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Mar 28, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Natural Resources-Water Quality, AAS
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Program Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate the knowledge of ecosystem management techniques to develop forest management objectives related to fire ecology and restoration, riparian and wildlife management including harvest and silvicultural prescriptions.
- Demonstrate knowledge of biological, abiotic and cultural ecosystems as they apply to natural resource management in today’s society.
- Utilize the latest technology in forest navigation, mapping, planning and implementation of forest management practices.
- Demonstrate skills to accurately collect, analyze and present a variety of natural resources data collected using the latest field techniques for useful outputs.
- Demonstrate good verbal and written communications to disseminate information effectively to a variety of audiences.
- Use water sampling techniques including water chemistry, profile and cross sectional analysis as well as habitat components of streams
- Understand keystone salmonid ecology and interactions with PNW ecology and culture.
- Identify healthy streams and reaches with restoration potential and be able to list the key steps required to restore habitat back to reference reach conditions.
General Education Classes
Natural Resources Classes
Capstone
Complete capstone courses in summer quarter. To enhance the student’s preparation for future employment, the following are recommended:
Related Instruction Requirements
Satisfies related instruction requirements.
Written Communication
ENGL& 101
Oral Communication
CMST& 220
Computations
NATRS 180
Human Relations
NATRS 286
Notes
Substitutions of required courses may be made with the department’s prior approval when it is agreed that the student’s suitability for employment will be enhanced. |
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