NRES 100. Natural Resource Careers Workshop. 1 cr. Explore con-cepts and careers in natural resource management and environmental protection. Held at the Central Wisconsin Environmental Station. (SS)

 

NRES 110. Environmental Management for Homeowners. 2 cr. Practical, economical, environmentally sound considerations of water supply and quality; home and garden management; urban wildlife and forestry; waste disposal; energy conservation, landscaping, air quality.

 

NRES 150. People, Resources and the Biosphere. 3 cr. Global resource and environmental problems from a historic, socioeconomic, and biological perspective. (I, II) GDR:SS2 EL

 

NRES 151. Ecological Basis for Natural Resource Management. 3 cr. Basic principles of ecology and application of those principles to the management of natural resources. (I, II)

 

NRES 210. Safety Instructor Certification. 1 cr. How to teach courses in boating, hunter, and snowmobile safety, as prescribed by Dept of Natural Resources; related ethics and public controversies. Subtitle will designate area of certification. May repeat for max 3 cr with different subtitles. Prereq: Written cons instr. (I, II)

 

NRES 220(NW). Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present. 3 cr. Effects of global warming on world water resources. Climate change in the past millennium. Case studies including Africa, India, North and South America, China and Japan. How availability of water has shaped culture, agriculture, and diet. How past and present stressors to available water have been dealt with in different regions. May not earn credit in both NRES 220 and Water 220. (I, II) GDR:EL

 

NRES 250. Introduction to Fisheries, Forestry and Wildlife Resources. 4 cr. Integrated introduction to principles/practices of fisheries, forestry and wildlife management, including production of goods and services while maintaining ecosystem integrity and functions; contemporary issues. Prereq: 150, 151, or written cons instr. (I, II)

 

NRES 251. Introduction to Soil and Water Resources. 4 cr. Integrated concepts of soil and water resources at the landscape level. Physical, chemical, and biological interactions relating to watershed processes and response to land use and management. Prereq: NRES 150, 151, Math 100, or cons instr. (I, II)

 

NRES 281. Camp Leadership. 3 cr. Introduction to camp leadership and management. Camp management profession overview including history, diversity of camps, audiences served, career opportunities, professional associations. Basic concepts of camp organization, management and administration. Theory and practice of camp leadership including training camp counselors, relationship between counselor and camper, and development of program leadership skills (outdoor skills, aquatics, nature and environmental studies, arts and crafts). Readings, field trips, skills workshops. (I alternate years)

 

NRES 301/501. Foundations of Environmental Education I. 3 cr. Conceptual and philosophical basis for and goals of environmental ed; analysis of instructional materials; knowledge of learners; strategies for developing/implementing environmental ed programs; observe instruction; Prereq: Jr st, CNR/biology major or written cons instr. (I)

 

NRES 302/502. Foundations of Environmental Education II. 3 cr. Apply environmental ed theory, philosophy, goals. Survey and use of environmental ed methods and resources. Develop, apply, evaluate instructional plans and materials in formal/informal settings. In field professional development & career opportunities. Prereq: 301/501. (II)

 

NRES 310/510. Environmental Education Teaching Methods. 1 cr. Strategies for teaching K-12 students about the environment using effective educational methods. Topics include environmental values and teaching problem-solving skills. Meets DPI certification requirement in environmental ed in conjunction with Geography 339 from UWEX (correspondence).

 

NRES 320/520. Natural Resources and Public Relations. 3 cr. Prepare natural resources specialists for involvement with various publics, including governmental agencies, boards, and committees, professional associations, and environmental societies; identify public relations techniques and methods of evaluating public input used by resource professionals. Prereq: CNR major or written cons instr. (I & II)

 

NRES 323/523. International Resource Management. 3 cr. Status and trends concerning the world's renewable natural resources with emphasis on ecological, socioeconomic and other factors influencing their management; role of natural resources in developing countries and international efforts devoted to their safeguarding and amelioration. Includes seminar on specific resource issues, countries or world regions. Prereq: 370 for non-CNR majors. (II)

 

