BIO 656: Environmental Stewardship
Summer 2025 Required W+ Course
In-Person Dates: 5/29, 6/14, 6/28, 7/13, 7/27, 8/3
Locations: Bronx Zoo & Partner Organizations in NYC (or within close proximity)
Note: Students will be responsible for travel to/from these sites.
Required Summer #3 – 3 credits, Letter Grade
Participants will investigate and participate in conservation opportunities and solutions in their local communities, practice inquiry-based learning, develop a conservation project to be used in their community or classroom, and reflect on their ecological footprint. At the end of this course, participants have a solid understanding of current issues facing local habitats and strategies for empowering their community or students to generate solutions and take action. This is a Miami University online course with experiential learning on-site at an affiliated Dragonfly Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) institution.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Use inquiry to drive learning in science and integrated topics
- Explore the principles of sustainability and community-based conservation
- Use local community resources, including WCS facilities, as learning resources
- Investigate local conservation issues to understand causes and impacts; analyze solutions to these issues
- Develop strategies for engaging students or community members in conservation action