Describes the recent establishment of the University of Washington at Tacoma (UWT) that lead to the development of an upper-division environmental curriculum within an interdisciplinary arts and sciences framework that integrates environmental issues into interdisciplinary undergraduate education. Compares the curricula developed at UWT with other…

This article reports the results of three related efforts to obtain information on the topics in natural history about which people are most interested in learning. Topical listings are given with environmental concerns indicated as a high interest. Interpretations of the listings are discussed with regard to possible influences. (LS)

Educational backgrounds of individuals associated with the environmental interpretation profession were surveyed. Although well-educated, respondents indicated that they lacked skills necessary for interpretative work. Curriculum guidelines for a B.A. to prepare environmental interpreters is given based upon analysis and evaluation of the survey.…

Possibilities for a secondary major in environmental education at the undergraduatelevel are described. Indiana University's Environmental Studies Program is oriented in two directions--science, emphasizing the natural systems and social science and humanities, emphasizing the human aspects of the ecological crisis. (BL)

A wilderness course conducted by a nonprofit organization is described. Various areas of inquiry offered by the course are described, including investigation of energy resources in the wilderness. (RE)

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife created the NatureMapping Program through a partnership with the Washington Cooperative Research Unit Gap Analysis Project (WCRUGAP). This program enables volunteers to collect environmental data that are valuable to governments and communities for problem solving and decision making. (Author/SAH)

An undergraduate course is developed yearly by a faculty member and upper-class undergraduates. An interdisciplinary approach is taken to study wilderness and human values. Various guest lecturers and discussion leaders address broad interdisciplinary topics. (RE)

Discussed is the development and evolution of a college program of wilderness studies. The conduct of the class in backcountry areas, the general curriculum content, and logistics of the courses are discussed. (RE)

Several television markets were surveyed and compared with each other and with 1973 data to determine whether natural history programing has declined. Results showed an increase in the percentage of total air time and of prime time broadcasts devoted to natural history programing exclusive of cable and pay television. (CW)

An intensive 12-week interdisciplinary course, involving wilderness field work and class discussion, is described. The course integrates various disciplines in an intensive 18-credit examination of principles and knowledge surrounding wilderness and civilization issues. (RE)

Discusses the many reasons that science-related social issues such as environmental education should be an important part of every science curriculum, citing John Dewey as the first to express the breadth of possibilities. Themes include excessive individualism, democracy and the common good, and the role of education in promoting science as an…