Help forge a global movement to protect our planet. Volunteers lead grassroots efforts in their communities to protect the environment and strengthen understanding of environmental issues. They teach environmental awareness in elementary and secondary schools and to youth groups and community organizations, empowering communities to make their own decisions about how to protect and conserve the local environment. Volunteers also address environmental degradation by promoting sustainable use of natural resources.
If you choose Environment, take three courses from one of the following areas:
- Geography & Geology
- Biological Sciences
Recommended courses:
- BIO 2002: Environmental Life Sciences
- BIO 3850: Environmental Biology
- ECN 2800G: Economics of Social Issues
- ECN 3810: Economics of Natural Resources
- GEO 1300: Introduction to Earth Sciences
- GEO 1400: Weather & Climate
- GEO 2450: Oceanography
- GEO 3200: Human Impacts on the Environment
- GEO 3320: Natural Resource Management
- GEO 3410: Climatology
- GEO 3750: Population Geography
- o GEO 3875: Field Methods
- o GEO 4335: Environmental Geology
- o GEO 3810: Introduction to GIS
- o PLS 4763: Environmental Politics and Policy
- SOC 3820: Environmental Sociology
- SOC 4240: Sociology of Disasters
And build 50 hours of related field experience through an activity such as:
- Educating the public on environmental or conservation issues, or working on environmental campaigns
- Conducting biological surveys of plants or animals
- Gardening, farming, nursery management, organic or low-input vegetable production, or landscaping
- Providing technical assistance and training in natural resource management
- Join local campaigns and organizations advocating for environmental conservation
- Join the Environmental Biology Club
- Volunteer with Douglas Hart Nature Center, Embarras Volunteer Stewards, Whiteside Garden, and Grand Prairie Friends