Ecology of the Desert Southwest (Repeat with changes)
Course | Registration opens 8/4/2025 8:00 AM EDT
The incredible biodiversity that exists in our southwestern deserts is unbelievable and almost miraculous. This is the story of the plants and animals (including humans) that inhabit these hot, dry places and their adaptations that make life possible. We begin this trip in South Texas in Big Bend National Park, and follow the Rio Grande River to El Paso, staying as close to Mexico as possible. Then we head north into central Arizona and finally into northwestern New Mexico ending at Chaco Canyon.
Robert Kuhn
*Jeff Kuhn taught biology and ecology for twenty-five years at York Suburban High School and environmental science for a half-dozen years as an adjunct professor at Penn State York. He holds a Ph.D. in ecology from Penn State. He has traveled North America extensively. Through his love of photography, background in ecology, and fascination with Native American culture, he shares his adventures with our OLLI audiences.