Department Chair
Steven R. Martin, Ph.D.
Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences Department
Natural Resources Building, Room 200
(707) 826-4147
Associated Faculty & Advisors
Steven A. Carlson, Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences
Gregory Crawford, Oceanography
Stephen Cunha, Geography
Yvonne Everett, Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences
Kenneth Fulgham, Forestry and Wildland Resources
Bill Golden, Chemistry
Richard Hansis, Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences
Carol Lasko, Chemistry
Susan Marshall, Forestry and Wildland Resources
Steven R. Martin, Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences
John Meyer, Political Science
Richard Paselk, Chemistry
Steven Steinberg, Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences
Carolyn Ward, Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences
Through an interdisciplinary approach to interactions between the biological/physical world and human institutions, students will (1) understand essential biological/physical processes; (2) understand the policy, economic, and social implications of many environmental issues; (3) develop skills necessary to analyze, understand and predict the consequences of human actions on the physical, biological, and cultural world; (4) examine and understand the requirements needed to achieve environmental conservation for a sustainable society; (5) develop writing, speaking, and electronic communication skills needed to communicate with the public and professionals concerning environmental science; (6) build critical thinking skills as the basis for decision making and sound value judgments; and (7) build teamwork, leadership, and conflict resolution skills.
Within the program, the Environmental Policy option trains students to understand and address environmental issues in their political, social, and scientific context, designing policies that balance our need for resources with our need to conserve the environment. The Ecological Restoration option emphasizes renewing degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems through active human intervention, reestablishing ecological integrity and sustainability by restoring native species and ecological linkages. Students in the Energy and Climate option are provided a foundation in climate change-related sciences, as well as knowledge in important concepts related to the ways we produce and use energy.
Potential careers: graduates should find work with state, federal, and local governments, nonprofit conservation organizations, private sector consulting firms (particularly those dealing with environmental impact analysis, wetlands delineation, environmental restoration, and natural resource management), or go on to professional and graduate schools to study ecology, soils, watershed management, law, political science, public administration, or environmental policy.
High school students need strong academic preparation in math, writing, and the sciences.
Complete all courses in the major with a C- or better.
CORE
ENVS 110 Introduction to Environmental Science
ENVS 111 Environmental Science Seminar
NRPI 105 Natural Resource Conservation
ENVS 220 Introduction to Environmental Policy
ENVS 230 Environmental Problem Solving
ENVS 301 / GEOG 301 International Environmental Issues & Globalization
ENVS 410 Environmental Science
Practicum or
ENVS 411 Sustainable Campus (senior capstone)
NRPI 425 Environmental Impact Assessment
Math code of 50 required
CHEM 107 Fundamentals of Chemistry
BOT 105 General Botany
FOR 100 Critical Thinking and Social & Environmental Responsibility
BIOM 109 Introductory Biometrics (math code of 50 required)
SOIL 260 Introduction to Soil Science
FOR 231 Forest Ecology or
BOT 330 Plant Ecology or
RRS 370 Rangeland Ecology Principles
NRPI 309 Environmental Conflict Resolution or
NRPI 309B Environmental Communication
NRPI 377 Introduction to GIS Concepts
RRS 306 Rangeland Resource Principles
WSHD 310 Wildland Hydrology & Watershed Management I
FOR 315 Forest Mgmt or
SOIL 468 / FOR 468 Introduction to Agroforestry or
FISH 320L Limnology
BIOL 330 Principles of Ecology or
WLDF 301 Principles of Wildlife Management
ENVS 350 Principles of Ecological Restoration
BOT 350 Plant Taxonomy
SOIL 360 Origin & Classification of Soils or
GEOL 350 General Geomorphology
SOIL 363 Wetland Soils or
SOIL 460 Forest & Range Soils or
SOIL 462 Soil Fertility or
SOIL 465 Soil Microbiology
NRPI 400 Inscape & Landscape or
FOR 400 Forestry in Modern Society or
WLDF 302 / PHIL 302 Environmental Ethics
NRPI 420 Ecosystem Analysis or
FOR 430 Applied Forest Ecology
WLDF 430 Ecology & Mgmt of Wetland Habitats for Wildlife or
RRS 430 Rangeland Developments & Improvements
FOR 431 Forest Restoration
ENVS 450 Applied Ecological Restoration
FISH 485 Ecology of Running Waters or
WLDF 460 Conservation Biology
Note: 27 units double-count toward GE requirements.
