Natural Resource Management - Spokane Community College

Natural Resource Management from Spokane Community College is a Campus Associate Natural Resources degree that prepares you for a Science career. Program Description The associate in applied science degree in Natural Resource Management prepares students to work in the forestry area. This program is conditionally accredited by the Society of American Foresters. Two additional options are available: Parks and Recreation or Wildlife Fisheries. The Parks and Recreation option prepares students for park maintenance and/or interpretive positions. The Wildlife/Fisheries option prepares students to perform field sampling as well as habitat restoration work. Program Goals Identify selected forest trees, shrubs, and forbs native to the Pacific Northwest. Use various instruments to measure the height, diameter and age of trees and apply this data to volume, site and growth determinations. Identify species and habitat needs of common northwest freshwater fish, birds and wildlife. Operate hand compasses, level, global positioning systems, and electronic instruments in determining slopes, turning angles, running traverses, locating ownership boundaries, and determining locations. Utilize maps and aerial photographs in the management of natural resources , including through the use of geographic information systems. Recognize common diseases and insect pests of forest trees and assess their damage. Use the computer as a tool for solving natural resources problems. Apply basic knowledge in soils to the management of natural resources . Apply field techniques to sample, measure, and monitor wildlife, birds and fish species and their habitat. Demonstrate human relationship skills and professional behavior needed for successful job performance. Parks maintenance and equipment. Recognize and apply the various silvicultural systems and techniques used in ecosystem management. Maintain and safely operate a chainsaw. Write technical reports and give presentations. The number of technical level jobs has increased in some areas and remained steady in most others. Public pressure for environmental protection and management has led agencies to undertake projects in all areas of the natural resources that require qualified field technicians to complete. Career Opportunities Employers of graduates include federal agencies such as the US Forest Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the US Natural Resources Conservation Service and the National Park Service; state forestry, park and wildlife agencies; county and city agencies and private forestry companies and contractors. POTENTIAL POSITIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: forestry technician or aide, biological technician or aide, park technician or aide, conservation aide, range aide, wildlife technician, fishery technician, surveying aide or timber worker. View more details on Spokane Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Natural Resources courses.