NRE CASE Institute
July 9-19, 2023
Washington State University
Natural Resources and Ecology (NRE)
Natural Resources and Ecology is a foundation-level course within the CASE program of study. The course provides students a variety of experiences that in the fields of natural resources and ecology.
About This Course
Natural Resources and Ecology is a foundation-level course within the CASE program of study. The course provides students a variety of experiences that in the fields of natural resources and ecology.
Students explore hands-on projects and activities while studying topics such as land use, water quality, stewardship, and environmental agencies. Study of the natural world including biomes, land, air, water, energy, use and care as well as a focus on issues surrounding man’s interaction with the Earth is addressed in this course.
Students select an ecosystem to study throughout the course and apply principles of natural resources and ecology from each unit of study to that ecosystem.
Course Content
The Natural Resources and Ecology areas of study include:
- Conservation, Preservation, Exploitation
- Soil, Water, and Air
- Earth’s Energy
- Flora and Fauna
- Farming, Forestry, and Ferrous
- Human Impact
Contacts:
Please contact Anna Warner anna.warner@wsu.edu with any questions.
Schedule
Sunday, July 9, 2023
- 4:00-7:30 pm Registration, Dinner, Orientation, & Curriculum Download
Monday, July 10, 2023 – Friday, July 14, 2023
- 8:00 am – Noon – CASE NRE
- Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch Provided
- 1:00 pm – 5:00 CASE NRE
- Dinner – Time and Location varies on day
Saturday, July 15, 2023 – Sunday, July 16, 2023
- Free Day
- Optional area sightseeing/activities will be planned
Monday, July 17, 2023 – Tuesday July 18, 2023
- 8:00 am – Noon – CASE NRE Class
- Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch Provided
- 1:00 pm – 5:00 CASE NRE Class
- Dinner – Time and Location varies on day
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
- 8:00 am – Noon – CASE NRE Class
- Lunch
- NRE Institute Ends at NOON – Depart for Travel
- Depart for travel
Lodging:
Participants will be lodged at: Coast Hilltop Inn
Travel Details
Airports:
- Pullman Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) – Alaska & American Airlines fly into the Pullman-Moscow Airport, which is about 10 minutes from campus.
- Spokane International Airport (GEG) – The Spokane airport is about an hour and a half from campus and offers more flight availability. Transportation to and from this airport may be arranged. Please contact Anna Warner to discuss these arrangements.
- Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport (LWS) – Delta flies into the Lewiston Airport about an hour south of campus.
Sightseeing
- Nature Based:
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- Kamiak Butte—Travel Time ~20 minutes
- Steptoe Butte—Travel Time ~45+ minutes
- Palouse Falls—Travel Time ~1.5 hours
- Lower Granite Dam—Travel Time ~45 minutes
- Hells Canyon Tour—Travel Time ~45 minutes
- Educational Experiences:
- Pullman Focus:
- WSU Art Museum—On Campus
- Sweitzer Engineering Tour—Off Campus ~5 minutes
- WSU Agriculture:
- WSU Dairy Center—Off Campus ~15 minutes
- WSU Beef Center—Off Campus ~15 minutes
- WSU Wheat Greenhouses—On Campus
- WSU Pulse Crop Greenhouses—On Campus
- WSU Grizzly Bears—On Campus
- Pullman Focus:
- Recreational Activities
- Palouse Ridge Golf Club—Travel Time ~5 minutes
- Airway Hills Mini Golf –Travel Time ~5-10 minutes
- Stand-Up Paddle Boarding/ Kayak on the Snake (Lewiston/Clarkston)—Travel Time ~ 45minutes
- Regional Weekend Travel Ideas:
- Winetasting
- Walla Walla—Travel Time ~2 hours
- Prosser—Travel Time ~2-3 hours
- Yakima Valley—Travel Time ~3.5 hours
- Seattle, WA—Travel Time ~5 hours
- Space Needle
- Experience Music Project (EPM)
- Riding the “Duck” Tours
- Pike Place Market
- Pacific Science Center
- Spokane—Travel Time ~1.5 hours
- Local Parks
- Gondola Ride Over the Falls
- Escape Room
- Boise, ID—Travel Time ~5.5
- Tours of the Mines
- Breweries
- Local Outdoor Entertainment
- Winetasting
Contacts
Please contact Anna Warner anna.warner@wsu.edu with any questions!