Public Lands Courses - Summer 2020

Public Lands for Secondary Educators: Designations, History, and Today

Instructor: Sarah R. Johnson MAEd
ENVS 510, 2 Credits, $340 + $15 Course Fee
Thursday, June 11-Saturday, June 13, 2020. 8:00am-6:00pm
Audience: Secondary
Register at Western Colorado University beginning February 3

Expand your knowledge of public lands in America. Through interactive discussion-based learning gain a stronger understanding of federal land designations, history of these lands, and the context in which these places were protected. Educators will get free access to a brand-new public land high school curriculum. The course aims to build connections between people and America’s public lands as well as awareness that the lands and waters we love today were once and still are Indigenous lands. Each day field trips to local BLM, US Forest Service, National Park, and Colorado state lands will expose participants to the agencies and the professionals who manage them. We will explore the many uses and benefits of public lands, as well as the threats they face locally and nationally. Students will also collect citizen science land cover and tree data for NASA’s Globe Observer. Activities from other nationally proven curriculum will also be interwoven throughout the course. 

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Public Lands Exploration in the Gunnison Valley: Designations, History, and Today

Instructor: Sarah R. Johnson MAEd
ENVS 510, 2 Credits, $340 + $15 Course Fee
Date: July 28-30, 2020
Location: Gunnison National Forest; Curecanti National Recreation Area, camping at East Elk Creek Group Campground
Audience: Secondary; Community learners; Higher Education
Register at Western Colorado University
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Expand your knowledge of public lands in America. Community members and educators are invited to participate in this interactive discussion-based learning opportunity to gain a stronger understanding of federal land designations, history of these lands, and the context in which these places were protected. The course aims to build connections between people and America’s public lands as well as awareness that the lands and waters we love today were once and still are Indigenous lands. Each day field trips to local BLM, US Forest Service, National Park, and Colorado state lands will expose students to the agencies and the professionals who manage them. Students will explore the many uses and benefits of public lands, as well as the threats they face locally and nationally. Students will also collect citizen science land cover and tree data for NASA’s Globe Observer.

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