- GEOG 101: Physical Geography
I teach this class every semester! The first half of the semester looks at the atmosphere and weather; the second half is on geomorphology and biogeography. - GEOG 410: Environmental Geography
The human impact on water, climate change, human population growth/demographic change, and the environmental impact of war. Each week we read about and discuss a new topic. I teach this about once a year. - GEOG 319: Soils and Vegetation
Soils, agriculture, and biogeography. I offer this course once every two years. Lots of hands-on activities! - GEOG 315: Geomorphology (4cr)
Learn about landslides, rivers, alluvial fans, dunes, glacial mountains, and coastal landforms. Once every two years. Labs every week. - GEOG 467: Environmental Hydrology
Hydrology, rivers, and the human impact on the hydrosphere. We look at natural systems and how dams, environmental regulations, stream restoration, storm water, and sanitary sewer systems affect water flow. Once every two years. - GEOG 468: Fluvial Geomorphology
River landforms and the the processes that create them. We look at the natural movement of sediment within a watershed and how it is affected by human processes, such as urbanization, dams, channelization, and stream restoration. Once every two years.