NRES 324. Invasive and Exotic Species. 3 cr. Biotic and abiotic factors influencing invasions of native and exotic species including social, political and economic concerns. May not earn credit in both NRES 324 and Water 324. GDR:EL (II)

 

NRES 335/535. Turf Management. 2 cr. Turf grass selection, estab-lishment, and management for parks, lawns and other recreational land uses. 1 hr lec, 2 hrs lab. Prereq: Summer Camp &/or cons instr. (I)

 

NRES 336. Integrated Pest Management Workshop. 1 cr. Recognition of weeds, insects, diseases, nutrient deficiencies, and other problems of agricultural and horticultural field crops. (II)

 

NRES 340/540. Basic Concepts of Sustainability. 1-3 cr. Examine environmental, economic and societal elements of sustainability to build basic knowledge.

 

NRES 350. American Indian Reserved Treaty Rights. 3 cr. Technological, social, and economic aspects of hunting, gathering, and fishing rights; emphasis on current Wisconsin Chippewa experience.

 

NRES 357. Air Resources. 3 cr. Air chemical composition and reactions, air mass movement, contaminant transport, meteorology. Air monitoring. Social and economic implications of air resource management technology. Prereq: CNR major or written cons instr. (I, II)

 

NRES 358/558. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology on the Web.
1 cr. Explore background information, discuss importance, research issues, investigate threats, review values, and examine solutions in biodiversity and conservation biology. Also effects of economics, edu-cation, politics, lifestyle. Prereq: On-campus students need cons instr.

 

NRES 363/563. Interpretive Signs, Trails, and Waysides. 1-2 cr. Design and produce interpretive signs, trails, and wayside exhibits for parks, recreation areas, natural areas, and other outdoor facilities. Prereq: 367 or 368 and CNR or biology major or written cons instr.(II)

 

NRES 364/564. Interpretive Publications. 1-2 cr. Design and produce interpretive publications for parks, nature centers, and natural resource agencies. Prereq: 367 or 368 and CNR or biology major or written cons instr.(II)

 

NRES 365/565. Interpretation for Visitor Centers. 3 cr. Develop and produce plans, exhibits and devices for visitor centers in parks, recreation areas, and natural areas. Visit area interpretive facilities. Prereq: 367 or 368 and CNR or biology major or written cons instr.(I)

 

NRES 367. Park Interpretation. 2 cr. Skills for interpreting a park or other recreational site to visitors. Practice in preparing and presenting interpretive talks and walks. Prereq: CNR or biology major or written cons instr.(I)

 

NRES 368/568. Oral Interpretation Methods. 3 cr. Principles and verbal techniques to relate the values of natural history and cultural features to visitors at parks, recreation areas, museums, and other institutions; walks, talks, and programming. Prereq: CNR or biology major or written cons instr.(I)

 

NRES 369/569. Interpretive Media. 3-5 cr. Principles and practice of design; write and produce interpretive publications; trail and wayside interpretive panels; exhibits for parks, nature centers, other facilities.

Includes desktop publishing and other digital technologies used to create interpretive media. 3 cr = 3 hrs lec; 4 cr = 3 hrs lec/2 hrs lab; 5 cr = 3 hrs lec/3 hrs lab. Prereq: 367 or 368. (II)

 

NRES 370/570. Introduction to Environmental Study and Education. 3 cr. Natural, social, economic factors influencing environmental quality; ecological relationships/principles and their relation to population growth, pollution, resource allocation and depletion, conservation, technology, and urban/rural planning. Overview of K-12 environmental ed content and methods. Fulfills Wis. teacher certification in environmental ed. Not open to CNR majors/minors. Prereq: Admis to School of Educ or written cons instr. (I, II) GDR:EL

 

NRES 371/571. Resource Administration. 2 cr. Administrative principles and organizational structure of private, local, state, and federal resource agencies. (II)

 

NRES 372/572. Resource Economics. 3 cr. Fundamental economic concepts and how they apply to resource use; traditional and revised land use theories; problems of land policy management. GDR:SS2 (I, II)

