ENGR 410:
Environmental Impact Assessment

BETH ESCHENBACH
Karshner House (HS 47) Room 207
(707) 826-4348
eae1@axe.humboldt.edu
Office Hours

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Tentative Course Schedule (subject to change)

(Week)
Date

Topics Covered

Readings or 
Assignments Due

(1)
1/21

  • Conceptual Framework for Environmental Management
  • Evaluation of an Environmental Issue
  • NEPA Process/EIS

See Week 1
Evaluation of an Environmental Issue Due Friday

(2) 
1/27

  • NEPA Process/EIS
  • Formatting and Writing

See Week 2

(3) 
2/4

  • CEQA Process/EIR
  • Editing, Teamwork and Project Brainstorm

See Week 3
Draft Briefing I Due Wednesday

(4) 
2/11

  • Identification  of potential environmental impacts
  • EIS Project assignments
  • NEPA/CEQA Quiz

 See Week 4
Peer Edit Due Monday
Final Briefing I Due Friday

NEPA/CEQA Quiz Wednesday

(5)
2/18

  • Planning and Management of Impact Studies and Scoping
  • Importance of Initial Study
    - Aldaron Laird - Guest Speaker

See Week 5
Notice of Intent Due Wednesday
Gantt Chart Due Wednesday
Outline of Document Due Wednesday

(6) 
2/25

  • Affected Environment
  • Indices and Indicators
  • Matrices and Checklists

See Week 6 

(7) 
3/4

  • Designing of Alternatives
    - Steve Railsback - Guest Speaker 
  • Health Survey
  • Matrices and Checklists

 See Week 7
Draft of Scoping Description Due Monday
Draft Briefing II Due Friday

(8) 
3/11

  • Risk Assessment, Analysis and Management

See Week 8
Draft of Affected Environment and Indices Due Monday
 Peer Edit Due Wednesday

  Spring Break Spring Break

(9) 
3/25

  • Assessing and evaluating environmental  impacts 

See Week 9
Draft of Alternative Descriptions Due Monday
Final Briefing II Due Friday

(10) 
4/1 

  • Assessing and evaluating environmental  impacts  

See Week 10

(11) 
4/8

  • Mitigation and Monitoring 
    Guest Speaker Aldaron Laird

 See Week 11
Draft of Alternative Impacts Impacts Due Monday

(12) 
4/15 

  • Risk Analysis
  • Quiz 2

See Week 12
Draft of Alternative Impacts Evaluation Due Monday
Quiz 2 Wednesday

(13) 
4/22

  • Public Participation and Risk Communication
  • Role of  NGOs in Environmental Impact Assessment
    Guest Speaker: Tim McKay - North Coast Environmental Center

See Week 13
Draft of Mitigation and Monitoring due Monday
Draft EIS due for Peer Review on Friday

(14) 
4/29

  • Simulated Congress
  • Review of NEPA and CEQA

See Week 14
Simulated Congress on Wednesday
Peer Review of 2 Documents Due Friday

(15) 
5/6 

  • Public Meetings

 See Week 15
Final Document due Friday

Finals

  • Tuesday May 14 8am - 9:50am 
    Public Meetings 

 

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