NATH8265E, 3 CEUs
Class night and time: Mondays, 6-8 pm
Class meetings: September 9-November 18 (No class November 11)
Lectures online via Zoom
Field trip dates: Saturday, September 21, 9:30 am-12 pm (Huntley Meadows); Saturday, October 12, 9:30 am-12:30 pm (Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens); Saturday, October 19, 9:30 am-2 pm (Occoquan Bay and Mason Neck NWR)
Instructor: Sally Valdes
Members $390; nonmembers $440
Gain an understanding of wildlife research methods, basics of life history, identification, population, community, and ecosystem ecology, management, and animal behavior. Find out how institutional missions and federal laws influence wildlife and habitat conservation, and how humans affect and are affected by wildlife in rural, suburban, and urban environments of the Mid-Atlantic region. Learn about the various threats faced by wildlife including invasive species, climate change, and the loss and degradation of habitats and the actions that individuals and communities can take to benefit wildlife. REGISTER

Required books: None
Recommended:
The National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic—it has the advantage of including a variety of fauna and flora in one guide.
Wildlife of the Mid-Atlantic by John Rappole—includes all terrestrial vertebrate species.