Invasive Species Management Certificate

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This certificate is administered by the Fisheries and Water Resources Discipline.

Invasive species are a growing impediment to natural resource management impacting native communities of plants and animals, recreational pursuits as well as food and fiber production. This certificate provides skills needed to control, manage, and educate the public about non-invasive species that are problematic. It is interdisciplinary and provides the skills needed to understand and manage invasive species in aquatic and terrestrial environments. Coursework includes required and elective coursework in three topical areas listed below.

Consists of 13-21 credits.

Background - Introduction to invasive species and regulations, 3 cr.

Required

NRES 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species Credits: 3 or
WATR 324 - Invasive and Exotic Species Credits: 3

Recognition - Identification of native and non-native species, 5-12 cr.

Required

NRES 405 - Selected Topics in Natural Resources Credits: 1-3 (Plant identification, take 1 credit) or
BIOL 342 - Vascular Plant Taxonomy Credits: 4

Choose two of the following

BIOL 342 - Vascular Plant Taxonomy Credits: 4 (if not taken above)
WATR 347 - Aquatic Plant Taxonomy Credits: 2
BIOL 361 - Aquatic Invertebrate Zoology Credits: 3 or
WATR 361 - Aquatic Invertebrate Zoology Credits: 3
BIOL 367 - General Entomology Credits: 4
BIOL 374 - Ichthyology Credits: 4 or
WATR 384 - Life History of Fishes Credits: 3
FOR 232 - Dendrology and Silvics Credits: 3
FOR 342 - Urban Trees and Shrubs Credits: 2
FOR 424 - Forest Pathology Credits: 3
FOR 426 - Forest Entomology Credits: 3
WLDL 372 - Wildlife of North America Credits: 3

Management, restoration and outreach - Skills for control, restoration and education, 5-6 cr.

Required

FOR 224 - Fire Operations Credits: 1 or
FOR 305 - Pulpcut - Chainsaw Safety and Use I Credits: 1 or
FOR 396 - Science of Tree Felling Credits: 1
FOR 336 - Pesticides in Natural Resource Management Credits: 1
NRES 336 - Integrated Pest Management Workshop Credits: 1

Choose one of the following

FOR 324 - Fire Management and Ecology Credits: 2
NRES 301 - Foundations of Environmental Education I Credits: 3
NRES 368 - Oral Interpretation Methods Credits: 3
NRES 458 - Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Credits: 3
NRES 459 - Ecosystem Management and Restoration Credits: 3
WATR 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management Credits: 3 or
WLDL 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management Credits: 3
WATR 484 - Fisheries Management Credits: 3
WLDL 305 - Selected Topics in Wildlife Ecology and Management Credits: 1-3 (Wildlife Damage Management, take 3 cr.)
WLDL 450 - Human Dimensions of Wildlife Credits: 3
WLDL 458 - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology Credits: 3