Maureen 'Mo' Hartmann, Program Director, Northwest Connections
Direct: 406 529 8386, Office: 406 754 3185
*_Landscape and Livelihood: A field semester in ecology and community
based conservation.
_*Earn *15 University of Montana credits* in this 2-month program.
Priority application deadline is April 1st.
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Northwest Connections, located on the historic Beck Homestead in Swan
Valley, Montana, is currently accepting applications for our 2008
Landscape and Livelihood Fall Field Semester. Students learn natural
history, field ecology and collaborative conservation through
place-based and hands on experiences -- lab is everyday. We accept
10-12 students into this program, integrating students into the
community and complex conservation issues facing the Swan Valley.
_Fifteen semester credits are earned from the University of Montana
_in five separate courses through the College of Forestry and
Conservation; the Departments of Environmental Studies and Geography.
*The Field Semester runs from September 1 – October 29, 2008*. The
all-inclusive tuition covers:
* 15 Semester credits
* Room and board
* Wilderness First Aid certification
* All course materials
* Transportation during the semester
For program details: visit our website at www.northwestconnections.org
<http://www.northwestconnections.org/>; download our Landscape &
Livelihood 2008 program brochure
<http://www.northwestconnections.org/documents/education/LLebrochure_08jan9.pdf>;
or contact us at 406 754 3185 or info@
<mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>northwestconnections. org
<mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
To learn more about us from an alumnus' perspective, download an
excerpt from our Winter 2008 newsletter, /Field Journal/
<http://www.northwestconnections.org/LLMlistserv/winter08newsltr_pg9excerpt.pdf>.
_Quotes from our previous students:
_/"The semester is eye-opening. We learned about the interconnection,
the inter-relationship and how things work together as a whole. And
how important it is to think of people as part of the landscape, not
separate from it.”
“Regarding the Northwest Connections’ staff, faculty and volunteers:
it's not just their job, it's their lifestyle. It's part of their
personal commitment, to pass on and to develop conscientious minds."
“The semester took all of the black and white environmental studies
concepts that I had previously learned in classrooms and from books
and made them real and in color.”
“It’s a resume booster - you establish many connections.”/
Maureen 'Mo' Hartmann
Program Director
Northwest Connections
PO Box 1309 Condon, MT 59826
Direct: 406 529 8386
Office: 406 754 3185
*NEW email address:* mo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
/Northwest Connections integrates science, community and education to
conserve and restore working landscapes./