Interested in visiting the tropics? In January?
Fall 2017 OWU Travel Course
Geography 347TL: Environmental Alteration, Dr. Amador Rowley
Locations throughout Costa Rica, focusing on a small, coastal town: Bahia Ballena
Assess human impacts on natural environments in Delaware, OH (Fall ‘17) and coastal Costa Rica (Jan. ‘18), putting it into a regional and global context.
Collaborate with Amy Work, OWU Alum (‘04), and her community organization, Geoporter, and work with local citizens in a developing ecotourism region.
Activities Include:
- Visiting Palm Oil & Pineapple Plantations
- Coffee Plantation
- Coastal Community Mapping Using Drone
- Biological Nature & Toucan Reserves
- Visit Bat Sanctuary
- Testing Water Quality
- Kayaking through Mangroves
Contact: Dr. Nathan Amador Rowley with any questions (nsamador@owu.edu)