Environmental Studies – Carleton College

Wilderness Studies at the Grand Canyon Off-Campus Studies Program, 2014

South Rim California Condor ranger talk and flight practice, spring 2014.

Wilderness Studies at the Grand Canyon Off-Campus Studies Program, 2014

Camping at Bright Angel Campground, spring 2014.

Wilderness Studies at the Grand Canyon Off-Campus Studies Program, 2014

Hiking in the inner gorge along the Colorado River, spring 2016.

Wilderness Studies at the Grand Canyon Off-Campus Studies Program, 2016

George Vrtis with Ingrid Lyons and Cassie Prenn-Vasilakis

Wilderness Studies at the Grand Canyon Off-Campus Studies Program, 2016

Grand Canyon National Park in spring 2018.

Wilderness Studies at the Grand Canyon Off-Campus Studies Program, 2018

Hiking in the inner gorge, at Cedar Ridge on the South Kaibab Trail, spring 2018.

Wilderness Studies at the Grand Canyon Off-Campus Studies Program, 2018

Teaching “Spirit of Place” on McKnight Prairie in the Carleton Arboretum

Environmental Studies looks at environmental issues through multiple lenses: scientific, economic, ethical, social, political, historical, and aesthetic. We emphasize critical thinking and laboratory and field research. And we encourage participation in internships and off-campus studies.

The topics we explore include air and water quality, biodiversity, climate change, energy, water, population dynamics, resource extraction, conservation, and environmental art, ethics, and literature.