 

NRES 373/573. Agronomy, Agriculture and Environment. 3 cr. Morphology and management of grain, forage and other crops in agricultural enterprises. Role of crops in causing environmental problems and in providing potential solutions. Prereq: CNR summer camp or cons instr. (I)

 

NRES 374/574. Environmental Interpretation Practicum. 3 cr. Practice planning and implementing interpretation programs, facilities, signage, exhibits, and publications for nature centers and park visitors. One 6-hr day per wk at Schmeeckle Reserve. Prereq: NRES 367 or 368 and 363, 364, 365, or 369 or con reg, CNR or biology major or written cons instr. (I, II)

 

NRES 376/576. Environmental Education Practicum. 4 cr. Practical experience in environmental ed with K-12 students. Program and staff development, program planning, instruction and evaluation. One full day per wk. Prereq: 301 or 370, CNR or biology or education major with environmental ed minor or written cons instr. (I, II)

 

NRES 377/577. Remote Sensing I. 3 cr. Characteristics of aerial photographs and digital imagery. Use remote sensing materials to conduct resource inventories, and land use evaluation, and landform analysis. 2 hrs lec, 2 hrs lab per wk. May not earn credit in both NRES 377 and Geography 377. (I, II)

 

NRES 378. Introduction to Minerals Technology. 3 cr. Survey of extractive and processing systems used in mining, mineral dressing, and metallurgical industries. Prereq: Chemistry 105 or 115; Geology 104. (On demand)

 

NRES 380/580. Energy Education: Concepts and Practices. 1-3 cr. Energy concept Web course in one credit modules. Earn 3 cr max. (1) Energy definitions, natural laws of energy, energy flows in living/non-living systems. (2) Development/effects of energy use. (3) Management of energy resources.

 

NRES 381/581. Internship in Natural Resources. 1-12 cr. Supervised training program in resource management in cooperation with private or public resource agencies. One cr for 2-4 wks, (40 hrs per wk) of work. Credits and/or addl requirements set by instructor before registration. May repeat once for 12 cr max. Prereq: Forestry 319, 320, Soils 359, 360, Wildlife 340, Water 380 or NRES 475; and/or cons intern director, CNR major or written cons instr; also NRES 388 and 389 if land use planning major. (I, II, SS)

 

NRES 382/582. Youth Agency Administration. 3 cr. Survey of youth agencies including purpose, historic background, community role, development, and organization; analysis of administrative structure, programming, management, policy and volunteering board development, career opportunities, and issues confronting nonprofit youth agencies. (I, alternate years)

 

NRES 383/583. Nature Center and Camp Management. 3 cr. Principles and practices for planning, organization and administration of nature centers and youth camps. Management of day and residential facilities analyzing issues of the master planning process, public relations, staff supervision, marketing techniques, fiscal and site management. (II, alternate years)

 

NRES 385. Field Techniques in Forestry, Soils, Water, and Wildlife.
2 cr. Field techniques used to manage and evaluate forestry, soils, water, and wildlife resources. Prereq: NRES 150, 151, 250, 251. (SS)

 

NRES 388/588. Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning. 3 cr. Historical evolution of urban/regional planning. Theories, ideologies, philosophies, and functional areas of planning. Also primary plan im-plementation tools. May not earn credit in both NRES 388/GEOG 388.

 

NRES 389/589. Urban and Regional Planning Analysis. 3 cr. Research methods for urban and regional planning. Design and implementation of citizen surveys. May not earn credit in both NRES 389 and GEOG 389. Prereq: GEOG 373, 388 or NRES 388, Math 355 or Forestry 321 or Sociology 351, or cons instr.

