FIELD TRIPS
There is a strong emphasis on experiential learning in the Environmental Studies Program. Students take field trips to local wildlife sanctuaries and conservation centers, public health facilities, and a vector ecology lab. They also attend conferences and hear presentations by scientists at world-renowned research institutions, including the American Museum of Natural History and the Bronx Zoo.
Students in Environmental Biology explore the geology and topography of forests at Cranberry Lake Preserve in White Plains, NY.
Environmental Biology students learn about the Long Island Sound close-up as they kayak along the shores of New Rochelle.
Charlie Mendez gives a tour of the New Rochelle Wastewater Treatment Facility to students in the Environmental Impacts on Human Health course.
Students in Environmental Impacts on Human Health learn about the ecology of Lyme disease and West Nile virus at the Vector Ecology Lab at the Louis Calder Center, Fordham University's Biological Field Station in Armonk, NY.
Testing water quality is one of the field exercises carried out by students in Environmental Impacts on Human Health.