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All of our seniors go on a field 
excursion during the senior seminar. Our 
first of three offerings was this past 
weekend and those who participated 
were Lizzie Bishop, Hunter Bradshaw, 
Michelle Green, Sara Frances Koontz, 
Savannah Paige Murray, Sam Parrott, 
and Hayden Raabe. On the drive up we 
were surprised by a “Wizard of Oz” 
themed dog parade in Hendersonville, 
getting the weekend off to an amusing 
start! (Dr. Savage’s dog, Olive, was sad 
she didn’t get to join in). 
Our first brief stop was the Oakdale 
Cemetery where Professor Lane 
explained the history of the statue that 
was featured in Thomas Wolfe’s novel, 
Look Homeward Angel. The second 
“graveyard” stop was Graveyard Fields 
on the Blue Ridge Parkway, where we 
took a short hike to appreciate the 
scenery along the Yellowstone Prong. 
This site is actually named for the 
appearance of spruce and fir stumps that 
became covered with moss after logging 
early last century. However, these were 
all burned in a 1925 forest fire, and now 
the area is mostly open grassland.   
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From there we proceeded to 
Oconoluftee river valley in the Great 
Smoky Mountains National Park. At 
the visitor’s center, Joyce Cooper of 
the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation 
talked with us about the re-
introduction of elk into the region 
beginning in 2001. Each elk was 
initially tagged and radio-collared for 
tracking, and the population has done 
very well. We were a bit disappointed 
that the elk did not arrive on the scene 
for our visit, but were impressed with 
the antlers that Joyce brought for us to 
hold! 
After a wonderful dinner in Sylva, 
we moved on to Professor Lane’s 
mountain tower where we stayed the 
night. In the morning we gathered on 
the top floor and Prof. Lane read 
poems from his “Old Rob” collection 
that were inspired by a local character. 
We were joined by poet Thomas Rain 
Crowe, who has studied sacred sites 
around the region, for a discussion at 
Judaculla Rock where there are 
petroglyphs and soapstone bowl scars.   
Seniors and faculty enjoying the Senior Seminar trip to Professor 
Lane’s tower in the woods! 
Students use augurs to 
sample floodplain sediments 
in ENVS 151. 
Save the Date!  
Next Thursday, March 26th at 7:00pm in Olin 101 
The 3rd Annual Tyson Family Lecture featuring 
 Julie Moore with US Fish & Wildlife Service 
The Role of the Private Landowner in Conservation 
  
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  Upcoming Events and Opportunities 
PROFILE OF THE WEEK: 
 Emory University – Rollins School of Public Health  
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    There are two areas of graduate study through the 
Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University 
in Atlanta.  A Masters of Public Health (MPH) in 
Environmental Health focuses on general 
environmental sciences, toxicology, epidemiology, 
hazardous exposures, and environmental and 
occupational health policy.  And the MPH in Global 
Environmental Health focuses on the field of 
environmental health with an international scope as 
the poorest countries of the world have the worst 
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health issues relating to environmental issues.  
     A third choice of graduate study is in Population 
Biology, Ecology, & Evolution (PBEE) through 
Emory’s Biological & Biomedical Sciences division.  
This program provides training for students 
interested in research and teaching careers. 
     Please visit their website for more information 
on the graduate programs available. 
http://www.envs.emory.edu/graduate/index.html   
 
 
March 23rd     Fierce Green Fire Student Group: Next meeting at 8:30pm in BSA 1. 
  
Ongoing 
  
The Grassroots Jobsource at Orion Magazine connects the green leaders of tomorrow with good 
work today.  Visit http://jobs.orionmagazine.org/ for job postings. 
Visit our www.thinkinglikeariver.com website! 
April 1st   Deadline for GSA Grant Applications:  These Southeastern Section grants support 
undergraduate research projects for undergraduate students enrolled in a BS or BA degree 
program.  Visit http://www.geosociety.org/sections/se/students.htm for eligibility criteria 
and the application form. 
March 21st    
  
River Legends:  A Kids’ Day at Glendale Shoals, 2:00-4:00pm, Ages 8-11.  Join Haley at the 
Goodall Center for reading, acting and a performance based on river myths from around the 
world. Contact Haley Briel for more information brielhe@wofford.edu. 
March 28th  
  
Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day: Spartanburg County residents may bring old 
paint, pesticides, mercury, household chemicals, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, and other items 
for free disposal to Spartanburg County Administration Building, 366 N. Church Street, 
9:00am-2:00pm. See http://www.safedisposalupstate.org/ for details. 
 
