Natural Resources: Watershed Management (AS) Agriculture & Natural Resources Total Units: 34.0

Term Effective: Fall 2016

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Term Inactive: Fall 2018

Associate Degree Requirements:

The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:

For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter, a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis, is required for each course applied toward the major.

Previous Versions:

Natural Resources: Watershed Management - effective Fall 2015
Environ Conserv: Watershed Mgmt - effective Summer 2012
Environ Conserv: Watershed Mgmt - effective Fall 2011
Environ Conserv: Watershed Mgmt - effective Spring 2011
Environ Conserv: Watershed Mgmt - effective Fall 2010
Environ Conserv: Watershed Mgmt - effective Spring 2007
Environ Conserv: Watershed Mgmt - effective Fall 2004

Description:

The Natural Resources program provides instructional training necessary for technician level positions in natural resource and watershed management, resource protection, fish and wildlife, public safety, visitor information services, and maintenance. The program consists of 18 units of core requirements. Students then select one of three emphases: Forest Management, Watershed Management, or Parks & Recreation, and complete 9 units in the chosen emphasis.

The Natural Resources: Watershed Management major is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills related to the protection, restoration, and functions of watersheds. The focus of study will be on the "ecosystem" approach to watershed management and cooperation with other wildland users.

The work of a watershed management technician supports and compliments that of the professional watershed manager. Students completing the Watershed Management major can expect to find jobs that involve entry level data collection for state and federal agencies and non profit watershed restoration and fisheries projects, development of watershed plans, conducting watershed education, and work as a river and field tech, watershed technician, fish and game biology field tech.

This program has been designed with the help of experts in the field of Watershed Management to fulfill the needs of employers. Employment has been mainly in governmental positions. However, jobs in the private consulting industry have been increasing.

Students who have completed the Watershed Management Competency and/or Natural Resources: Watershed Managament Certificate of Achievement have fulfilled a portion of the Natural Resources: Watershed Management Major.

Watershed technicians assist in data collection and flora and fauna inventory and watershed restoration projects. Typical duties relate to the compiling of technical data and entry into computer database systems. They may also develop watershed plans, conduct watershed education, or work as river and field technicians, watershed technicians, or fish and game biology field technicians.

This program of study is also available as a certificate option. Students wishing to move beyond the technician level are encouraged to pursue a four year degree in Forest Hydrology, Fisheries Management, or or other related sciences.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:

  1. Identify and discuss the physical and biological processes of watersheds:
  2. Examine and identify fundamental concepts of the hydrologic cycle;
  3. Recommend principles for protection, management, and monitoring watersheds in California;
  4. Measure, monitor, and assess watershed health in North Coast and other regional streams;
  5. Identify and describe specific habitat factors limiting fish production;
  6. Identify, evaluate, and develop suitable restoration work plans; and
  7. Apply broad-based theories and applications in the watershed management field to solve problems and address issues in the profession.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Natural Resources: Watershed Management program are:

  • Complete 34.0 units from
    • Natural Resources Core Requirements
    • Watershed Management Emphasis Requirements
    • Watershed Management Elective Requirements
    • Information Learning Resources Requirement

Natural Resources Core Requirements - complete 18.00 units
AGBUS 2Agricultural Computer Applications3.00
NRM 12Introduction to Environmental Conservation3.00
NRM 51Wildland Trees and Shrubs3.00
NRM 84Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Conservation3.00
NRM 99INatural Resources Mgnt Occupational Work Experience Intern2.00
NRM 111Orientation to Natural Resources / Park Management Practices4.00
 
Watershed Management Emphasis Requirements - complete 9.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 9.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
NRM 80Environmental Policy for Resource Managers3.00
NRM 85Watershed Hydrology4.00
NRM 86Watershed Resource Management2.00
NRM 87Geographic Info. Systems Applications in Natural Resources3.00
NRM 88Watershed Ecology and Restoration3.00
 
Watershed Management Elective Requirements - complete 6.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 6.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
AGRI 60Soil & Plant Nutrition3.00
BAD 52Human Relations in Organizations3.00
NRM 66Wilderness Skills3.00
NRM 67Recreation Facility Management3.00
NRM 70Forest Management and Assessment4.00
NRM 72Forest Fire Control and Its Use3.00
NRM 73Introduction to Forest Measurements3.00
NRM 91Rangeland Management3.00
NRM 103Restoring Native Habitats0.50
NRM 131Park and Forest Trails Maintenance and Reconstruction2.50
NRM 132Chainsaw Safe Operation and Care0.50
NRM 141Beginning Rock Climbing and Climbing Safety1.00
NRM 142Orienteering for Wilderness Users1.00
 
Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units
LIR 10Introduction to Information Literacy1.00

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.

Notes:

Students who elect to take more than three courses from the Watershed Management Emphasis Requirements course list can use the additional course(s) to partially satisfy the Watershed Management Elective Requirement.

Contact
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