The Environmental Sciences Department has an uncompromising dedication to preparing environmental scientists, managers, educators, and stewards through direct experience in the environment. Students take one class at a time and work outside on real projects. From coring climate records in alpine lakes, to assessing stream function in the valleys, to mapping geology in the mountains, constructing beaver mimicry structures in streams, studying snow, soil, plants, to conducting stakeholder surveys and learning to be a naturalist ranger in Yellowstone National Park, we own experiential learning. Want to sit in lectures, be anonymous, passionless, taught by teaching assistants, graduate with a transcript listing of courses taken? Want to learn how the Earth works in the environment, develop lifelong relationships with professors and fellow students, apply your passion for the Earth to real projects that make a difference to society, build a portfolio of skills you gained in the field and lab that will give you a competitive edge for jobs and graduate schools over everyone else?
