Reedley College Catalog 2018-19

238 2018-2019 Catalog Natural Resources 30 FOREST RECREATION 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours ADVISORIES: English 125 and 126. The course prepares students for entry-level duties as a recreation technician. Study topics include water-oriented recreation, winter sports, wilderness management, and administration of recreation contracts. Trail construction skills are emphasized, and include maintenance and use of crosscut saws, rock drills, cable hoists and animal pack stock. Activities include campground planning, soil conservation practices and field trips to public and private recreation facilities. Laboratory will include operation of trucks and tractors to hitch and pull trailers and implements. Field trips may be required in this course. (A, CSU) 31 ANIMAL PACKING 2 units, 1 lecture hour, 3 lab hours, 3 repeats ADVISORIES: English 125 & 126, or English 128 & 130, or English 132. Students will develop skills in packing, driving and riding mules and horses. Students will gain experience in handling, feeding, health care and safety. Students will experience riding, packing and driving under arena and trail conditions. Low impact environmental livestock techniques and wilderness etiquette will be learned. The course will involve participation in collegiate competition. (A, CSU) 32A MUSEUM TECHNIQUES-BEGINNING TAXIDERMY (FORMERLY NR 32) 1 unit, .5 lecture hour, 2.5 lab hours ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 126. This course is an introduction to the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals (especially vertebrates) for study or display. (A, CSU) 32B MUSEUM TECHNIQUES-INTERMEDIATE TAXIDERMY 1 unit, .5 lecture hour, 2.5 lab hours PREREQUISITE: Natural Resources 32A. ADVISORIES: English 126 or 128. This course is an introduction to intermediate skills in the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals (especially vertebrates) for study or display. (A, CSU ) 32C MUSEUM TECHNIQUES-ADVANCED TAXIDERMY 1 unit, .5 lecture hour, 2.5 lab hours PREREQUISITE: Natural Resources 32B. ADVISORIES: English 126 or 128. This course is an introduction to advanced techniques for stuffing and mounting the skins of animals (especially vertebrates) for study or display. (A, CSU) 34 CONSERVATION LABORATORY 1 unit, 3 lab hours ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 1A. This course is the application of conservation techniques, basic ecological principles, energy efficiency, and group study using basic scientific methods. There will be frequent field trips and one extended overnight field trip might be required. (A, CSU) 35 INTERPRETATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours ADVISORIES: English 125, 126 and Natural Resources 1. Students will learn the theory and techniques of thematic environmental interpretation. Logical organization and composition of guided and self-guided media will be learned. Practical application through public presentation including narrated walks and campfire talks will be learned. Topics covered will include development of self-guided interpretive media including signs, brochures, and interpretive center displays. Field trips may be required for this course. (A, CSU) 36 NATURAL RESOURCES LAW ENFORCEMENT 3 units, 3 lecture hours ADVISORIES: English 125 and 126. This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of natural resources law, including federal and the state of California; interpretation of laws, rules, regulations, and methods of application. (A, CSU)