORS 5250/7250 International Issues in Wildlife Conservation

6-29 June 2008 (First Summer Short Session)
6 semester credit hours
Costs: approximately $2000 program fees (in-country transportation, food, accommodations, lectures, tours); tuition (approximately $985); airline ticket (approximately $1,400)
Eligible for scholarships and financial aid; HOPE funds can be used

This is a multidisciplinary course drawing on expertise from wildlife ecology, and natural resources recreation and tourism. This is a unique opportunity to learn and gain perspectives from enthusiastic people in Bulgaria, the stepping stone between eastern and western cultures. We will focus on problem-solving – identifying problems associated with advancing sustainable nature- and culture-based tourism, then taking action by working through a service project. Through completion of a project that benefits a rural area and its goals of creating sustainable tourism, students will become fully engaged in learning and giving back to a community.

We will learn several approaches used to manage, conserve, and interpret natural resources for multiple purposes, including tourism. Increased global understanding will enable comparisons to the American approach, thus increasing students’ world view and ability to incorporate new, innovative ideas, and provide suggestions for alternative approaches to other people.

Bulgaria is an ideal locale for comparative study-- it was one of the first countries in the world to adopt and apply the Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development produced by the Convention on Biological Diversity. Bulgaria entered the European Union in January 2007, and continues to make the transition from almost 45 years as a Communist-governed Republic to a Parliamentary Republic based on the principles of democracy. Rural areas, in particular, have a declining population (> -5.1%) and a high (<=20%) unemployment rate. Sustainable nature-based tourism provides employment opportunities for people in rural areas.

Contact

• Dr. Sara H. Schweitzer, Director
• Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
• The University of Georgia
• Athens, GA 30602, USA
• Phone: 706.542.1150
• Email: Sara H. Schweitzer
• Website:http://www.uga.edu/bulgaria

Brazil Student Exchange

If you are interested in Natural Resource Management AND If you want to spend time studying in Brazil….this is the program for you.

The objectives of this program are to experience the Brazilian culture and make friends for life. To train students in characteristics and processes of tropical to temperate ecosystems, to help students become bilingual, and to facilitate all of the above with scholarships.

Contact

• Dr. Larry Morris
• Daniel B. Warnell, School of Forest Resources
• D. W. Brooks Drive
• University of Georgia-Athens
• Athens, Georgia 30602
• Website:http://www.forestry.uga.edu/brazilexchange/
• Email:lmorris@arches.uga.edu
• Phone: 706.542.2532
• Fax: 706.542.8356

Land of the Midnight Sun

Maymester 2004

The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources announces a 3-week course examining natural resource issues of the boreal forest in Finland. The course will incorporate environmental studies, wildlife management, European Union policy for natural resources, forest management, forest operations and local community issues in the northern forest. Our study locations will be at the University of Helsinki, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi Polytechnic, University of Joensuu with side trips to the Arctic Ocean in Norway and the Russian border zone. Students will earn 6 credit hours from the University of Georgia.

Time

Offered Maymester

Contact

• Bob Izlar
• Daniel B. Warnell, School of Forest Resources
• D. W. Brooks Drive
• University of Georgia-Athens
• Athens, Georgia 30602
• Email:bizlar@forestry.uga.edu
• Phone: 706.542.6810
• Fax: 706.542.5073

Land of the Midnight Sun

Maymester 2004

The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources announces a 3-week course examining natural resource issues of the boreal forest in Finland. The course will incorporate environmental studies, wildlife management, European Union policy for natural resources, forest management, forest operations and local community issues in the northern forest. Our study locations will be at the University of Helsinki, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi Polytechnic, University of Joensuu with side trips to the Arctic Ocean in Norway and the Russian border zone. Students will earn 6 credit hours from the University of Georgia.

Time

Offered Maymester

Contact

• Bob Izlar
• Daniel B. Warnell, School of Forest Resources
• D. W. Brooks Drive
• University of Georgia-Athens
• Athens, Georgia 30602
• Email:bizlar@forestry.uga.edu
• Phone: 706.542.6810
• Fax: 706.542.5073