University of Dayton Chautauqua Course
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Chautauqua
Course 18
Ecology and Geology of the Colorado Front Range
P. KELLY WILLIAMS, Department of Biology, University of Dayton
DONALD SULLIVAN, Department of Geography, University of Denver
July xx-xx, 2010 on Mt Evans
(near Idaho Springs), Colorado Apply: DAY
Note: This course will run from early morning to late evening each
day. Estimated cost for lodging and meals
is about $50 per person per day. This
course has a course fee of $495 (in addition to the $100 application fee) which
covers field trip costs and other course related expenses. See note below concerning high elevations and
medical problems. Also see the Western Slope course, DAY-13, which
occurs immediately after this one.
This
four day course will focus on the ecological communities and geological
features of the Colorado Front Range.
The geological setting of the Front Range is one of remarkable contrasts
from glaciated Pre-Cambrian 14,000 foot peaks to the folded and faulted
sedimentary rocks as the Rockies formed. Organisms have adapted to these conditions
and are often distributed along elevational gradients. This course will explore those organisms in
the geological setting and their adaptations both in the terrestrial and
aquatic environments.
Lodging will be at the University of Denver Mt Evans Field Station. The Station is located an hours drive west of
Denver at
10,700 feet elevation on the Slopes of Mt Evans (14,264 feet). There is easy access to alpine environments
by a paved road from Echo
Lake. Participants with medical problems should
consult their physician relative to spending five nights at an elevation of
10,700 feet.
Photographic images and the
course schedule can be found on the web at: academic.udayton.edu/kellywilliams
For college teachers of: biology, geology, environmental science,
science education and other disciplines.
The course will be offered at a general level. Prerequisites:
none.
Costs for 2010
Application fee: $100
Course fee: $495 [Due in March
2010]
Optional on-site lodging and
meals: about $50 per day
Dr.
Williams is Professor of
Biology at the University
of Dayton. His research interests have focused upon
small mammal population ecology and evolution of mole salamanders. Dr. Williams has extensive
interest in science education at all levels including the instruction of Ecology of the Rockies and Geology and Ecology of the Colorado Western
Slope in the Chautauqua program.
Dr. Sullivan is an
Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Denver. His research interests involve the
reconstruction of past vegetation and climates through paleoecological studies.
He has extensive experience in field sites in Colorado
and western Turkey.
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