 

NRES 390/590. Nature Interpretation in Wisconsin. 1-3 cr. How to interpret major ecological communities of Wisconsin, their relationship to landforms and climate, key plants and animals, their interrelation-ship and the effect of human activities. Subtitle will designate emphasis. May repeat for 3 credits max with different subtitles. (I, II)

 

NRES 392. Environmental Law Enforcement Theory and Principles (former 440). 3 cr. Overview of environmental law enforcement activ-ties emphasizing theoretical basis for current enforcement practices. Prereq: Poli Sci 212 or Soc 230, CNR major or written cons instr. (II)

 

NRES 393 Environmental Law Enforcement. 1-12 cr. Pass/fail. Environmental law enforcement practices including search, seizure, ballistics, criminal codes, evidence collection and preservation, and emergency procedures. Fulfills state of Wis. Law Enforcement Standards Board requirements. Offered with state vocational and technical colleges. Prereq: CNR major or written cons dean and declared environmental law/enforcement minor.

 

NRES 395. Introduction to Environmental Study. 3 cr. Natural, social, and economic factors influencing the quality of our environment; ecological relationships and principles and their relation to population growth, pollution, resource allocation and depletion, conservation, technology, and urban/rural planning. Not open to CNR majors or minors. GDR:EL (I, II)

 

NRES 400/600. Wisconsin Environmental Studies. 1 or 3 cr. Wisconsin’s natural, social, and economic factors influencing quality of environment; ecological relationships/principles and their relation to population growth, pollution, resource allocation and depletion, conservation, technology, and urban/rural planning. Prereq: For K-12 educators. On-campus students need cons instr. 1 cr, view video segments and complete self-instructional guide. 3 cr, full participation in videos, ETNs, and assignments.

 

NRES 403/603. Environmental Education Curriculum Resources.
1-3 cr. Identify, evaluate, and apply instructional resources for K-12 environmental ed. Subtitle will designate resource. May repeat for 3 cr max. Prereq: CNR major or written cons instr.

 

NRES 405/605. Selected Topics in Natural Resources. 1-3 cr. Major concepts and problems in an area of natural resources. May repeat for credit with different subtitles. Prereq: Cons instr. (I, II)

 

NRES 410/610. Selected Topics in Environmental Education. 1-3 cr. Environmental concepts/issues with emphasis on K-12 teaching methods. May repeat for credit with different subtitles.

 

NRES 414/614. Environmental Education Teaching Strategies. 1 cr. Plan and evaluate environmental ed curriculum materials and teaching methods. Prereq: 411/611 and 412/612 or cons instr.

 

NRES 415/615. Investigation and Evaluation of Environmental Edu-cation Curriculum Resources. 1 cr. Investigate, evaluate, and apply instructional resources for K-12 environmental ed. Includes curricu-lum, print, audiovisual materials, computer software and networks, organizations, people and places. Culminating project links resources encountered to grade level taught and individual areas of interest.

 

NRES 457/657. Ecological Monitoring. 3 cr. Theory and practice of ecological monitoring emphasizing ecosystem structure, functions, and populations. Prereq: Forestry 321 and 332, or cons instr. (II, even yrs)

 

NRES 458. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology. 3 cr. Theoretical framework for identifying threats and solutions to long-term preservation of species and biological communities; includes concepts from traditional, landscape, and population ecology, genetics, sociology and economics. Prereq: Biology 305 (I)

 

NRES 459/659. Ecosystem Management and Restoration. 3 cr. Methods for managing and restoring ecosystems for biological diversity and sustainable use. Prereq: 458 or Wildlife 458, CNR major or written cons instr. (II)

 

NRES 460. People and Ecosystems. 4 cr. Interactions between people and ecosystems and dependency of the health and sustainability of each upon the other. May not earn credit in both NRES 460 and HP/W 460. Prereq: Jr or sr st; application and cons instr. (II)

 

NRES 462/662. Adaptive Resource Management. 1 cr. Theory and practice of adaptive management. Methods of integrating social attitudes and values into science-based decision making in natural resources. Prereq: 474/674, or cons instr.

