Hiking: Arches National Park
Academic Noncredit
Natural history of Arches National Park. Includes hiking and examination of contemporary resource management issues as well as issues related to environmental ethics and visitor behavior. Overnight camping.
This noncredit class meets with a regular University of Utah credit course.
Online book and material fees may be added up until the first week of class. Students may opt out during the first two weeks of class. For more information, visit the Campus Store Inclusive Access Program's webpage. If you opt out, you will be responsible for obtaining the course materials yourself for the course.
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Class Sections For Hiking: Arches National Park (PRTL 256)
Spring 2025 Section 1, Starting on: 02/24/2025
Explore the home of the largest density of sandstone arches in the world! Delicate, Landscape, Double, are some of the 2000 named arches. We will only have time to explore a few but this will open the door for future explorations. In addition to day hiking, we will focus on contemporary resource management challenges and their relationship to user behaviors. Curriculum will also regard safety, Leave No Trace ethics, consumerism, and environmental ethics. Class meets on-campus on Feb. 24 only. Attendance at first class meeting is mandatory. Field experience will be from Mar. 7-9 Overnight camping. *Drops are not possible after the second day following the first class meeting.* To determine the last day to drop this miscellaneous course, see https://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/miscellaneous.php . There may be additional expenses that students will need to cover to participate in this course. These items may include food, gear rentals, and transportation costs. More details will be made available during the pre-course meeting.
| Date(s) | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/24/25 | M | 6:00 pm -9:00 pm | HPER NORTH 242 |
Instructor: TIMOTHY WHITE
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