Complete all courses in the major with a C- or better.
ENVS 110 Introduction to Environmental Science
ENVS 111 Env Sci freshmen seminar (1 unit)
NRPI 105 Natural Resources Conservation
ENVS 220 Introduction to Environmental Policy
ENVS 230 Environmental Problem Solving
ENVS 301 / GEOG 301 International Environmental Issues & Globalization
ENVS 410 Environmental Science
Practicum or
ENVS411 Sustainable Campus (senior capstone)
NRPI 425 Environmental Impact Assessment
LOWER DIVISION
BIOM 109 Introductory Biometrics
BOT 105 General Botany or
BIOL 105 Principles of Biology
MATH 105 Calculus for the Biological Sciences & Natural Resource
ECON 104 Contemporary Topics in Economics
CHEM 107 Fundamentals of Chemistry or
CHEM 109 General Chemistry
OCN 109 General Oceanography
PHYX 106 College Physics: Mechanics & Heat
PHYX 107 College Physics: Electromagnetism & Modern Physics
UPPER DIVISION
ENGR 305 Appropriate Technology
BIOL 330 Principles of Ecology or
WLDF 301 Principles of Wildlife Management
NRPI 309 Environmental Conflict Resolution or
NRPI 309B Environmental Communication
NRPI 377 Introduction to GIS Concepts
ENGR 331 Thermodynamics & Energy Systems I
ENGR 370 Energy, Technology & Society
IT 340 Architectural Design
CHEM 370 Global Climate Change
NRPI 400 / ENVS 400 Inscape & Landscape
OCN 420 Oceans and Climate
WSHD 458 Climate Change & Land Use
ECON 580 Economics of Energy & Climate Policy
Note: 27 units double-count toward GE requirements.
Complete all courses in the major with a C- or better.
ENVS 110 Introduction to Environmental Science
ENVS 111 Env Sci freshmen seminar (1 unit)
NRPI 105 Natural Resources Conservation
ENVS 220 Introduction to Environmental Policy
ENVS 230 Environmental Problem Solving
ENVS 301 / GEOG 301 International Environmental Issues & Globalization
ENVS 410 Environmental Science
Practicum or
ENVS 411 Sustainable Campus (senior capstone)
NRPI 425 Environmental Impact Assessment
FOR 100 Critical Thinking and Social & Environmental Responsibility
ECON 104 Contemporary Topics in Economics
CHEM 107 Fundamentals of Chemistry
BOT 105 General Botany or
BIOL 105 Principles of Biology
STAT 108 Elementary Statistics
MATH 115 Algebra & Elementary Functions
NRPI 210 Public Land Policy
NRPI 309 Environmental Conflict Resolution
NRPI 309B Environmental Communication
NRPI 325 Natural Resource Regulatory Process
NRPI 376 / SOC 376 GIS for the Social Sciences
PHIL302 / WLDF 302 Environmental Ethics
ECON 309 Economics of a Sustainable Society or
ENGR 308 Technology & the
Environment
BIOL 330 Principles of Ecology or
WLDF 301 Principles of Wildlife Management
NAS 332 Environmental
Justice
NRPI 400 / ENVS 400 Inscape & Landscape
ECON 423 Environmental & Natural Resource Economics
NRPI 430 Natural Resource Management in Protected Areas
NRPI 435 Grant Proposal Writing
Choose three of the following:
PSCI 317 Topics in Public Policy (if approved by advisor)
PSCI 352 Water Politics
PSCI 373 Politics of a Sustainable Society
PSCI 412 Legal Research
PSCI 464 Technology & Development
WSHD 530 Water Rights & Water Law
Note: 30 units double-count toward GE requirements.