Forests, Parks, & Wilderness (OLE 210)
Term: 2026-2027 Academic Year Fall
Schedule
Tue-Fri, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM (8/17/2026 - 12/9/2026) Location: MAIN BARN 201
Description
This course focuses on the development of critical thinking skills through a thematic exploration of protected places (forests, parks, and wilderness)
within the United States. The course will actively engage students in a problem-based learning pedagogy through which multiple perspectives on our
received American ideas and philosophies of wilderness are applied to the politics of legally designated Wilderness areas and the oxymoronic nature of
Wilderness management. One required weekend day trip. Meets General Education Distribution Area I.C or VI (pre-2025), Environmental Awareness; Environmental Connections Focus Area (2025+).