Welcome to Water Resources and Fisheries!
Discipline Coordinator: Stan Szczytko
Address: College of Natural Resources
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Telephone: (715) 346-4181
Fax: (715) 346-3624
The Water Resources major in the College of Natural Resources was
extensively revised during the spring semester 2006 to respond to the
changes that have occurred in the discipline over the last decade. We feel
that the changes will have a significant positive impact on our students and
stakeholders. The new options concentrate on the study of biological,
physical, and chemical characteristics of rivers, streams, lakes,
groundwater and the interaction of water with land.
Fisheries Option
The fisheries option prepares you for employment in consulting firms or
state, tribal or federal resource management agencies where you would be
involved in manipulating fishery resources through regulating human use,
managing aquatic habitat, and stocking. With a BS degree in fisheries you
will likely begin your professional employment as a limited term employee.
An MS degree will greatly increase employment potential and job
responsibilities in fisheries. If you complete the requirements for the
fisheries option with a grade of C or better in all required courses, you
will have completed the minimum course requirements for certification by the
American Fisheries Society as a Certified Fisheries Professional. For more
information about certification see
http://www.fisheries.org/html/Certification/shtml.
Watershed Management Option
The watershed management option prepares you for a career or graduate
study in land conservation, water resources management, and hydrology.
Watershed management graduates frequently gain employment with environmental
consulting firms and state, federal, tribal, and local resource management
agencies and are involved in land planning, resource protection, and civil
works.
Water Resources Option
In the water resources option you develop a flexible program of courses
with your adviser to prepare you for one or more career paths. You can
emphasize the physical, chemical or biological aspects of water resource
management or combinations thereof. The breadth of electives allows you to
complete a minor in such areas as chemistry, soil science, geographic
information systems and spatial analysis, or land use planning that will
enhance and focus your career opportunities. Graduates are normally employed
by environmental consulting firms, or by county, state, tribal or federal
resource management agencies that are involved in protecting and managing
the quality and quantity of water resources.
