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SUMMER IN SIBERIA & THE SIERRA NEVADA
During the summer of 1997, the Tahoe-Baikal Institute will hold its
annual international environmental exchange. The program, established in
1991, takes place at Lake Tahoe in California and at Lake Baikal in
Siberia. The tentative program dates are June 15 to August 23.
For ten weeks, an international team of up to 20 students and young
professionals from the U.S., Russia, and other parts of North America,
Asia, and Europe, will come together to carry out projects and engage in
activities which apply interdisciplinary approaches to environmental
problem-solving. Focusing on the threatened environments of two of the
world's unique lakes, the Institute helps develop future leaders while
finding solutions to regional and global ecological problems.
Through seminars, internships, research and restoration projects,
and direct contact with key decision-makers, participants gain both a broad
and in-depth understanding of how to effect environmental change. During a
substantial portion of the intensive program participants are engaged in
team projects, often led by well-known researchers and experts. Participant
initiative is essential in shaping the focus and achieving results in
research and other project activities. The program also includes cultural
events, a back-country trip in Yosemite National Park, and free days in San
Francisco and Irkutsk.
Main program sponsors include the California Tahoe Conservancy, the
University of California, the California Conservation Corps, and the
League to Save Lake Tahoe. Main sponsors in Siberia include Pribaikalsky
National Park, and the Limnological Institute of the Russian Academy of
Sciences.
Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to ecology and the
preservation of the natural environment, as well as a background in one or
more of the following areas:
* Environmental studies
* Regional planning
* Russian, Slavic or Asian studies
* Aquatic or terrestrial ecology or limnology
* Environmental education
* Natural/cultural resource interpretation
* Public policy, economics, or law
* Resource conservation and management
Russian and English language ability is required for all
participants. (The language requirement may be satisfied through an
introductory course or private tutoring.) The program is open to
upper-division undergraduate students, recent graduates, graduate students,
and young professionals. Admission to the program is competitive.
The program fee of $1,500 covers all basic program expenses
including international airfare, other travel, meals and all lodging during
the program, and emergency medical and accident insurance outside the U.S.
Financial assistance may be available in special cases. Academic credit
can be arranged through the University of California or the California
State University system.
Deadline for applications is February 21, 1997.
For more information and an application packet, write:
Tahoe-Baikal Institute
P.O. Box 13587
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151-3587
Or call: (916) 542-5599. FAX: (916) 542-5567.
E-mail: [email protected]
See our web page: http://tahoe.ceres.ca.gov/tbi
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