Be able to articulate the role that restoration can serve in the future stewardship of natural resources. Understand and engage various stakeholder groups in restoring disturbed lands. Gain relationship management skills applied to working with individuals, agencies, communities, or mixes of all of these.
Be able to identify common stressors to ecosystems changing climate, arrival of a non-native species, disease outbreaks, etc. Curriculum The natural resource stewardship degree requires completion of 30 credits, including 14 credits of required core coursework, 10 credits in the focus area ecological restoration , and 6 credits of electives.
NR — Analysis of Environmental Impact 3 cr. NR — Ecology of Disturbed Lands 3 cr. NR — Advanced Ecological Restoration 4 cr. In addition to the two courses above, choose one of the following: F — Fire Ecology 3 cr. NR — Ecology of Military Lands 3 cr. RS — Ecology of Grasslands and Shrublands 3 cr.
Electives complete a minimum of 6 credits To further diversify your curriculum, choose a minimum of 6 elective credits. What Next? Keep reading Next: Course Descriptions ». Start Application Please review deadlines and admission requirements first. Stream channel morphology and hydraulics. Field methods for quantifying aquatic biota and habitat. Stream sediment transport and sediment effects on biota.
Research Interests: Assessing alternative Pacific Northwest ecological futures; Pacific salmon policy and management; ecosystem management and alternative management paradigms; ecological policy and decision analysis; interface between science, scientists, and policy.
I study the effects of land management practices on animals and habitats to guide development of sustainable forest management practices and advance our ability to conserve biodiversity over large and complex landscapes.
I have focused my research activities in the field of applied ecology in an attempt to understand environmental factors affecting the distribution and abundance of animals in managed ecosystems. Prospective graduate students should read through Future Ecologists on my Extension Wildlife site before contacting me. I study the impacts of anthropogenic activities e. For questions or feedback about our college or website, please Contact Us.
Skip to main content. Toggle menu Go to search page. Search Field. Corvallis, OR Having well-developed technical and soft skills will not only help students become a better communicators and practitioners, it will also aid in finding future jobs. Confidence gained from experiential training translates to determination and success in school and careers.
In real working environments, interns learn and practice relevant skills and often participate in planning and decision-making.
Individuals with a good work ethic accomplish more and often put an extensive amount of effort into working well with others. Completing real restoration projects teaches the value of taking responsibility at work.
Building competence begins from learning responsibilities and taking charge. Interns learn how projects are done and the skills and knowledge that are required for restoration jobs. MoER graduates will leave school with work experience and familiarity with applied restoration that will give them an advantage in the work force. Restoration is a highly collaborative field, requiring large and diverse teams to get most projects done. You will participate as part of those teams and learn to appreciate and empathize with the many different perspectives and roles of all the members of those teams.
Completing the MoER internship will make graduates more attractive to employers. Companies prefer graduates who have completed an internship and have work experience.
Interns have better work habits, possess well-developed applied restoration skills, and are more adept in the workforce. MoER graduates will not only be attractive to employers, but also scholarship panels and other opportunities to further their careers.
We will help you articulate what you are getting out of the above experiences and help you use it to market yourself to future and potential employers and clients by building a professional portfolio. Your portfolio will be a personal website that packages these real world experiences and products you produced in one easy to navigate, publicly accessible and professional site. As you fulfill your internship and shadowing credit requirements, you will document those on your own website turning in weblinks to specific pages.
Upon graduation, you will have a web portfolio that you can use to market yourself and entice employers to explore from your resume, cv, job applications or cover letters. There are benefits and detriments of both paid and unpaid internships. With an unpaid or volunteer internship experience, both the potential employer and the intern do not have to commit to too much.
We encourage students to start seeking out volunteer opportunities as a follow up to promising job-shadowing experiences. As a volunteer, the expectations are lower than that of a paid intern, and you can decide how much to commit, and gracefully exit if it is not a good fit. A paid internship is obviously desirable, but requires a bigger and more serious commitment from both you and the employer.
That commitment is important, and the Department of Watershed sciences encourages MoER students to seek paid internships. After completing a B.
MoER students will find program resources to help support their internship program. Our high-quality internship program takes experienced employees who advise students, aids in finding appropriate placements, coordinates with employers, and helps to troubleshoot problems. The MoER internship requirement is typically fulfilled by doing an aquatic- or wetland-oriented restoration summer internship off-campus.
MoER students are encouraged to complete the internship during the summer between their senior year and the start of the MoER program, but students are permitted to complete the internship at any time during their MoER year, including during the summer at the end of their one-year MoER program.
Internships can be performed at local, state, or federal agencies, consulting firms, or non-profit organizations that are external to Utah State University. Internships with USU as the employer are not eligible. For internship credit towards the credit MoER program requirements, prior to initiation of the internship students must submit a completed MoER Internship form to restoration usu. Work that is counted towards the MoER internship requirement should meet the following requirements:.
The MoER internship is completed for academic credit, however during your internship you need to consider what you are getting credit for. An internship experience offers career exploration as well as a resume builder, but it is important to remember that academic credit is awarded for the learning achieved, not for the work experience alone.
You cannot expect your internship setting, work supervisor or your faculty supervisor to make an internship a meaningful learning experience for you.
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