Reedley College Catalog 2018-19

120 2018-2019 Catalog Forestry and Natural Resources Select 4 units from the following ............................................ 4 NR 21 Forest Products ....................... 3 NR 30 Forest Recreation ..................... 3 NR 31 Animal Packing ......................... 2 NR 32A Museum Techniques - Beginning Taxidermy .................................. 1 NR 36 Natural Resources Law Enforcement ............................. 3 NR 42 Advanced Wildland Fire Technology ................................ 2 NR 90 Backpacking ...............................1 NR 91 Wilderness Navigation...............1 NR 92 Wilderness Survival ..................1 NR 133 Introduction to Chainsaw Operations ................................ 1 Total Units 48 Advisor(s): Kinney, Long, Soderlund NATURAL RESOURCES (MAJOR #R.1310.AS ) ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE   The Associate in Science Degree in Natural Resources is designed to provide students with the knowledge, training, and hands-on experience necessary to pursue a career in Natural Resources. Students are exposed to the guiding principles and philosophies of natural resource management in the context of ecosystem management. Following completion of this program, students will have the specialized training and technical skills for entry-level positions that can lead to accelerated advancement into supervisory and/or management positions. Opportunities exist within private, state and federal agencies such as the California Department of Fish and Game, Cal Fire, U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Careers abound in the areas of fire suppression and management, outdoor recreation, interpretation, wildlife management, and watershed management. Required Courses .............................................................. 28 NR 1 Introduction to Forestry ............ 3 NR 3 Computers in Natural Resources ................................. 1 NR 4 Forest Ecosystems .................... 3 NR 6 Dendrology ................................ 3 NR 8 Natural Resources Career Preparation ............................... 1 NR 12 Watershed Ecology .................. 3 NR 14 Principles of Wildlife Management ............................ 3 NR 18 Aerial Photo Interp. & Geographic Information Systems .................................... 3 NR 19V Cooperative Work Experience - Forestry ............... 2 NR 20 Forest Measurements .............. 3 NR 35 Interpretation of Natural Resources ................................. 3 Required Courses - select 2 units from following: ............................................................................... 2 NR 108 Introduction to Forestry Field Studies ..................................... .5 NR 109 Forestry Field Studies I ............ .5 NR 110 Forestry Field Studies II ........... .5 NR 115 Advanced Field Studies I ......... .5 NR 116 Advanced Field Studies II ........ .5 Selected Electives - select at least 9 units from following........................................................................ 9 NR 5 Wildland Fire Technology.......... 3 NR 11 Silviculture ................................ 3 NR 17 Introduction to Forest Surveying................................... 3 NR 21 Forest Products.......................... 3 NR 22 Forest Protection....................... 3 NR 25 Forest and Resource Management..............................1 NR 30 Forest Recreation...................... 3 NR 31 Animal Packing ......................... 2 NR 32A Museum Techniques- Beginning Taxidermy................. 1 NR 32B Museum Techniques- Intermediate Taxidermy............ 1 NR 32C Museum Techniques- Advanced Taxidermy................. 1 NR 34 Conservation Laboratory............1 NR 36 Natural Resources Law Enforcement............................... 3 NR 42 Advanced Wildland Fire Technology................................. 2 NR 44 Fire Ecology................................ 3 NR 45 Fuels Management.................... 3 NR 90 Backpacking............................... 1 NR 91 Wilderness Navigation.............. 1 NR 92 Wilderness Survival.................. 1 NR 133 Introduction to Chainsaw Operations................................. 1 Total Units 39 Advisor(s): Kinney, Long, Soderlund