What is the West? part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
What is the West? is a written reflective exercise, with associated readings and discussion, designed to 1) build insight into how personal experiences shape our perception of landscapes, 2) enhance knowledge of the geography and ecology of the American West, and 3) illuminate the role of water (or lack of water) in the natural and cultural history of the American West.

Courting Environmental Justice: Science, Community Knowledge and Public Health part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
While this module was developed when we followed the federal criminal case around WR Grace and asbestos exposure in a small Montana mining town, it can be adapted for a range of learning experiences regarding environmental justice, argumentation, strategizing, remediation and sustainability.

Mining Decisions: Developing New Perspectives on Mineral Extraction part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Students examine different stakeholder-perspectives with respect to a local mining project. Debate and discussion will highlight environmental, economic, and social justice issues.

Water and Civic Responsibility: An Online Discussion Exercise part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Students apply their science learning to regional issues related to water quantity and quality.

Climate Justice and Climate Consequences: Education and Action for Social Justice and Regeneration part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Courses
This graduate climate justice course brings clarity to the structural dimensions of climate change. It is designed around the belief that community-based action and contemplative processes to redress structural ...

Exploring Climate Change Effects on Water Availability and Agriculture part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
This activity has students work together to summarize regional effects of climate change and other environmental issues, which a focus on how these issues may influence agriculture and water availability. Students present a region to the group and create a layperson summary of the effects of climate change and other environmental change on their region.

Building Resiliency through Food Security: Long-Term Community Partnerships part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Partnering with a food bank garden over time demonstrates ways long-term community partnerships can benefit both students and organizations in the community

Culture and Climate Change part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities

Engaging Campus Conversations about Climate Action part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Campus Climate Conversations are designed to be both educational and "deliberative," meaning students, staff, and faculty interact with one another in small groups to share views and ideas about climate action strategies. This activity is structured to enhance education and engagement, and to generate collaborative climate action strategies.

Perceiving Climate Change from Local Temperature Anomalies part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities