Natural Resource Management

Catalog description

Covers management of natural resources such as land, water, soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects quality of life, ecosystems, and long-term sustainability. Reviews and evaluates how management decisions influence ecosystem health, with a specific emphasis on the impacts related to invasive species, disease, insects, climate change and wildfires. Covers timely and topical relevant readings from the primary literature, especially those dealing with the current state of our knowledge of natural resource management, ecology, and public policy. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 210 , BIOL 211 or enrollment in the Bachelor of Science in Wildfire Science and the Urban Interface program.