Ohio State University is now starting an environmental study abroad program dealing with environmental issues in Siberia, as well as language and culture. The program is based in Tomsk, but will include trips to other important sites, including Baikal - the most important of them all. The program looks like a good introduction to environmental issues, as well as Russian language and culture. The deadline for applications this year has passed, but hopefully the program will be a success and continue in the future, introducing more people to the beauty of Baikal.
Here's the program's website which contains all the basic information, hopefully they'll update it with pictures of their travels this summer:
http://cfaes.osu.edu/current-students/get-involved/folder.2007-11-06.3186332430/russia/
http://cfaes.osu.edu/current-students/get-involved/folder.2007-11-06.3186332430/russia/
Hi There,
ReplyDeleteJust came across your blog. Glad to know that folks at OSU are becoming engaged with Baikal, and wanted to alert you to a new book I published last year on Baikal that you might be interested in adding to your reading list. It's called Sacred Sea: A Journey to Lake Baikal, from Oxford University Press, and it's been getting greate reviews, including from the NY Times. Along with an exploration of the lakes extraordinary and sensitive ecosystem and an examination of the growing environmental threats to the lake, it's a chronicle of a trip around the world from Boston to Baikal and back again by boat and train. Thought you'd be interested--go to peterthomson.org/sacredsea for more details.
Cheers,
Peter Thomson