Learn employable skills to design and implement effective restoration and conservation strategies for natural areas and landscapes affected by the oil and gas, mining, forestry and agricultural industries. Recently added to the CARE major is the growing concern of urban conservation and stewardship.
You'll spend a substantial amount of time in the field doing the things you learn about in the classroom. Those include employable skills such as:
- how to ID over 300 species of native and non-native plants plus birds and amphibians, proper techniques for collecting soil and water samples, for soil restoration and for re-establishing plant communities
- how to classify soil and current practices for soil conservation
- mapping and ArcView GIS skills
- how to conduct ecological health assessments
- See the applied skills page for a more complete list.
Because we accept a maximum of 20 students each year, you’ll receive one-on-one instruction. Another Lakeland College advantage!
