The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the Federal laws and policies most frequently encountered by public land and resource managers; students will learn the goals and requirements of laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) , and the Clean Water Act (CWA); the course will also discuss laws and policies associated with protecting wetlands, floodplains, archeological resources, migratory birds, and wilderness.

Students in this course will review fundamental concepts in animal population ecology, develop expertise in estimating population size and vital rates, and examine single-species, multi-species, age-structured, and spatial models of population dynamics, as well as life history strategies.

The overall aim of this course is to make direct links between principles of ecological theory and applied aspects of natural resource management; the specific aims are to: understand how knowledge of ecological concepts and theories can assist natural resource managers; develop an understanding of current environmental issues from both an ecological and an economic perspective as well as proposed solutions to environmental problems; appreciate the complexity, functions and value of ecosystems; become familiar with manipulating data; explore basic modeling methods to help understand and addres

Designed to acquaint the student with major land use practices on lands that produce wildlife, how these influence wildlife production and alterations or manipulations of habitat used to achieve specific wildlife management goals.