STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Recognize terminology, specific facts, experimental methodologies, and general concepts related to natural resources;

 II.     Apply the concepts learned to develop effective management plans for natural resources, and prepare and present the management plan using audio-visual materials including internet and power point as presentation tools;

 III.    Utilize the internet to find information concerning natural resource management agencies;

 IV.     Use the internet and e-mail to express opinions to natural resource management agencies concerning current natural resources management issues; interpret natural resource data in a variety of formats, such as graphs, tables, and charts;

 V.      Experience and demonstrate aesthetic appreciation of our natural resources.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Overview of Natural Resources Management

         A.      Federal and State Agencies

         B.      Chain of Command

 II.     Department of the Interior

         A.      National Park Service

         B.      Bureau of Land Management

         C.      Rangeland Ecology

         D.      U.S. Geological Survey

         E.      US Fish and Wildlife Service

                 1.      Wildlife Refuges

                 2.      Colorado DOW

                 3.      State Wildlife Areas

                 4.      Endangered Species

         F.      Bureau of Mines

         G.      Bureau of Reclamation

                 1.      Western Water Law

                 2.      Colorado River Compact

                 3.      Animas-La Plata Project

 III.    Department of Agriculture

         A.      Forest Service

                 1.      San Isabel NF

                 2.      Comanche National Grasslands

                 3.      Pi¿on Canyon Maneuver Site (DOD)

         B.      Natural Resources Conservation Service

 IV.     Wilderness Act of 1964

         A.      Current Wilderness Issues

         B.      Spanish Peaks Wilderness Area

 V.      Department of Commerce

         A.      NOAA

         B.      Coastal Areas

 VI.     GIS in Natural Resources Management