Dick, it's good to hear from your team. Having read "Cadillac Desert"
(an engrossing book!), I have some appreciation for what you're facing
up there.
Your introduction brings up an interesting question about the summer
institute. In the spirit of "think globally, act locally", we are
trying to make sure that all projects include both a systems
perspective, and a specific issue/problem/technique which can be
concretely investigated in the Princeton area during the institute.
But, aside from that one month in July, "locally" for you must mean
local to the area in which you teach. What I think that implies is that
you need to challenge us to help you find links between the
environmental issues you face at home, and procedures/techniques that
can be demonstrated in the Princeton area. To start thinking about
this, take a look at the Project Resources listed on the web page:
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/environment/institutes/1997/
Paul Burchard <burchard@www.woodrow.org>
Woodrow Wilson Web Architect