Ongoing 
  
GoEco Summer Internship & Volunteer Opportunities: Visit the GoEco website for many summer 
positions abroad http://www.goeco.org/?ref=dm=jan-2015-all-hum+soc  
March 26th  
  
3rd Annual Tyson Family Lecture on Restoring & Preserving Southern Ecosystems: Julie Moore 
from US Fish & Wildlife Service, Branch of Candidate Conservation & Communication in the 
Endangered Species Program, will present The Role of the Private Landowner in Conservation. 
7:00pm in Olin Teaching Theater. 
April 18th  
  
Discover Your Watershed: 10:00am-3:00pm at Lyman Lake Lodge.  Paddle, play and learn 
about the Tyger River Watershed.  This family event is designed to raise awareness about the 
importance of safeguarding our water resources for future generations.  Registration and lunch 
are free if you sign up at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/discover-your-watershed-tickets-
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The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 6 Issue 4
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	  	  	  	  	  "Rain,	  rain,	  rain,	  but	  still	  no	  
frost,"	  Oregon	  poet	  Charles	  
Goodrich	  writes	  in	  "All	  Saints'	  Day,"	  
a	  poem	  from	  his	  collection	  Going	  to	  
Seed	  Dispatches	  from	  the	  Garden.	  
On	  a	  rainy	  Tuesday	  afternoon,	  
Charles	  visited	  with	  Professor	  Lane's	  
humanities	  101	  class.	  He	  talked	  with	  
them	  about	  his	  poems,	  his	  life	  as	  a	  
gardener,	  and	  the	  Spring	  Creek	  
Project	  for	  Ideas,	  Nature,	  and	  the	  
Written	  Word	  he	  directs	  at	  Oregon	  
State	  University.	  	  
	  	  	  	  	  Some	  of	  the	  questions	  that	  
arose:	  What	  can	  we	  learn	  by	  writing	  
poems	  about	  insect	  pests?	  ("They	  
are	  smart	  and	  very	  good	  at	  what	  
they	  do.")	  Do	  flies	  exercise?	  ("What	  
is	  the	  fate	  of	  an	  out-­‐of-­‐shape	  fly?")	  
and	  how	  did	  he	  really	  feel	  after	  the	  
presidential	  election	  of	  2004?	  ("The	  
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country	  seems	  bent	  on	  re-­‐electing	  
Greed.")	  
	  	  	  	  	  At	  the	  Goodall	  Center	  Charles	  
walked	  the	  trails	  with	  Professor	  
Lane,	  chatted	  with	  Steve	  Patton	  
about	  gardening	  (pictured	  below),	  
and	  ate	  some	  late-­‐season	  
muscadines.	  	  
Poet Charles 
Goodrich, from 
Oregon State 
University’s Spring 
Creek Project, visited 
the Goodall Center 
after talking to 
Professor Lane’s 
HUM101 class. 
(Above) Bob Hathcock talks to the 
students about “big ideas.” 
Half of Dr. Savage’s ENVS203 
class explored the Pacolet and 
Lawson’s Fork on Monday during 
lab class and the other half will take 
to the waterways next Monday. 
(Below) A happy, but soggy group 
after their adventure on the water 
  
The Fierce Green Fire, Vol. 6 Issue 4 October 1, 2015 
  Upcoming Events and Opportunities 
PROFILE OF THE WEEK: 
George Washington University – Geography Masters Program   
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     George Washington University’s Columbian 
College of Arts and Sciences offers a two-year 
Master of Arts in Geography.  Along with four core 
areas of focus in Urban Environments, 
Development and Sustainability, Human Migration 
and Mobility, and Applied Geospatial Techniques, 
the program encourages students to take related 
courses outside of the department and has access to 
associated courses at other Washington, DC area 
universities. 
     Another advantage to being in the Washington, 
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DC area is that students are in close proximity to 
governmental agencies and other environmental 
groups that provide internships and valuable 
experiences. 
     Small class sizes with a faculty-to-student ratio 
of 1:2 provide students with careful mentoring and 
there are teaching and research assistantships 
available on a competitive basis.    
    Visit the school’s website for more information.   
http://departments.columbian.gwu.edu/geography/gra
duate  
 
Ongoing    The Grassroots Jobsource at Orion Magazine connects the green leaders of tomorrow with good 
work today.  Visit http://jobs.orionmagazine.org/ for job postings. 
October 20th  
7:00pm-8:30pm  
Santee Cooper Lecture Series Presents: Dr. Orrin Pilkey, 
professor emeritus of Geology at Duke University and 
low country batik artist, Mary Edna Fraser will be in 
Leonard Auditorium to talk about climate change. 
October 17th  
10:00am-11:00am  
Yoga at Goodall: Join us at the Glendale Shoals Amphitheater. Adrienne Ables of 
YOGAlicious will lead the class. Bring your mat or large towel and join us! $5 suggested 
donation. 
 
