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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: none This course covers the identification and biology of fish. Students will study evolutionary relationships, basic anatomy, identification, life history, and species distribution. Two hours lecture and three hours lab weekly. Transfer Curriculum Goal(s): none
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: none This course covers the identification and biology of mammals. Students learn taxonomic relationships, evolution, basic anatomy and life history. Labs focus on identification by pelage and skull characteristics, age and sex criteria, and small mammal trapping and handling. Transfer Curriculum Goal(s): none
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: none This course covers the identification and biology of birds. Students will learn basic anatomy, family and species characteristics, and songs. Labs emphasize identification of Minnesota birds. Transfer Curriculum Goal(s): none
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: none This course deals with the study of freshwater. Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics are discussed. The lab will cover field data collection and analysis procedures used in limnological, fisheries, and water quality surveys. Transfer Curriculum Goal(s): none
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: none This course is designed to enhance student awareness of the various aspects of our natural resources and stewardship responsibilities. Students will cover historical background, as well as current information regarding the development and maintenance of our basic resources. Students will also learn about areas of employment, and develop resumes, application letters and application forms for federal and state governments. Transfer Curriculum Goal(s): none
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2.00 Credits
Credits: 2 Prerequisite: none This course will involve developing beginning knowledge of GPS (Global Position System) and GIS (Geographic Information Systems). The GPS system will involve using the Trimble Geo Explorer II and the Pathfinder Office software and interface it with ESRI's Arc View GIS program. If time allows, we will look at the EPPLE7 GIS program as well. Transfer Curriculum Goal(s): none
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3.00 Credits
Credits: 3 Prerequisite: none This course involves 5-7 days of travel in the northeastern part of Minnesota. We will visit a fish hatchery, talk with parks, forestry, and other natural resource personnel. We camp at Gooseberry State Park, backpack and camp at Eagle Mountain, and canoe and camp in the Boundary Waters. During this trip we talk and discuss the ecology, topography, and geology of the area. Students receive written instructions on packing gear and food, along with an itinerary of the trip. A short paper is required on each individual's experience (2-3 pages). Transfer Curriculum Goal(s): none
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Credits: 1-3 Prerequisite: none This is an elective course mainly for students in the Natural Resources program, but is open to other students. The course will involve chainsaw safety and certification, along with 10 hours of service learning/natural resource work. Six hours will be through The Nature Conservancy and the other four hours will be during a camping trip to Itasca State Park. The service learning work will include trail maintenance, fire prevention, seed collection, budcapping, and plant survival checks. Transfer Curriculum Goal(s): none
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1.00 Credits
Credits: 1 Prerequisite: none This course involves preparing for and working in winter weather, but applies to weather anytime of the year when it turns cold, wet, and windy. Topics of discussion are hypothermia, importance of food and water, kinds of clothing, the layering and vapor barrier principals, various kinds of camping gear, packing a sled for winter camping trip, making shelters, fire-building techniques, and going on an overnight camping trip. Transfer Curriculum Goal(s): none
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1.00 - 8.00 Credits
Credits: 1-8 Prerequisite: none This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to work on a full time basis in some aspect of environmental management. Transfer Curriculum Goal(s): none
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