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Term Effective:
Spring 2007
Description:
The Environmental Conservation Certificate of Achievement provides instructional training necessary for technician level positions in visitor information services, maintenance, resource protection, fish and wildlife, public safety, natural resource and watershed management. The program consists of 18 units of core requirements. Students then select one of three emphases: Parks and Recreation Management, Natural Resources Management, or Watershed Management, and complete 15 units in the chosen emphasis.
The Environmental Conservation: Natural Resources Management Certificate of Achievement will allow students to focus on the protection, cultivation, and management of wildlands and the use of their products, in cooperation with other wildland users.
This program has been designed with the help of experts in the field of Natural Resource Management to fulfill the needs of employers. Employment has been mainly in governmental positions. However, jobs in the private consulting industry have been increasing. Working conditions are ideal for those who like to help others enjoy the out-of-doors.
Students who have completed the Natural Resources Management Competency Certificate have fulfilled a portion of the Environmental Conservation : Natural Resources Management Certificate of Achievement.
The work of a conservation technician supports and compliments that of the professional wildland forester. The principal duties of technicians involve the protection, cultivation, and management of wildlands and the use of their products in cooperation with other wildland users. Typical work may include duties related to reforestation, estimating, appraising, selling or buying timber; range management; research and extension work; logging, milling, and wood conversion.
Students interested in a suggested order for taking classes in this program, can view the recommended course sequence. This program of study is also available as an Associate degree major option. Students wishing to move beyond the technician level are encouraged to pursue a four year degree in Forestry or other related sciences. For more information see the Agriculture Department website.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Environmental Conservation: Natural Resources Management Certificate program are:
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Complete 33 units from
- Environmental Conservation Core Requirements
- Natural Resources Management Emphasis Elective Requirements
| Environmental Conservation Core Requirements - complete 18.00 units |
| AGBUS 2 | Agricultural Computer Applications | 3.00 |
| NRM 12 | Introduction to Environmental Conservation | 3.00 |
| NRM 51 | Wildland Trees and Shrubs | 3.00 |
| NRM 84 | Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Conservation | 3.00 |
| NRM 99I | Natural Resources Mgnt Occupational Work Experience Intern | 2.00 |
| NRM 111 | Orientation to Natural Resources & Park Management Practices | 4.00 |
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| Natural Resources Management Emphasis Elective Requirements - complete 15.00 units |
Complete any combination totaling at least 15.00 units from the following:
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| AGRI 60 | Soil & Plant Nutrition | 3.00 |
| NRM 102 | Selection and Propagation of Native Plants for Restoration | 0.50 |
| NRM 103 | Restoring Native Habitats | 0.50 |
| NRM 121 | Global Positioning Systems | 2.00 |
| NRM 141 | Beginning Rock Climbing and Climbing Safety | 1.00 |
| NRM 52 | Park and Woodland Surveying | 3.00 |
| NRM 72 | Forest Fire Control & Its Use | 3.00 |
| NRM 73 | Introduction to Forest Measurements | 3.00 |
| NRM 85 | Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management | 4.00 |
| NRM 91 | Rangeland Management | 3.00 |
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Term Effective:
Spring 2007
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.
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