By Nicholas Hellinghausen
The University of Connecticut is offering students a new opportunity to earn three credits this summer with their recently introduced Recreational Trails course (NRE 4695). The course is open to 12 juniors or seniors and will be a part of Summer Session 2, which runs from July 12 to August 13. The course is approximately five weeks long and consists of valuable hands-on learning experiences.
The idea for the class began when Clare Cain, a trails director for the Connecticut Forest and Park Association, was asked by UConn’s Natural Resources and the Environment Department if she would be willing to develop an experiential and field-based course on recreational trails.