NRES 473/673. Resource Policy and Law. 3 cr. The need for, purposes, making, and implementation of natural resources legislation and policy. Prereq: CNR major or written cons instr. (I, II)

 

NRES 474/674. Integrated Resource Management. 3 cr. Current issues, problems, trends in integrated management of resources; principles used to form and implement natural resources policy. Pre-req: NRES 150, 151, 250, 251; CNR major or written cons instr. (I, II)

 

NRES 475/675. European Environmental Studies Seminar. 1-8 cr. Survey environmental problems and programs in Europe; compare with U.S. environmental/natural resource issues. Alternative to Treehaven summer camp. Consists of 1 cr spring orientation, 2 wk CWES summer camp, 4-6 wks in Germany and other countries. Prereq: NRES 250, 251,

2.00 GPA in major and cons instr. (II,SS)

 

NRES 477/677. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Development. 1 cr. Laws and regulations controlling EIS development; case studies; prepare and present an EIS. (I, II)

 

NRES 478/678. Environmental Issues Investigation and Action. 3 cr. Rationale and strategies for investigating environmental issues at local, state, regional, or national levels; select and implement actions to resolve issues through political, economic, legal, educational, and lifestyle avenues. Group project. Prereq: 370 or 395, CNR or biology major or written cons instr. (II)

 

NRES 479/679. International Environmental Studies Seminar.
1-6 cr. Subtitle indicates country or world region. Survey ecosystems and environmental and natural resource programs and issues. Prereq: Written cons instr.

 

NRES 482. Environmental Education and Interpretation Practicum. 12 cr. Practical experience in environmental

education/interpretation in planning and implementing programs for K-12 school groups, public programs for visitor and nature centers, and nonpersonal interpretive services. Meets Monday thru Friday with some weekend activities. Prereq: All requirements for EE/Interp option or cons instr. (I, II)

 

NRES 483/683. Professional Development in Environmental Education/Interpretation. 3 cr. Examine personal, academic and professional abilities, knowledge, skills, experience, interests, and philosophies related to environmental ed/interp. Includes portfolio development and field trips. Prereq: Con reg in 482.  (I, II)

 

NRES 484/684. Air, Water, and Land Use Planning. 3 cr. Review federal and state natural resource planning strategies for implementing plans in local communities. Prereq: 388, 474, CNR major or written cons instr. (I)

 

NRES 488/688. Land Use Plan Implementation. 3 cr. Legal, social, and natural resource considerations in creation and enforcement of zoning, subdivision, and related land use regulations. Also ordinances to control junk, billboards, nonconforming uses and structures, and adult businesses. Prereq: NRES 388 or GEOG 388. (I, even years)

 

NRES 489/689. Applied Urban and Regional Planning Analysis. 3.cr. Apply analytical planning techniques to explain contemporary community and natural resource issues. Develop case studies of regions using demographic, land market, natural resource, economic, recreation, and education analyses to propose planning and resource management policies. Prereq: GEOG 389 or NRES 389, and Sociology 351 or Forestry 321 or Math 355 or cons instr. (II, odd years)

 

NRES 490. Integrated Resource Management Seminar. 2 cr. Interdisciplinary teams will investigate natural resource issues and problems, and develop, present, and defend plans. Prereq: Sr st for majors or minors in natural resources. (I, II)

 

NRES 491. Seminar in Conservation Biology. 1 cr. Outside speakers on practical economics, administration, and management of ecosystems for biodiversity. (II)

 

NRES 495/695. Ecological Basis for Planning and Design. 3 cr. Ecological principles, relationships, and interaction between natural and man-made elements of the environment. Prereq: 474/674 or cons instr. (II)

 

NRES 499. Special Work. Upperclass natural resources majors and minors doing above average work may arrange for independent study with cons of assoc dean. Credit based on scope of project. Prereq: 2.50 GPA in major. (I, II)

 

NRES 701. Readings in Environmental Education. 1-3 cr. Readings on history, philosophy, practices, methods, and issues of environmental education. Assignments vary depending on credits.

 

NRES 703. Leadership Development in Natural Resources. 1 cr. Assessment and experiences to develop leadership capacity in natural resources organizations. Individual and small group activities to explore current theories and practices in leadership and implications for successful organizational and personal development.

