School: School of Humanities and Sciences
Office: Center for Natural Sciences (CNS) | Room 258
Email: jbrenner@ithaca.edu
Specialty: Geography, Land Use, Forest, Political Ecology
Jake Brenner
Professor of Geography
Geography
My teaching prepares students for life in a world of local-global interconnections. Students learn valuable job skills in environmental science such as land and water resource management, mapping, fieldwork, and project design.
My research is collaborative and students play a key role. Currently I work on forest carbon and the management of natural areas by institutes of higher education.
Recent projects:
- voluntary conservation by private landowners
- environmental hazards of invasive species
- cannabis agriculture and its environmental impacts
- experiential teaching and learning in the field
Since 2012 I have served as Faculty Manager for Ithaca College Natural Lands (ICNL), a 560-acre conservation reserve system.
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Regular Course Offerings:
ICNL Land Stewardship Program (ENVS 201/301/402)
Human-Environment Geography (ENVS 220)
Forests of the World (ENVS 331; part of the Trees Intensive)
Water Resources (ENVS 331; part of the Water Intensive)
Environmental Sentinels (ENVS 120; environmental science via wilderness survival)
The Environmental Crisis (ENVS 110)