# Natural Resources Management (Associate in Science)

Butte College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Natural Resources

Source: https://butte.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/25398/28408/28154/28127/28318

**About the Program**

**Program Goal:** Career

**GE Pattern(s):** Butte Local, Cal-GETC

**Program Code:** 07259.01AS

The Natural Resources program is designed to meet the demand for trained personnel in a broad range of Natural Resource/Environmental Science fields in addition to numerous private organizations.

Intense pressures are being placed on the nation's environmental resources as the population increases. This creates an ever-growing demand for trained people to work in forestry, recreation, water, soil, wildlife and other natural resource/environmental management areas. Career opportunities exist with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Park Service, and U.S. Soil Service as well as numerous private management firms, environmental companies, and land developers, to list a few job possibilities. Employment in any of these areas will provide an opportunity for working in one of the nation's most interesting, diversified and rapidly expanding fields. The work is varied. However, certain basic skills are fundamental.

**Program Learning Outcome(s):**
Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

1.  Describe and apply the basic elements of the scientific method.
2.  Identify basic environmental problems and describe how they affect the environmental's biotic and abiotic components.
3.  Identify the main fish and game species located within the state and/or region of desired employment.
4.  Evaluate the modern and historical roles of human impact on wildlife and wildlife management.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required courses:** | | 39 |
| AB 20 | Careers in Agriculture, Environmental Science and Natural Resources | 1 |
| AET 30 | Tractors and Crawlers | 3 |
| AGS 20 | Plant Science | 3 |
| AGS 50 | General Soils | 4 |
| NR 12 | Dendrology/Native Plant Identification | 3 |
| NR 20 | Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources | 3 |
| NR 26 | Environmental World | 3 |
| NR 28 | Environmental Management | 3 |
| NR 40 | Watershed Ecology and Habitat Restoration | 3 |
| NR 55 | Wildlife Management | 3 |
| NR 60 | Natural Resources Law | 3 |
| NR 65 | Recreational Land Management | 3 |
| NR 70 | Geospatial Data Applications | 2 |
| NR 99 | Work Experience-NR | 2 |
| **Total** | | **39** |