 

NRES 704. Ecological Lifestyles. 1 cr. Examine personal lifestyles in light of ecological consideration. Identify ecologically sound lifestyles that foster environmental quality and quality of life. Prereq: 570 or con reg; 611, 612, and 613 or con reg.

 

NRES 705. Environmental Issues Investigation and Action. 1 cr. Use primary and secondary information sources to investigate environ-mental issues. Strategies for issue analysis/resolution. May not take both 705 and 478/678. Prereq: 570 or; 611, 612, 613; or con reg.

 

NRES 706. Community Resources in Environmental Education. 1 cr. Explore variety of human, cultural, technological, and natural resources to enrich environmental ed curricula; field trips to integrate environmental ed with classroom instruction. Prereq: 570 and 614 or; 611, 612, 613, and 614.

 

NRES 707. Computer Use in Environmental Education. 1-2 cr. Use computer technology to enhance environmental ed instruction. Includes 1) environ ed software, 2) word processing, database, spreadsheet, 3) computer networks, 4) environ interactive videodiscs, and 5) environ ed hypercard stacks. Prereq: 570 and 614 or; 611, 612, 613, and 614, and computer experience.

 

NRES 708. Outdoor Teaching Sites for Environmental Education. 1 cr. Relationship of current environmental ed developments to outdoor teaching sites. Philosophy, design, construction, and use of outdoor sites, schools and school forests. Practical experiences in developing outdoor teaching site strategies.

 

NRES 709. Wisconsin Lakes Resources. 1 cr. Overview of natural, social, and economic factors influencing management and quality of Wisconsin lakes.

 

NRES 715. Plant Resources and Humans. 1 cr. Explore how continued existence of humans is linked to conservation of plant diversity; use of plant resources to provide food, medicine, fiber, shelter and other needs of past and present cultures throughout the world; evolutionary ecology of domesticated plants; preservation of traditional knowledge of useful plants; conservation strategies/techniques for maintaining plant diversity for future generations.

 

NRES 720. Advanced Topics in Natural Resources and Public Relations. 1-2 cr. Rationale and techniques for creating positive public relations for natural resource professionals and their work. Includes public relations theory and tools for disseminating research information to effect appropriate policy decisions. Create a product to introduce your research project through television, magazines, and Internet. Prereq: Defined thesis topic with research underway.

 

NRES 730. Energy Education in the Classroom. 1 cr. Hands-on activities, discussions, classroom application and assignments to help teachers analyze energy information and create strategies and techniques to enhance understanding of what energy is, where it comes from, and how it affects our lives. Includes KEEP energy education activity guide. OK for infusion across K-12 curric.

 

NRES 731. Selected Topics in Energy Education. 1 cr. Hands-on activities, discussions, classroom application and assignments to help teachers analyze energy information and create strategies and techniques to enhance understanding of what energy is, where it comes from, and how it affects our lives. (Repeatable under different subtitles).

 

NRES 732. Renewable Energy Education in the Classroom. 1 cr. Builds on KEEP program with next step in renewable energy to help teachers enhance understanding of energy. Highlights renewable energy K-12 curriculum. May repeat for 3 cr max with different subtitles.

 

NRES 733. Energy Education Concepts and Practices. 1-3 cr. Con-cepts relating to energy definitions, natural laws of energy and energy flows in living/nonliving systems, and their relationships to understand-ing/evaluating environmental issues. Analyze concepts and synthesize strategies/activities for the classroom. May repeat 3 cr max.

 

NRES 734. School Building Energy Education. 1 cr. Study energy use in Wisconsin schools. K-12 teachers use school building as energy education learning tool. Develop action plans highlighting energy efficiency and conservation opportunities.

 

NRES 735. Renewable Energy Education. 1 cr. Fundamentals of renewable energy, how to incorporate renewable energy into daily work/home, pros and cons of using renewable energy. Includes case studies and guest speakers.

 

NRES 740. Forestry Education for Wis K-12 Classroom. 1 cr. Principles, activities, techniques for K-12 teaching about importance of forests to our ecological, economic, and social well-being. Includes LEAF Program Forestry Education Guide.