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<font size=3><i>Please share the following announcement with students and
professionals...Thank you.<br><br>
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</i>In Spring 2007 an anthropology and forestry course on nontimber
forest product culture and management will be offered online through
Oregon State University (OSU) Extended Campus (Ecampus). Domestic
and International students are welcome as well as professionals seeking
continuing education credit. Enrollment is limited to 25
participants.<br><br>
<b><u>Description:<br>
</u></b>This course brings anthropology and forestry together to look at
the fascinating and complex world of nontimber forest product (e.g.,
mushrooms, floral greens, medicinal plants, seeds) harvesting and the
implications for sustainable forest management. Throughout time
harvesting nontimber forest products has been an important activity in
forest ecosystems. Around the world, thousands of species are
regularly gathered by millions of people for subsistence, income, and
recreation, or as part of spiritual, educational or scientific
endeavors. In this course we will explore the cultural, ecological,
political, and economic dimensions of harvesting. Geographically,
the course will have an emphasis on the United States and use case
studies from the Pacific Northwest, but will also bring in international
linkages and perspectives. Examples of topics that will be covered
include gathering historically, ethnobotany and local knowledge, Indian
reserved rights, household economy, rural and urban connections,
immigration and labor issues, political ecology, management needs and
strategies, and market-oriented forest conservation. The course
will include group exercises and fieldwork activities that participants
will do in their local area, as well as lectures, reading, and short
answer essay exams.<br><br>
<b><u>Course Info:<br>
</u></b>Title: Nontimber Forest Products Culture and Management<br>
Level: Upper division undergraduate <br>
Course: ANTH 480 Topics in Applied Anthropology<br>
CRN: 37979<br>
Credits: 4<br>
Term: Spring 2007<br>
Length: 10 weeks<br>
Weblink at Ecampus:
<a href="http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/soc/ecatalog/ECourseList.aspx?subjectCode=ANTH&termcode=all" eudora="autourl">
http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/soc/ecatalog/ECourseList.aspx?subjectCode=ANTH&termcode=all<br>
</a>Instructor: Eric T. Jones, Ph.D. Dr. Jones is an ecological
anthropologist at the Institute for Culture and Ecology and has
researched and published on domestic and international nontimber forest
product culture, management, policy, and ecology. You can read
about the work of the Institute for Culture and Ecology in nontimber
forest products as
<a href="http://www.ifcae.org/ntfp/" eudora="autourl">
www.ifcae.org/ntfp/<br><br>
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</a><b><u>Credits and Costs</b> (US$):<br>
</u>OSU is an accredited university in the United States. Domestic
and foreign students, managers, and others with an interest in the
subject can take the course, for credit or not. The course will
qualify for continuing education credits (e.g., SAF CFE) for most
professionals. <br><br>
OSU Ecampus courses cost the same for in state, out-of-state, and
international students: $200/credit ($800 total for this four credit
course). There is an additional $25 application fee and $25 account
creation fee.<br><br>
For questions about the course contact the instructor:
etj@ifcae.org<br><br>
<b><u>Sign Up Information for People not already at Oregon State
University<br><br>
</u></b>To sign up for the course online <i>you must have an email
address.<br><br>
</i>Step 1) You must first create an account ($25 fee) at:
<a href="https://adminfo.ucsadm.oregonstate.edu/prod/bwskalog.p_disploginnew?in_id=&cpbl=&newid" eudora="autourl">
https://adminfo.ucsadm.oregonstate.edu/prod/bwskalog.p_disploginnew?in_id=&cpbl=&newid</a>
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Step 2) Once the account is created you will be taken to a page where you
can select an application type. Choose "Applications for
Non-Degree Students." The link takes you to information
further down the page where you will click on "Non-Degree
Application."<br><br>
Step 3) At the application sign in page ignore any statements that
the form is for U.S. Residents -- it is also for foreigners, both
students seeking degrees and professionals interested in continuing
education. Select Spring Term, enter you name, and then click the
link "Fill Out Application" and complete all forms.<br><br>
Step 4) After you submit the application the administration will process
it and email you back login information and a link where you can register
for the class.<br><br>
If you have problems with registration email
<a href="mailto:osuadmit@orst.edu">osuadmit@orst.edu</a>, or phone
800-291-4192 (011-541-737-4411 if outside U.S.). You can also email
the instructor at etj@ifcae.org or Lorrie Kauffman at OSU Ecampus at
lorrie.kauffman@oregonstate.edu.<br><br>
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