Natural Resources Management
Program Manager:
Jeff Cooper
Student Success Advisor Name:
Catrina Chapple
Student Advisor Phone:
208-732-6253
Student Advisor Email:
cchapple@csi.edu
Program Overview:
The Natural Resources Management program provides three separate pathways for those interested in outdoor-related careers managing rangeland, fisheries, and waterways. The program allows students to choose one or more of these emphases allowing them to develop job-specific skills. Employment can be found locally, and regionally, with the completion of the associate degree but students will also be prepared to transfer for more advanced degrees.
Program Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the Natural Resource Managementprogram, a student will be able to:
- Demonstrate planning principles for sustainable resource management.
- Utilize mapping tools, such as GIS & GPS, to evaluate and inventory natural resources.
- Measure relevant parameters, in both a field and lab setting, using industry-grade technology.
- Evaluate the impacts and interactions of human and biological factors on various ecosystems.
- Apply understanding of state and federal laws pertaining to natural resource management.
- Communicate verbally, and in writing, an understanding of major natural resource management issues.
Career Information:
Rangeland Managers, Fishery Managers, Water Resource Managers, and related occupations.