In all classes, weekend trips may substitute for some scheduled labs or lectures. Labs may begin before 8 a.m. and last more than three hours, allowing for travel.
WSHD 310. Wildland Hydrology & Watershed Management I (4). Hydrologic considerations of forest roads, stream crossings, road drainage. Management influences on hydrologic processes and aquatic habitat; protecting salmonid resources. Prereqs: word processing and spreadsheet skills required; courses in geology, soils, fisheries, or engineering desirable; or IA. Weekly: 3 hrs lect, 3 hrs lab.
WSHD 315. Watershed Management (4). Provides conceptual scientific understanding of natural water systems; investigates the sensitivity and vulnerability of land types to hydrologic change; studies forest, agricultural, and other land use effects on water resources.
WSHD 410. Wildland Hydrology & Watershed Management II (4). Hillslope and fluvial hydrology. Water quality. Watershed management: analysis, planning, cumulative effects. Prereq: WSHD 310 or IA. Weekly: 3 hrs lect, 3 hrs lab.
WSHD 458. Climate Change & Land Use (3). Implications of climate change for terrestrial and aquatic resources. Overview of projected shifts in weather and climate. Influence of land use decisions on global carbon cycle in forests, agriculture and wetlands. Prereq: BOT 105 or BIOL 105, CHEM 107 or CHEM 109.
WSHD 479. Forest Hydrology Capstone (4). Integrate all previous course work in forest hydrology option. Individual or team investigation of managerial problem involving specific forest property or watershed management problem. Prereq: student must be in last semester.
WSHD 480. Selected Topics in Watershed Management (1-4). Snow hydrology, snow physics, watershed meteorology, hydrological instrumentation, watershed energy balance, and other topics as demand warrants. Rep with different topic. Lecture and/or lab as appropriate.
WSHD 485. Forest Hydrology Seminar (1-2). Review of research and literature for forest hydrology subjects. May include presentations by class members or resource people.CR/NC. Prereq: WSHD 310 (C) or IA. Fee possible. Rep.
WSHD 510. Wildland Water Quality (4). Evaluation and management of non-point source effects on wildland streams (e.g., sedimentation, stream heating, and habitat change) from range and forest managment activities. Rep. Prereq: WSHD 310 (with WSHD 410 desirable) or IA. Weekly: 3 hrs lect, 3 hrs lab.
WSHD 520. Watershed Analysis (3). Information sources, techniques, and data collection for comprehensive analysis of resources and problems of a small watershed. Rep. Prereq: WSHD 310 or IA. Weekly: 2 hrs lect, 3 hrs lab.
WSHD 530. Water Rights & Water Law (3). Federal, Indian, state, and private water rights issues. Legal and institutional constraints/incentives for protecting, regulating, or developing US water resources. Legal basis for recovering and maintaining in-stream flows.
WSHD 540. Modeling Watershed in GIS (3). GIS applications to watershed management, including land classification and suitability analysis, interpolation techniques, terrain analysis, model integration, and TMDL allocations. Sources and ramifications of potential error. Prereq: WSHD 310 or NRPI 377 or NRPI 470. Weekly: 2 hrs lect, 3 hrs lab. Service fee.
WSHD 680. Selected Advanced Graduate Topics in Watershed Management (1-4). Snow hydrology, sedimentation sources, watershed stability parameters, watershed energy systems, instrumentation. Rep. Prereq: IA. Lecture as appropriate.
WSHD 685. Forest Hydrology Seminar (1-2). Review of research and literature for forest hydrology subjects. May include presentations by class members or resource people.CR/NC. Prereq: WSHD 310 (C) or IA. Fee possible. Rep.
WSHD 695. Research Problems (1-4). Directed field experience in individual problems. Rep.
WSHD 699. Directed Study (1-4). Individual study. Directed reading, conference, field research, or problems. Rep. Prereq: IA.
activ = activity section
(C) = may be concurrent
CAN = California articulation number (for a more complete explanation, see section 3 under Transfer Requirements).
coreq = corequisite(s)
CR/NC = credit/no credit grading
DA = department approval
DCG = diversity & common ground elective course
disc = discussion section
F, S, Su = fall, spring, summer. To help in long-range academic planning, these letters signify that a course is regularly offered in a fall, spring, or summer term.
GE = general education elective course
IA = instructor approval
lect = lecture section
prereq = prerequisite(s)
rep = may be repeated