Chair: Chad Dewey
Phone: (435) 283-7337
Email: chad.dewey@snow.edu
Webpage: www.snow.edu/natres
Natural Resources are the materials or substances found in nature that have value.
Students will study many different types of natural resources, including: plants,
animals, soil, water, air, minerals, and fossil fuels. They will study how biotic
resources react with abiotic resources and further understand how to manage those
resources for future sustainability. At Snow College, students can major in Natural
Resources while pursuing either the Associate of Science or Associate of Arts Degree
or students can earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Natural Resources.
Outcomes:
Students will:
- Be able to write coherent reports and documents
- Be able to explain the history and policies associated with land use
- Be able to be an advocate for multiple and sustain able use of our natural resources
- Be able to evaluate range resource health through proper monitoring techniques
- Be able to demonstrate accurate monitoring procedures
- Be able to apply economic management principles to natural resource use
- Be able to assess present conditions and determine the action needed to obtain desired
result based on a critical analysis of situations
- Understand how natural resources provide our food, fiber, standard of living and recreation
- Understand how resources are interconnected and that management of some resources
without consideration of other resources can lead to unexpected results
- Learn to work effectively both individually and with others through class projects
and through internship experiences
- Be able to communicate in electronic, verbal, and written formats
- Demonstrate competency in utilizing geospatial technologies (Global Positioning System
– GPS, Geographic Information System – GIS, and remote sensing)
- Demonstrate the ability to reason scientifically
Programs within Department