Conservation Proposal

Naturalist Guide- Forquer

Endangered Karner Blue Butterfly

Vision for a Sustainable Future

Here is the class survey response I sent:

I am Andy Forquer, a third year Environmental Studies / Public Policy undergrad from Southern California.  I am interested in this course in order to fulfill my science requirements as a ES major, as well as having a general interest in conservation ecology. Perhaps my most relevant past research has been in conducting a CBA of soy-subsidies in order to reduce funding for conventional methods in order to fund organic soy, (analyzing yield losses, and potential benefits, as well as creating a timetable for transitioning farmers).  Other research has been in Climate Change policy both domestically and internationally. Last quarter I also wrote a paper on Israeli water policy, and water politics in general in the middle east. I don't have much experience with praries, and have done most of my outdoor experience sailing on the west coast, and hiking in the cascades and sierras- in which you do encounter a few prarie like grasslands meadows. (but that may be bastardization of ecology terms- I'm not really sure).