Environmental Conservation Department (ECD) Courses of Study

the study of the biological, chemical, and physical features of lakes and other bodies of fresh water.

• Limnology

• Watershed Management

• Aquaculture

• Oceanography

the science and practice of establishing, managing, using, and conserving forests, trees and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values.

• Environmental Interpertation

• Horticulture

• Forestry

• Arboriculture

the science of reaching goals by manipulating and/or maintaining wildlife habitats and populations.

• Ecology

• Wildlife Management

• Veterinary

• Animal Sciences

focuses on prevention, assessment, and treatment for an ill or injured person in a remote environment where definitive care by a physician and/or rapid transport is not readily available.

• Nursing

• Sustainability & Public Health

• Site Managment & Remediation

• Outdoor Safety

the branch of zoology related to the scientific study of birds.

• Veterinary

• Entomology

• Ichthyology

• Ornithology

the branch of zoology related to the scientific study of fishes.

• Marine Biology

• Animal Sciences

• Ichthyology

• Herpetology

management of natural, semi-natural or man-made environments, which intend to enhance or preserve certain resources.

• Habitat Management

• Landscaping

• Horticulture

• Forestry

the controlled cultivation (breeding, growing, havesting) of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae, and aquatic plants.

• Agriculure

• Aquaculture

• Floriculture

• Marine Biology

the branch of zoology related to the scientific study of amphibians and reptiles.

• Ichthyology

• Veterinary

• Animal Sciences

• Herpetology

the branch of zoology related to the scientific study of mammals.

• Mammalogy

• Veterinary

• Animal Sciences

• Ornithology