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Environmental Encounters in the National Parks

Term To Study: Summer 2025
Application Deadline: Dec 02, 2024
Program Starts: Jun 05, 2025
Program Ends: Jun 18, 2025
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $3,850
Program Locations: California
Contact Phone: (757) 594-7801
Contact Name: Dr. Joe Balay & Dr. Kip Redick
Contact Email: joe.balay@cnu.edu
What is Included: Airfare, accommodations, ground transportation, and group activities.
What is not Included: Tuition, meals, equipment
Documents: 
national_parks_summer_2025_payme
nt_agreement.pdf
Program Description

PHIL 370

This two-week interdisciplinary summer program focuses on environmental issues in the U.S. National Parks. Visiting Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks, students will learn first-hand about the history of the national parks, current issues in ecology and conservation, and key debates in environmental ethics. Drawing on preliminary readings, instructor lectures, park ranger tours, and a host of on-site activities, students will gain an understanding of the key environmental issues facing our National Parks today.

Quick Facts

Population: 313847465
Capital: Washington, DC
Per-capita GDP: $ 49000
Size: 9826675 km2
Time Zone: (GMT - 05:00 hours) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

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