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Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Within the program, the Environmental Policy option trains students to understand and address issues in their political, social, and scientific contex
Natural resources planners are concerned with developing ways for humanity to satisfy our needs for space and resources and yet maintain the quality of life through environmental conservation and mitigation of unavoidable damage.
Natural resources recreation professionals deal with both the natural
and human dimensions of outdoor recreation settings. They plan for the
human use of outdoor recreational In the GIS and Remote Sensing option, students utilize new computing technologies to analyze the distribution and interaction of earth surface. Spatial information is interpreted and modeled to provide information valuable for ecosystem analysis or decision-making systems. Public and private natural resource and land-use management agencies are rapidly incorporating these technologies, and provide employment opportunities for our graduates.
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Degree Options
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Environmental Science at Humboldt is an interdisciplinary program that
brings together elements of both traditional science and social science.
A relatively new program, it is one of the fastest growing majors on
campus. With an underlying philosophy of sustainability, the program
offers students a broad perspective on environmental issues as well as
the opportunity to focus on areas of particular interest affecting the
individual and society. Students obtain the skills to solve environmental
problems through a combination of fieldwork and classroom experiences,
and are ultimately prepared to offer innovative approaches to these problems. 
t, 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.
A number of agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency,
Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National
Park Service, and various other federal and state resource management
agencies, regularly employ students with a degree in Environmental Science.
Private environmental consulting firms and environmentally- related nonprofit
organizations are also places where students find employment. Prospective
students should ask themselves, "What is worth doing?" If finding solutions
to environmental problems is part of the answer, then Environmental Science
is a good choice for a major. 
Natural Resources Planning and Interpretation (NRPI) is a field that
centers on the relationships between human society and natural ecosystems.
As the world's resources are called upon to support the increasingly
complex needs of more and more people, there is a great need for professionals
who are trained to develop and promote ways of satisfying real human
needs without degrading the earth on which we all depend. 
Interpreters help link the science of our natural world, our culture
and our history to the individual. Interpreters promote harmony between
humans and the environment by helping people to understand, appreciate
and protect the natural world. 
settings, and manage the settings in
order to provide satisfying experiences for people. But they also are
equally interested in protecting the natural resources for future generations,
and for non-recreational environmental or ecological values. Natural
resource recreation students develop the skills needed to manage recreational
use of our country's natural resources.