Ocean/ENVIR 260, Autumn 2007 Draft Syllabus
Version C Revised 5/30/07

Instructor: Richard Strickland
oceanenvir260@u.washington.edu
311 Ocean Teaching Bldg.
(206) 543-3131, P.O. Box 357940
University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195-7940

 

Tuesday 12:30 – 1:50

Thursday 12:30 – 1:50

Friday 12:30 –4:30

Week

LECTURE

Reading
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LECTURE

Reading
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Labs & Field Trips

1

September 25

 

September 27

Lecture 0 Introduction (RS & JL) Lecture 1 Ecoregion, Relationships, Historic changes (RS)

 

September 28

Field Trip 1

Upper watershed (forested) habitat: Cedar River watershed

2

October 2

Lecture 2 Challenges: Population, Climate Change, Governance (JL)

 

October 4

Lecture 3 Salmon Ecology: Life Cycle, Populations, Habitat Needs, Ecological Role (RS)

 

October 5

Field Trip 2

Rural (agricultural) watershed habitat

Oxbow Farm, Carnation?

3

October 9

Lecture 4 Salmon Management, 4 HÕs (JL)

 

October 11

Lecture 5 Orca populations (RS) Review

 

October 12

Field Trip 3

Suburban watershed habitat: Bear Creek, Redmond?

4

October 16

 

 

October 18

EXAM 1

 

October 19

Field Trip 4

Urban watersheds: Thornton Creek, Seattle

5

October 23

Lecture 6 Other trends on Puget Sound: Birds, Shellfish, Forage Fish, Water Quality (RS)

 

October 25

Lecture 7 Hood Canal (RS)

 

October 26

Field Trip 5

Nearshore estuarine habitat: Duwamish River, Seattle

6

October 30

Lecture 8 Forest Ecosystems & Management (JL)

 

November 1

Lecture 9 Growth Management Act, Shared Strategy (JL)

 

November 2

Lab 1 ArcIMS

Get to know ArcIMS and the Puget Sound Watershed

7

November 6

Lecture 10 Puget Sound Partnership & Previous Agencies (JL)

 

November 8

Review

 

November 9

Lab 2 ArcIMS

Land use changes in the watershed: Case-study sites

8

November 13

EXAM 2

 

November 15

Alternative Futures (Willamette, Kitsap/Chico) (JL)

 

November 16

Lab 3 DHSVM watershed hydrology model

9

November 20

Cascade Agenda, Saving Puget Sound (JL)

 

November 22

Thanksgiving Holiday

 

November 23

Thanksgiving Holiday

10

November 27

Forum: Agriculture in the Skagit Watershed (RS & JL)

 

November 29

Forum: Growth Management (Tim Trohimovich) (RS & JL)

 

November 30

Lab 4

SHIRAZ watershed salmon model

11

December 4

Forum: Puget Sound Partnership (RS & JL)

 

December 6

Review

 

December 7

Lab 6

Puget Sound Model

Virtual Puget Sound

 

 

 

 

 

December 14

Friday

EXAM 3

2:30 PM – 4:20 PM