Visit our www.thinkinglikeariver.com website! 
October 10th  
9:30am-3:00pm   
Adopt-A-Stream Macro Invertebrate Workshop:  Learn how to sample the biological aspects of a 
stream.  Workshop will take place (rain or shine) at USC-Upstate campus.  Come dressed 
appropriately for sampling from a nearby creek.  Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adopt-
a-stream-macro-invertebrate-workshop-tickets-18679746625 or email Beth Button 
aas_wec@uscupstate.edu with questions.  


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Wofford Green Alliance is the 
environmental club formerly known as 
Fierce Green Fire.  We decided to 
change the name to something that is 
easily identifiable and more clearly 
articulates our goals as a club.  The 
goals of Wofford Green Alliance are to 
reduce impact and encourage 
sustainability on campus and in the 
Spartanburg community as a whole.   
We are a club that is centered 
around service and volunteering in 
order to further our efforts.  It is always 
rewarding to spend time with friends 
within the club and to participate in 
our various service events while 
helping the planet at the same time!  
This year we have already met once 
and had our first event.  On Saturday, 
September 19th Wofford Green 
Alliance participated in the cleanup of 
the Lawson’s Fork Creek and 
Cottonwood Trail near Spartanburg 
high school, which was organized by 
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the Spartanburg Area Conservancy 
(SPACE).     
Upcoming events for Wofford 
Green Alliance include our cleanup 
of the Black Science Annex 
Courtyard and raising awareness on 
campus on how to recycle correctly 
and the importance of reducing 
energy and water use.  We are also 
considering planting a pollinator 
garden in the BSA courtyard this 
year!   
If you are interested in joining 
Wofford Green Alliance, we meet 
biweekly. Our next meeting time will 
be at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 
September 29th in Black Science 
Annex room 1.  Bring a friend. Our 
club is open to all who are interested 
regardless of whether they are an 
environmental studies major. 
Dr. Brewitt’s 
ENVS101 
explored the 
waterways in 
Glendale 
during 
Wednesday’s 
lab. 
A recent Sunday evening was spent picking 
muscadine and scuppernong grapes in the 
garden at Goodall. 
Name That Room! 
Send us your creative 
name for our 
Meeting Room in 
BSA. 
  
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  Upcoming Events and Opportunities 
PROFILE OF THE WEEK: 
University of California – Santa Cruz – Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems   
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     Apprenticeships in Ecological Horticulture are 
available through UC-Santa Cruz’s Center for 
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems to learn 
organic gardening and small-scale farming.  There 
are about 35-40 positions available each year for the 
full-time, 6-months (mid-April to mid-October) 
apprenticeship with a weeklong break halfway 
through the program.  Participants live onsite and 
work on the UC-Santa Cruz 30-acre farm and 3-acre 
garden. 
     Prospective students are encouraged to visit the 
farm on a scheduled orientation tour.  
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  Here is a link to a video about the program: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/15/opinion/
mark-bittman-the-roots-of-organic-
farming.html?_r=0 
Also a more detailed look at the apprenticeship 
program and how to apply is available on the 
website: 
http://casfs.ucsc.edu/apprenticeship/apprenticesh
ip-information/index.html 
 
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work today.  Visit http://jobs.orionmagazine.org/ for job postings. 
September 26th  
10:00am-2:00pm  
Rxcycle Spartanburg Prescription Take-Back: Donors may drop off their unused or expired 
medications at the following locations from 10:00am-2:00pm:  Carolina Farm and Wildlife 
Supply, Landrum Ingles, North Grove Medical Park, and Spartanburg County Government 
Administration Building.  Find additional information at www.rxcyclespartanburg.com.   
October 20th  
7:00pm-8:30pm  
Santee Cooper Lecture Series Presents: Dr. Orrin Pilkey, professor emeritus of Geology at Duke 
University and Lowcountry batik artist, Mary Edna Fraser will be in Leonard Auditorium to 
talk about climate change. 
October 17th  
10:00am-11:00am  
Yoga at Goodall: Join us at the Glendale Shoals Amphitheater. Adrienne Ables of 
YOGAlicious will lead the class. Bring your mat or large towel and join us! $5 suggested 
donation. 
 
Visit our www.thinkinglikeariver.com website! 
September 29th 
3:00pm  
Speaker Charles Goodrich at Goodall Center: Director of the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, 
and the Written Word at Oregon State University will speak about this project in Glendale at 
3:00pm.  A bus will be available for transportation from BSA to Glendale at 2:30pm.  Anyone 
needing a ride should contact Dr. Savage, savageks@wofford.edu, to reserve a spot. 
 
September 25th  
11:45am-12:45pm   
Dr. Savage’s Special Topics Lunch:  Welcome back to our ENVS students that studied abroad 
last year!  Bring your lunch to Player’s Corner, 11:45am (rain location: ENVS student lounge in 
BSA).  Tell us about your study abroad experience and share with others who are considering 
going abroad in the future.  All are welcome to join! 


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