the etowah initiative
fall 2003
JURI 5290, ECOL 8710
The class meets Fridays, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. We rotate meetings
between Room E of the Law School and in the Seminar Room at the
Institute of Ecology. View a map
of these locations (large Adobe PDF file, 1.14 MB) Schedule
| Date
|
Topic/Speakers
|
Location
|
| Aug. 22 |
Topics: Introductions of students and faculty; Overview
of Etowah watershed, collaborators & issues; Practicum Faculty
Background: Elizabeth Pate (service learning) and David Gattie
(environmental and ecological engineering)
|
Ecology
Seminar Room
|
| Aug. 29 |
Topics: Biodiversity in the Etowah Watershed/Mary Freeman;
Introduction to the Endangered Species Act/Laurie Fowler; Project
Selection
|
Ecology
Seminar Room
|
| Sept. 5 |
Topics: Strategy and Planning/Alex Scherr;
Portfolio Game/Elizabeth Pate |
Law School
Room E |
| Sept. 12 |
Topics: Group Work |
Ecology
Seminar Room |
| Sept. 19 |
Topics: Erosion and Sedimentation
Control/Guest Speaker Martin Shelton, environmental attorney
|
Law School
Room E |
| Sept. 26 |
Topics: TBA.
Due: Abstract and Work Plan drafts (paper and digital format;
digital versions should be emailed to bethgav@uga.edu. |
Ecology
Seminar Room
|
Saturday
Sept. 27 |
Paddling Trip POSTPONED
|
TBA |
| Oct. 3 |
Topic: Group work |
Law School
Room E |
| Oct. 10 |
Topic: Land protection tools/ Laurie
Fowler |
Ecology
Seminar Room |
Oct. 17
10 am |
Topic: Nationwide review of
HCPs / Bruce Goldstein
|
Ecology
Seminar Room |
| Oct. 24 |
Topic: Group work (optional) |
Law School
Room E |
| Oct. 31 |
FALL BREAK - NO CLASS
|
|
Nov. 7
10 am |
Topic: Steve O'Day will work with E&S and
HCP groups |
Law School
Room E |
Saturday
Nov. 8
8 am - 5 pm |
Paddling (or Hiking) Trip I |
meet at Law School parking lot (grad
student lot off Hull St.) |
Nov. 14
9:30 am |
Topic: Adaptive Management / Aaron Valenta,
US FWS |
Sanders Board Room - Dean Rusk Center |
Sunday
Nov. 16
8 am - 5 pm |
Paddling (or Hiking) Trip II |
meet at Law School parking lot (grad
student lot off Hull St.) |
Nov. 21
10 am |
Topic: Community visualization as a tool for
natural resource protection / Susan Crow, UGA-Tifton campus, Institute
of Government
|
Ecology
Seminar Room |
Monday
Dec. 1 |
Due: Draft Final Product |
TBA |
| Dec. 5 |
Draft Final Products returned with comments |
|
| Dec. 12 |
Due: Final Abstract; Final Workplan; Journals;
Final Product
Presentations to Etowah HCP Advisory Committee, outside faculty,
and students |
Ecology
Seminar Room |
Class Format:
- Three or four class meetings in first two weeks of semester to select
projects and develop work-plans;
- Approximately four lectures (Fridays from 8:30-11:30 AM) on ecological,
design and policy issues affecting the watershed;
- One weekend paddling trip on the Etowah River;
- Periodic group meetings to develop particular projects;
- Project presentation (either to stakeholders or to the class and
other interested parties at the University) with dress rehearsal;
- A journal logging each student's activities and reflections on the
meaning of the service learning experience and ecological design and
policy implications;
- At least one meeting between faculty and each individual student
to reflect on and evaluate course progress and issues and concerns.
Expectations (students):
Attend class lectures and field trip, read assignments prior to each
lecture, work together to define class projects, attend group meetings
and work cooperatively to develop a work plan and to complete the project,
attend individual meetings with professors, and keep a journal of work
completed and associated reflections. Students will be graded on class
participation and project substance and presentation.
Expectations (faculty):
Coordinate informative lectures and field trip; facilitate interaction
between students and stakeholders in the Etowah River Basin; provide
support to students in identifying and completing particular projects;
facilitate dress rehearsals and project presentations; facilitate publication
of projects and provide a forum for students to reflect on their experiences
in the course.
Etowah Practicum 2003 Background Information
Introductory
Etowah Practicum Slide Show (large Powerpoint file: 23.5 MB)
Rubric
(updated 9/10/03)(PDF)
Workplan
Outline (MS Word format)
Strategic
Exercise Fall 2003 (MS Word format)
Selected Projects:
HCP: Incidental Take Permit Framework
Etowah Blueway and Long Swamp Creek Protection Plan
HCP: Erosion and Sedimentation Control
HCP: Scenario Consequence Model: Cost/Benefit Analysis
Student Contact Information:
| Name
|
Email
|
Phone
|
School
|
| Vanessa Bernstein |
vdb@uga.edu |
540-3646 |
SED |
| Amit Bose |
amitabha@uga.edu |
867-4598 |
Law |
| Jamie Calkin |
kjcalkin@hotmail.com |
546-4703 |
Art |
| John Fortuna |
jfortuna@uga.edu |
372-2637 |
Law |
| Sara Hoffman |
sarahof@hotmail.com |
353-7595 |
SED |
| Bethany Lavigno |
blavigno@agecon.uga.edu |
354-8822 |
Ag. Econ. |
| Jonathan Lyman |
jlyman@uga.edu |
549-3149 |
Law |
| Jennifer McCabe |
jcmccabe@uga.edu |
353-3049 |
Ecology |
| Jason McLarry |
jmclarry@uga.edu |
425-9838 |
Law |
| Jennifer Nelson |
jenibean@uga.edu |
208-3747 |
Law |
| Charles Pannell |
pannell@uga.edu |
678-482-0375 |
Law |
| Emily Patterson |
elp@uga.edu |
316-3709 |
SED |
| Julia Reed |
jreed@uga.edu |
354-1162 |
Ecology |
| David Stewart |
stewart4@uga.edu |
546-9669 |
Law |
| Jeff Turk |
jturk@gc.peachnet.edu |
770-965-3050 |
Engineering |
| Katie Wilcox |
kwillcox@uga.edu |
770-331-9335 |
Law |
| J.R. Woolf |
jrwoolf@uga.edu |
549-1473 |
Law |
| Amanda Worthington |
aworthin@uga.edu |
714-9878 |
Ecology |
| Erica Wright |
elwright@uga.edu |
559-4781 |
Law |
|
