AGNR: Wildfire Resilience Certificate Agriculture & Natural Resources Total Units: 11.5

Term Effective: Fall 2025

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.

Description:

The AGNR: Wildfire Resilience Skills Certificate prepares students for a variety of careers in applied natural resources management, with an emphasis on the ecological context and technical skills necessary to steward natural areas and working lands for wildfire resilience. In this program, students learn and apply principles of ecological land management and fire risk reduction through lecture courses, work experience, and hands-on labs. Required courses involve training and practice in proper use and maintenance of appropriate tools and equipment such as chainsaws, brushcutters, firing devices, and hand tools.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

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

  1. Describe common ecosystem structure and function in Sonoma County natural areas and working lands.
  2. Recommend ecological and land management strategies for invasive species management, habitat restoration, and fuel reduction.
  3. Demonstrate proficiency in technical skills required for ecological land stewardship practices that reduce fire risk.
  4. Analyze land stewardship practices through a variety of related disciplines such as forestry, arboriculture, ecology, environmental restoration, rangeland management, and environmental planning.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the AGNR: Wildfire Resilience program are:

  • Complete 11.5 units from
    • AGNR: Wildfire Resilience

AGNR: Wildfire Resilience - complete 11.50 units
NRM 99INatural Resources Management Internship0.50-8.00
NRM 132Chainsaw Safe Operation and Care0.50
NRM 145AStewardship Practices for Wildfire Resilience: Level 11.50
NRM 145BStewardship Practices for Wildfire Resilience: Level 21.50
Complete any combination totaling at least 6.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
NRM 51Wildland Trees and Shrubs3.00
NRM 70Forest Management and Assessment4.00
NRM 72Forest Fire Control and Its Use3.00
NRM 87Geographic Info. Systems Applications in Natural Resources3.00
NRM 88Watershed Ecology and Restoration3.00
NRM 91Rangeland Management in a Changing Climate3.00
NRM 104Ecological Restoration3.00
NRM 173Range Plants of Sonoma County2.00

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:

Please note: NRM 99i should be taken for 1.00 unit in the fall and 1.00 unit in the spring semesters.
Contact
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