{"id":7212,"date":"2014-09-30T13:34:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T17:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/ees-undergraduate\/?p=855"},"modified":"2014-09-30T13:34:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T17:34:29","slug":"apply-now-for-ees-475-field-studies-in-ecology-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/2014\/09\/30\/apply-now-for-ees-475-field-studies-in-ecology-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Break 2015 \u2013Peruvian Amazon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2014\/09\/Peru21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-862 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2014\/09\/Peru21.jpg\" alt=\"Peru2\" width=\"174\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong>EES 475: Field Studies in Ecology (3 credits): PERU! <\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Instructors: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aram Calhoun, Mac Hunter, Lindsay Seward \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Study sunny South American tropical ecosystems over the cold, dark Maine winter. We will visit one of most diverse regions in the world in the western Amazon rainforest.<\/li>\n<li>We will zip-line through the canopy, canoe through flooded forests, swim with pink dolphins, and fish for piranha!<\/li>\n<li>See tropical birds, sloths, orchids, bromeliads, poison dart frogs, insect &amp; much more!<\/li>\n<li>Have close encounters with multiple species of primates, including pygmy marmosets (the world\u2019s smallest primate), squirrel, woolly, and owl monkeys.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prerequisite: EES 475 has a prerequisite of an ecology course<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Tentative<\/em> course fee and schedule: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 26 &#8211; March 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Course fee: ~Approximately $2,600 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(includes everything <em>except <\/em>tuition)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0Interested?\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Download the application below and return to Julie Eubanks on FirstClass by October 15th.\u00a0 <em>Apply soon as course is limited to 22 students.\u00a0 <\/em>No obligation until formal enrollment is established in early November.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2014\/09\/Peru-application-shortform-20141.doc\">Peru Application 2014 (Word Document)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EES 475: Field Studies in Ecology (3 credits): PERU! 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