Courses
Natural Resources Courses
NR 1010 Intro to Natural ResourcesNR 1020 Field Inventory/Sampling Techn
NR 1700 Natural Resource Leadership
NR 2010 Environmental Policy/Reporting
NR 2030 Agri. Ecosytem Mgmt.
NR 2425 Wildland Plant Identification
NR 2610 Wildlife Identification
NR 2820 Pesticide Appl. Safety Cert.
NR 2825 Wilderness Nav. Saf. Cert.
NR 2997 Natural Resource Internship
Students who complete an emphasis in Natural Resources at Snow College will:
- Be able to write coherent reports and documents
- Be able to explain the history and policies associated with land use
- Be able to be an advocate for multiple and sustainable use of our natural resources
- Be able to evaluate range resource health through proper monitoring techniques
- Be able to demonstrate accurate monitoring procedures
- Be able to apply economic management principles to natural resource use
- Be able to assess present conditions and determine the action needed to obtain desired result based on a critical analysis of situations
- Understand how natural resources provide our food, fiber, standard of living, and recreation
- Understand how resources are interconnected and that management of some resources without consideration of other resources can lead to unexpected results.
- Learn to work effectively both individually and with others through class projects and through internship experiences
- Be able to communicate in electronic, verbal, and written formats
- Demonstrate competency in utilizing geospatial technologies (Global Positioning System – GPS, Geographic Information Systems – GIS, and remote sensing)
- Demonstrate the ability to reason scientifically