ENVS 107C: Nat Hist Field Qtr

University of California, Santa Cruz

Intensive 20-credit course with multiweek field trips. Students apply naturalist skills to scientific inquiry, ecosystem management, and communication, and cultivate leadership and professional skills for outdoor careers. ENVS 107C explores California ecosystem management including the roles of wildfire, water resources, invasive species, climate change, and conservation policy. Students analyze issues from multiple angles, including Indigenous stewardship, legal, economic, scientific, and local perspectives. Through field observations, case studies, guest experts, and constructive debate, students broaden their perspective-taking, active listening, and critical-thinking skills. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in ENVS 107A, 107B, and 107D. Course is open to all majors, but ENVS majors must also have previously enrolled in ENVS 100 and ENVS 100L. Enrollment is by application in fall quarter. See https://norriscenter.ucsc.edu/ for details. (Formerly Natural History Field Quarter.)

Average GPA: 3.95

Grade distribution records: 99 students across 4 terms.

Grade distribution

Based on 99 student grade records across 4 terms and 2 professors.

Instructors

• Christopher Michael Lay 99 students, Average GPA 3.96
• Ryan David Carle 74 students, Average GPA 3.96