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Environmental
Education Retreat
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Environmental Education Retreat
Course Overview and Syllabus 2008
Wild By Nature is set in the town of Orleans, once known as Panamnik by the Karuk and other local Indians.
Panamnik celebrated a culture of great abundance until the Gold Rush era, making Orleans a microcosm of California history, rich in native culture, gold, timber, salmon, and today’s environmental movement including organic produce and organic wines.
The purpose of this course is to merge the ancient with the
contemporary and, in effect, support the oral tradition with modern academic
tools. Our intention is to ignite purpose and value in what is learned. In collaboration
with our supporting organizations, Wild By Nature has designed a curriculum with
on-site studies in biology, botany, riparian studies, native plant studies,
environmental history, environmental policy, Gold Rush history, Native culture,
basketry, art, and language. The learning experience is augmented with activities such as river rafting,
salmon refuge restoration, and a traditional salmon bake.
Wild By Nature is family friendly. We invite our students to bring guests to join us in all afternoon
and campfire activities. Guests pay a nominal fee for rafting and
salmon bake. Daycare and Native activities for children are available with
advance notice. This is not a good place for pets.
Course Overview
Session I
:
June 23-27, 2008
Session II
:
July 7-11, 2008
Monday-Friday, 8AM-noon, 1-5PM Tuition: $435 per student
Class Schedule
To earn an additional half (½) unit of university credit, the student will complete an agreed upon academic assignment.
Course Syllabus
Combining a scholarly approach with an indigenous perspective, Wild By Nature
offers university credit to learn environmental education along the
banks of the Klamath River. The course offers
professional development and curriculum building, while serving as a stimulus
to eco-tourism and eco-education.
Wild By Nature links students with a reading list and curricula
that fulfill state curriculum standards and adapt to every grade level.
PM:
Visit Fish Lake and swimming holes
Tues:
AM:
Fire and Acorns
PM:
Organic Gardening in the 21st Century
Wed:
AM:
Rafting
PM:
Salmon Studies
Thur:
AM:
Karuk Natural Resource Dept.
PM:
Refugio Work
Campfire:
Traditional Salmon Bake
Fri:
AM:
Native Culture: Language and Basketry
PM:
Conclusion and Farewell
PARTICIPANTS:
Our community partnership is a collaboration of university professors, tribal elders, and:
California Indian Radio Project (No. Calif. Cultural Communications and KIDE-FM)
California Indian Storytellers Association (CISA)
California Native Plant Society (CNPS)
Following the Smoke
Hoopa Tribal California Conservation Corps (TCCC)
Humboldt State Univ. Environmental Science Dept.
Humboldt State Univ. Extended Education Dept.
Karuk Language Program
Karuk Tribe Dept. of Natural Resources
Klamath River Restoration Project
Klamath Forest Alliance
Mid-Klamath Watershed Council
Orleans School
San Francisco Culinary Institute
State Dept. of Education, Office of Environmental Education
Starritt Studios
US Forest Service
Course Objective:
Evaluation of Completion of Course:
Wild By Nature is a one-week course in environmental education, taught on location and, if all activities are
attended, will earn the student two-and-a-half to three (2 ½ -
3) university credits. The student will participate in a full week of
lectures in the morning with coordinated activities in the afternoon and
after-dinner campfire gatherings. The additional half (½) credit can be
earned by submitting a five to ten (5-10) page paper within three weeks following
the end of the course.
Course Information:
Session I: June 23-27; Session II: July 7-11. Hours of the M-F course are daily 8 AM to noon, 1 PM to 5 PM.
Wild By Nature is set in the town of Orleans, California on Highway 96, forty
miles north of Willow Creek. Willow Creek lies on Highway 299, connecting 101 Eureka with I-5 Redding.
Tuition and Payment/Refund Policy:
$435 per student, plus $75 per family participant.
Please make payment by check or money order no later than 2 weeks prior to the start of class Session.
Contact program director for specifics.
A full refund of the registration fee may be obtained if registration is canceled no less than three (3)
weeks prior to first day of class. Half refund if registration is canceled
no less than two (2) weeks prior to first day of class. Sorry, no refund if
registration is canceled less than two (2) weeks prior to start of class.
HSU Extended Education fee is $40 per unit (2 ½ - 3 units
available for this course) in addition to the class registration fee. HSU
Extended Education payment can be made in advance or separately on first day of
class.
Program Director Information:
Emergency phone numbers in Orleans
Lodging and Accommodations
~ Please Contact WBN for New Listings ~
Klamath River Lodge, Orleans
Marble Mountain Ranch, Somes Bar
Sandy Bar Ranch, Orleans
Ee-na-nuck Camp, Orleans
Pearch Creek Camp, Orleans
Dillon Creek Camp, Somes Bar
Oak Bottom Camp, Somes Bar
Things to do in Orleans:
Orleans Mining Co., Orleans - Cafe, 530-627-3213
Shiatsu massage, body work, acupuncture, and herbal remedies - Lang Kinzie and Cristina
America, POB 192, Orleans 95556, 530-627-3083.
Text, Readings, and Materials
Curriculum
Links:
http://www.creec.org/
Click on “Curriculum”
Information
Links:
For seasonal wild blackberry popsicles, check out
www.
floodplainproduce.com
Recommended Reading:
by Minerva Starritt (available by special request)
by Mary Ellicott Arnold and Mabel Reed
[personal note: focus on the oratory, not the commentary]
by Bobby Lake-Thom
Resources, by M. Kat Anderson
California’s Gold: Salmon Fishing #7008, Huell Howser
Coyote’s Journey: The Elders’ Cut, Charlie Thom and Clarence Hostler
Dying for Water: Indians, Politics & Dead Fish in the Klamath River Basin, Northern
California Cultural Communications and KIDE-FM
Salmon on the Backs of Buffalo, Klamath Salmon Media Collaborative
Small museums:
Grand museums:
Local: Avenue of the Giants, Highway 101
Indian Education Resource Center, Hoopa Reservation
Junction School, Somes Bar
Modoc National Forest, Alturas - http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/modoc/
Orleans School, Orleans
People’s Center at Karuk Tribal Center, Happy Camp
Potowat Village (UIHS), Arcata
Weitchpec School, Weitchpec
Yurok Tribal Center, Weitchpec
Eastern California Museum, Independence (760-878-0258)
Etna Museum (Scott Valley Chamber of Commerce 530- 467-4141)
Fort Jones Museum (530-468-5568)
Hoopa Tribal Museum (530-625-4110)
McCloud Museum (530-964-2604)
Mt. Shasta Sisson Museum (530-938-0550)
Weaverville Joss House (530-623-4343)
Weed Museum (530-938-0550)
Willow Creek China Flat Museum (707-443-1947)
Yreka’s Siskiyou County Museum (530-842-3836)
Hearst Museum, Berkeley (510-642-3682)
Clarke Memorial Museum, Eureka (707-443-1947)
California Indian Museum, Sacramento (916-324-0971)