Class 9
/ IDS 3920
Sense
of Place IV: Field Trip to Estero Bay: A Question of Sustainability
In
the end, we conserve only what we love. We will love only what
we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.
Baba
Dioum, Senegalese poet
Reading
Floridiana:
a book of your choice on Florida people environments.
Final Projecting
It is important to take advantage of
the next few weeks to work on final projects. Please settle
on your topic with your instructor.
Field Tripping
Explanation of the estuary community
and fresh water in flow issues, exploration of biodiversity in estuarine
and nearshore communities of the Gulf Coast, discussion of balancing
the needs of humans and of natural ecosystems. The field exploration
will include brief visits to three sites each with thematic perspective
on the sustainability of Estero Bay, Estero Island Historical Museum,
Matanzas Pass Boardwalk and San Carlos Island Shrimp docks.
Click here for directions to the Estero
Bay field trip.
Some classes may be going
to Lovers
Key State Recreation Area (check
with your Instructor)
Another good website about
Estero Bay and environs is: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/southwest/esterob/info.htm
Directions to Estero Bay field trip
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