Natural Resources Conservation - Finger Lakes Community College

Natural Resources Conservation from Finger Lakes Community College is a Campus Associate Natural Resources degree that prepares you for a Science career. The Natural Resources Conservation degree program integrates diverse field experiences with classroom study. Extensive field experiences in the Finger Lakes region, Adirondack Mountains, the Florida Everglades, Alaska, and various national parks are offered as courses. Other unique features include a conservation field camp emphasizing wildlife, fish and land management, and a College campus of more than 250 acres which includes a system of nature trails, outdoor classrooms, an arboretum, an on-campus fish culture center, and greenhouses. In addition, three large research vessels are available for fishery and limnology field work on the Finger Lakes. Students will have the use of the 40-acre Muller Field Station, located at the southern end of Honeoye Lake and adjacent to more than 1,000 acres of State land. At the field station, students may participate in telemetry research, walleye culture, and river otter studies. FLCC is one of the most successful colleges in New York State in placing graduates in environmental conservation positions. A few of the many career opportunities include positions such as environmental conservation officers, wildlife and fish technicians, land managers, rangers, nature center educators, and natural resource conservation technicians. The goals of the Associate in Applied Science in Natural Resources Conservation degree program are: To provide students with a broad awareness of environmental issues. To provide students with an appreciation of the natural world. To prepare students for employment in environmental conservation and related fields. To provide students with appropriate advisement and course work necessary for transfer to four year institutions. To develop in students all of the 11 Competencies identified by Finger Lakes Community College as the learning outcomes of a liberal education. View more details on Finger Lakes Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Natural Resources courses.