GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM

SPRING COURSE
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Seminar with Professor Hillary Hoffmann. Covers the law, policy, history, and tribal and state roles in managing the GYE.

ENR 5965 / LAW 6915 GYE: Natural Resource Law & Policy | 2 credits 

TR 9:30-10:25*

This spring course is open to all UW graduate and law students, participation in the field experience is optional.

*this course will follow the College of Law schedule: 1/19/27-4/30/27

ENR 5965 / LAW 6915 Field Experience: GYE | 1 credit

Online Asynchronous, 2nd Block

Required for field program participants. You will receive an Incomplete grade in this section at the end of spring, to be resolved after field program requirements have been completed.   

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FIELD PROGRAM
Travel to Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park to learn from the experts who navigate GYE law and policy as they manage recreation, tourism and visitation, wildfire, wildlife, and tribal treaty rights.. 

Field Experience 

2027 Dates  June 6-12, 2027

ELIGIBILITY
Open to all UW graduate and law students. 

Application required. 

PRE-REQUISITES
None. 

APPLICATION PROCESS
Application and possible admission interview required. Applications will be reviewed and processed in the order they are received.

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PROGRAM FEE TBD $3500

The program fee is subject to change. Selected applicants will be able to review program fee before confirming participation. Financial assistance available through scholarships.

What's Included accommodations, most meals, transportation to/from Laramie, WY and during the field program, instruction, and entrance fees and excursions.

What's Not Included some meals (including travel days), personal spending, and UW tuition/fees for spring credits.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Haub School Field & Global Scholarship 

Award amounts vary based on financial need. Application deadline will be determined by program. 

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GRANTS

Haub School Research & Creative Activities Grant

Additional research project or creative activity required. Application deadlines: March 15 for summer funding. 

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Contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information about other possible financial assistance options and application deadlines. 

• spend a full day in Yellowstone, from West Thumb Geyser Basin and Mud Volcano through Hayden Valley to Artist Point, Grand Prismatic Spring, and Old Faithful

• hike the Colter Bay Lakeshore Trail along Jackson Lake with views of the Teton Range

• visit the National Elk Refuge and discuss what winter elk feeding could mean for Jackson Hole's water

• tour the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson

• study national forests, national parks and monuments, wilderness, the Endangered Species Act, grizzly bears, and tribal issues and bison conservation on federal lands

• complete bear safety training and hear from evening guest speakers

This course includes full days outdoors in Grand Teton and Yellowstone, long drives, and hiking on trails with exposed roots and rocks. 

Weather is unpredictable: it can snow in any month, so expect anything from hot, sunny days to cold rain or snow.