NATRS 123 - Background Watershed and Forest Assessment

Credits: 12
A field intensive course that covers uses and management of watersheds and the forests contained therein. Teaches watershed scale assessments from the ocean to the headwaters, backcountry management, and human dimensions of wilderness use including forest harvesting practices across the State of Washington. Topics include land use assessment and management impacts through extensive field exercises in individual, team, and group situations. Students conduct basic trail maintenance, orienteering and examine uses and misuses of backcountry resources. Students create a field journal including a management plan for effective backcountry use. Summer field trip includes base camping, backpacking and/ or backcountry day hiking and field-intensive studies.

Prerequisite: NATRS 270 and instructor’s permission.