Ecology

Ecology is the study of how living things, plant and animal, interactive with their environment. This course will review major ecological concepts, identify the techniques used by ecologists, provide an overview of local and global environmental issues, and examine individual, group and governmental activities important for protecting natural ecosystems and the nature of ecology as a science. Ecology topics may include Wisconsin waterways, Ichthyology (study of fish), Wisconsin forests and forest ecology, Entomology (study of insects), soil components and properties, Wisconsin Invasive species, Ornithology (study of birds), Herpetology (study of amphibians and reptiles), spring ephemerals (wildflowers), Wisconsin threatened and endangered species, and selected biomes of the world. The students in this course will be in charge of PHS'S Earth Day activities.