Politics and the Yellowstone Ecosystem: Faculty Seminar at Yellowstone National Park

Faculty interested in learning how to teach about political controversies over common resources and those that are looking for ways to help students find common ground on issues won?t want to miss this highly informative experience in our nation?s first national park.
Sponsored by the American Democracy Project in partnership with the Yellowstone Association Institute, this seminar provides an in-depth study of four major political and environmental controversies at Yellowstone National Park: wolves, grizzlies, snowmobiles, and bison. Participants will hear from experts on each issue, study the history of the controversies, and go out to surrounding communities to talk to citizens on both sides of the issues. At the end of the program, the first in a series of monographs will be published detailing the Yellowstone program and how to teach core ideas and principles, either using Yellowstone or local controversies.
? The program runs from Monday, August 1 ? Saturday, August 6
? The fee of $1,250 includes tuition, all instruction and instructional materials, AV rental, classroom rental, five nights of single room occupancy at Mammoth Hotel, all in-park transportation for 5 days, meals (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners), and 1 reception.
? Family members or guests are welcome to come to Yellowstone with the participant but space does not allow for guest participation in the program except for some classroom lectures, a few field trips, and evening films and presentations.
For more information, please contact Darcy Accardi at {daccardi@students.towson.edu} or 410-704-3921.