Raymond Wiggers
Courses

COLLEGE COURSES I'VE TAUGHT IN THE PAST DECADE:

- Introduction to Earth Science (EAS 100; Oakton Community College)

- Discovering Earth History (BIO 101; Lake Forest College)

- Environmental Science (ENVR 100-level; Barat College)

- Ethnobotany, Economic Botany, and Field Botany (BIO 100-/300-level; Barat College)

- Our Dynamic Planet (ENVR 110; Lake Forest College).

- People and the World of Plants (BIO 102; Lake Forest College)

- Physical Geography (GEO 190; Barat College)

- Plant Biology (BIO 384; Lake Forest College).

- Principles of Botany (BIO 200; Barat College).

- Flora of North America (EVNR 280, Lake Forest College).



CONTINUING-EDUCATION COURSES I'VE TAUGHT AT THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION, THE MORTON ARBORETUM, THE FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, & THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN:


- Architectural Geology of the Chicago Region

- The Botany of Architecture

- Roots of Genius: The Botanical Ornamentation of Louis Sullivan

- The Crossroads of Art & Science: The Craft of Science Writing

- Direction-Finding Skills (Compass, Maps, and Global Positioning System), Bureau of Land        Management Intern Training

- Exploring Ethnobotany

- Finding One's Way: Map-Reading & Directional Skills for Naturalists

- Fossils of the Midwest

- Illinois Geology: Glaciers & Tropical Seas

- Introduction to Botany & Taxonomy

- Life in Stone: Fossils of the Chicago Region

- Local Flora: Spring

- Local Flora: Fall

- The Science and Care of Orchids

- Phytogeography of the Midwest

- Plant-Soil Relationships

- Reading the Landscape of Northeastern Illinois

- Rocks & Minerals of the Midwest

- Shrubs & Small Trees of the Chicago Region

- Tree Identification & Ecology

- Understanding the Grasses

- Understanding Soils

- Understanding Soils through an Ecological Approach

- Weather & Climate of the Chicago Region

To join my free Natural History Newsletter mailing list to keep abreast of latest course additions and other event news, drop me a line at raywiggers@nheg.org
In the past eight years, I have had the honor and pleasure of teaching more than 2000 individuals over 150 college and adult-education courses.
- Last Updated 12 April 2008 -

For descriptions of the following courses, or to enroll in them, go to the Courses Page of the Natural History Exploration Guild website by clicking on the event name, below.

Date     DayEvent Name 


3/30/08        SUN      Focus on Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL - Inside and Out!

4/27/08        SUN     Spring Woodland Wildflowers I

4/30/08        WED     Rocks, Minerals, & Fossils Workshop

5/3/08          SAT      Spring Woodland Wildflowers II

5/25/08        SAT       Living Skin of the Earth: Our Region’s Soils

6/7/08         SAT        Geology of Northwestern Illinois

6/14/08       SAT         Focus on Humboldt Park, Chicago

6/28/08       SAT        Summer Fungithon I