ERIC Number: EJ654426
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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An Interview with Tom Wessels.
Pryor, Patrick K.; Wessels, Tom
Taproot, v13 n3 p10-13 Spr-Sum 2002
Author and environmental educator Tom Wessels discusses how to infer a landscape's history from plants and other clues found on site. Reading the landscape enables people to develop a stronger connection to place. Understanding historic landscape changes is essential to understanding current environmental issues. He also discusses his teaching style and a curriculum based on reading the cultural history of landscapes. (TD)
Descriptors: Chaos Theory, Ecology, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Holistic Approach, Interviews, Middle Schools, Observational Learning, Place Based Education, Plant Identification
Coalition for Education in the Outdoors, Park Center, Box 2000, Cortland, NY 13045; Tel: 607-753-4971 (single issues $10.00).
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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