THE FIELD STATION AT OMORA ETHNOBOTANICAL PARK

In collaboration with the University of North Texas, Omora is developing a Center for Environmental Science, Philosophy, and Policy. More information about UNT Field Courses will be coming soon.

Ongoing courses and training offered by Omora:

• Omora Workshop: "Ethno-ornithology of the austral temperate forests," coordinated with the Senda Darwin Foundation on Chiloé Island and Puerto Williams Elementary School. For more information check out Explora or the official of the Senda Darwin Foundation (Spanish only).
• Omora works closely with the University of Magallanes in Punta Arenas in the areas of research and education. In particular a strong link has been developed with the Masters in Sub-Antarctic Marine Resource Management with the Department of Natural Sciences and Resources. Various masters projects are currently being carried out on Isla Navarino by UMAG students, including a genetic study of kelp forests (Mycrocystis pyrifera) and a project looking at the role of Magellanic woodpeckers (Camephilus magellanicus) in the world's most austral forests. For more information on the UMAG's masters program, visit www.umag.cl
• With the ecotourism department of the Andrés Bello University in Santiago, Omora is developing internships for ecotourism majors in the Omora Park. Please contact Mitzi Acevedo if you are interested in participating.
• Omora Workshop: "Exploring the Micro-biodiversity of Cape Horn" coordinated with Puerto Williams Elementary School and EXPLORA-CONICYT
• Southern South American Bryology (January 2003) taught by Dr. Bernard Goffinet, Dr. Bill Buck and Dr. Shaun Russell.
• Conference on Biocultural Conservation and Environmental Ethics in the Chilean Sub-Antarctic Region (2002) co-sponsored with the Chilean Antarctic Provincial Government and the University of Magallanes
• Workshop on Teaching Schoolyard Ecology (2002) co-sponsored with AVINA and the National Audubon Society
• Ecotourism and Ecology (2002) co-sponsored with the Chilean Corporation for Indigenous Development
• Environmental Ethics and Biocultural Conservation (2001 & 2002) offered through the University of Magallanes, Chile

Multi-ethnic Environmental Education Materials:

Poster: Transcending the Ecocentric-Anthropocentric Dichotomy Through the Ecosystem Approach (2005). By Ben Dunn, Pat Sewell, Ricardo Rozzi, Kurt Jax, and Irene Klaver. Presented at the DIVERSITAS Conference on biodiversity in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Poster: Exploring the Micro-Biodiversity of Cape Horn (2004). La Prensa Austral. Front, Back
Poster: The Miniature Forests of Cape Horn (2004). La Prensa Austral. Front, Back
Poster: The Great Diversity of Small Fauna in the Forests of Magallanes. (2004). La Prensa Austral. Front, Back
Poster: The Micro-Biodiversity Hidden under Freshwater in Cape Horn (2004). La Prensa Austral. Front, Back
Sherriffs, M., S. Ippi, C.B. Anderson, R. Rozzi & Á. Zúñiga (2005). Explorando la Micro-Biodiversidad del Cabo de Hornos - Guías y atcividades. Fundación Omora, Puerto Williams, Chile. 98 pp.
Rozzi, R. et al. (2003). A Multi-ethnic Guide to the Birds of the Forests of Southern South America. Fantástico Sur Publishing. Punta Arenas, Chile. (www.fantasticosur.com)
Aillapan, L. (2001). Twenty Winged Poems from the Native Forests of Southern Chile. R. Rozzi (ed). Plaza y Valdés. Mexico City, Mexico. 55 pp.
Primack, R., Rozzi, R., Feinsinger, P., Dirzo, R. & Massardo, F. et al. (2001). Fundamentos de Conservación Biológica - Perspectivas Latinamericanas. Fondo de la Cultura Económica, México.

Student Theses and Dissertations:

Griffith, C.R. (2005). The effect of North American beaver (Castor canadensis) along sub-Antarctic forested streams in the Tierra del Fuego/Cape Horn region of Chile. Undergraduate Honors Thesis. Dr. Amy D. Rosemond - advisor. Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens GA. 56 pp.

Haider, S. (2005). The application of environmental ethics in biological conservation: The beaver (Castor canadensis) as an exotic species on Navarino Island, Chile. Dr. Kurt Jax - advisor. Technical University of Munich and UFZ - Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Germany. Poster.