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Associate Degree and Certificate Programs
2015-2016 Catalog
Forestry and Natural Resources
FOREST TECHNOLOGY
(MAJOR
#R.1102.CA)CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Purpose: To provide students with the knowledge, training,
and hands-on experience to pursue a career in Natural
Resources emphasizing the management of forests in the
context of multiple use and sustained yield. Following
completion of this program, students will be able to enter the
workforce with specialized Forest Technician training.
NR 4
Forest Ecosystems............................ 3
NR 6
Dendrology...................................... 3
NR 8
Natural Resources Career
Preparation.......................................1
NR 11
Silviculture....................................... 3
NR 19V
Cooperative Work Experience,
Natural Resources............................ 4
NR 20
Forest Measurements....................... 3
NR 21
Forest Products................................ 3
Select two (2): ............................................................... 1
NR 108
Introduction to Forestry
Field Studies
NR 109
Forest Field Studies I
NR 110
Forest Field Studies II
NR 115
Advanced Field Studies I
NR 116
Advanced Field Studies II
Total Units
21
Advisors: Kinney, Soderlund
CERTIFICATE IN FORESTRY SKILLS
(MAJOR
#R.1101.CN)
Purpose: To provide students with the knowledge, training,
and practical experiences to pursue an introductory position in
the field of Forestry. Emphasis is placed on industry specific
skills necessary for well rounded job attainment in wildland
fire or timber harvesting.
NR 1
Introduction to Forestry.................. 2
NR 5
Wildland Fire Technology............... 3
NR 8
Natural Resources Career
Preparation.......................................1
NR 133
Introduction to Chain Saw
Operation........................................ 1
NR 108
Introduction to Forestry Field
Studies............................................ .5
NR 109
Forest Field Studies I. ..................... .5
NR 110
Forest Field Studies II..................... .5
Total Units
8.5
Advisors: Kinney, Soderlund
CERTIFICATE IN FORESTRY TECHNICIAN SKILLS
(MAJOR
#R.1102.CN)
Purpose: Provide students with the knowledge, training,
and practical experiences to pursue an introductory position
in the field of Forestry. Students will gain a variety of
industry specific skills (e.g. chain saw use, wildland fire
suppression techniques, and career pathways planning, etc.)
necessary for obtaining employment as a entry level forestry
technician. Potential seasonal employment may include
positions in wildland fire suppression or monitoring, off-
highway vehicle technician, timber marking or cruising,
timber stand improvement, biological technician, hydrologic
technician, etc.
NR 1
Introduction to Forestry.................. 2
NR 5
Wildland Fire Technology............... 3
NR 8
Natural Resources Career
Preparation.......................................1
Select one of the following: ....................................... .5
NR 108
Intro. to Forestry Field Studies
NR 109
Forestry Field Studies I
NR 110
Forestry Field Studies II
NR 115
Advanced Forestry Field Studies I
Total Units
5.5
FORESTRY/NATURAL RESOURCES
(MAJOR
#R.110C.AS)
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE
The Associate in Science Degree in Forestry and 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 forestry and 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 national park systems, and
other resource 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, forest surveying, and
watershed management.