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Climate Change Studies in the Field


UM student surveying mountain goats in Glacier National Park, Climate Change Field Studies course
UM student surveying mountain goats in Glacier National Park, Climate Change Field Studies course

Glacier National Park: Climate change field studies

A ten-day, two-credit field course in Montana’s Crown of the Continent studying climate change impacts to mountain ecosystems, forests, and agricultural lands, as well as different mitigation and adaptation responses.

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Next course: August, 2013

Contact: nicky.phear@umontana.edu


Shrimp farmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, Deep in the Delta study abroad course in Vietnam
Shrimp farmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, Deep in the Delta study abroad course in Vietnam

Vietnam: Climate change impacts and adaptation

A six-credit field-based program studying climate change impacts and adaptation in the Mekong Delta and the culture, ecology, and economy of Vietnam.

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Next course: Wintersession, 2013-2014

Contact: deena.mansour@mso.umt.edu


UM students studying wind energy in central Montana, Cycle the Rockies: Energy and Climate Change in Montana field course
UM students studying wind energy in central Montana, Cycle the Rockies: Energy and Climate Change in Montana field course

Central Montana: Energy and climate change

Students bicycle 700 miles across Montana while learning about climate change and Montana’s role in creating sustainable energy solutions. Six credits.

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Next course: June 18-July 14, 2013

Contact: Bethany Swanson at bethany@wrfi.net