Natural Resource Management
The Natural Resource Management Certificate combines courses in Fresh Water Ecology, Forest Ecology, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The knowledge base and technical skills derived from these courses are integrated in the capstone course Forest Ecosystems Management, an intensive 11 day course where students are placed into the role of a natural resource manager. Presented with a resource management problem, they engage in a systematic process of mapping, data collecting in the field, development of a complex database, the manipulation of that data using the Landscape Management System (LMS) to project resource management options. Students complete both a comprehensive written report and a PowerPoint presentation detailing their analysis, results and recommendations.
Students completing the Certificate will possess a project that demonstrates their ability to combine theoretical knowledge with field measurement and computer simulation technology to solve a complex problem in a pragmatic environment. The Natural Resource Management Certificate should be of interest to students contemplating an advanced degree in the environmental and natural resource sciences and to working professionals seeking to advance their knowledge and skills in resource management
Natural Resource Management Career Opportunities
Attain entry level position in forest management, including collection of forest inventory data (field work) and forest inventory analysis (office work). The opportunities would not only be in the traditional forest management agencies (private and public), but with regulatory agencies and non-government agencies.
The PC Advantage!
Students enroll at Peninsula College because we are a two-year community college that offers:
- Professional technical and academic transfer programs
- Small class sizes
- Advisory Committee recommended equipment
- Caring, dedicated, qualified instructors
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CONTACT
For Program inquiries contact the program advisor(s):
Dr. Dan Underwood
(360) 417-6252
dunderwood@pencol.edu
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
Natural Resource Management Ceritificate F2009 (pdf)
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