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Watershed Resources Program
Watershed Hydrology and Management is the art and science of managing the natural resources of wildland drainage basins, with special consideration given to the quantity and quality of the water resource. At the University of Arizona, the Watershed Resources (WSR) Program is within the School of Renewable Natural Resources of the College of Agriculture. U-A is recognized internationally as a leading institution in the management of dryland resources, and WSR faculty have established linkages with many foreign institutions and agencies, especially in Africa, Latin America, and Mexico. Watershed faculty are involved in international activities and graduate students from many different countries are a major component in the Watershed Management student body.
The Program cooperates actively with the US Agricultural Resource Service in watershed scale research at the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watersheds near Tombstone, and at the Santa Rita Experimental Watersheds near Tucson. In addition, research projects are conducted with the USDA Forest Service in the Southwest and the Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station.
Undergraduate Studies
*The Watershed Hydrology and Management option for undergraduate studies is under the Wildlife, Watershed and Rangeland Resources major. Courses consider the management needs of whole watersheds and their multiple uses. Emphasis is placed on the use and protection of forests and rangelands in the Southwest for the critical resources of water, wildlife habitat, recreation, and other values. Students in watershed management may select one of several areas of specialization to further develop their knowledge in physical hydrology, forest hydrology, rangeland hydrology, soil hydrology, water quality, or aquatic biology.
This option is structured to emphasize the biological and physical sciences in combination with professional natural resources course work. Beyond a basic science core, a core of renewable natural resources courses is required which are broad in scope and provide an understanding for the integrated and sustainable management of all natural resources and uses of forests and rangelands. In addition to specialized course work specific to the management of the surface water resource, the curriculum emphasizes social science, communication skills, and procedures for analyzing policy. These non-technical tools are becoming increasingly important components of successful resource management activities.
Graduate Studies
The objective of graduate studies
(M.S., Ph.D.) in Watershed Management is to prepare students for careers in
water-related aspects of the management of natural resources, with emphasis
on the role of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. Graduate study
areas include experimental hydrology, mathematical modeling of hydrologic processes,
evaluation of the impact of natural and anthropogenic changes upon the hydrologic
environment, and development of computer-based technology for management of
watershed resources. Research required for the M.S. thesis or Ph.D. dissertation
trains the graduate in application of hydrologic principles to watershed resources
planning and management.
Contact: Program Chair, Watershed Resources Program, School of Renewable Natural Resources, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721; (520) 621-7255 or 621-7260 (Graduate Program). http://www.srnr.arizona.edu/wsm
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Watershed Science Program
Watershed science is the interdisciplinary study of the natural processes of human activities that affect water resources on a basin or catchment scale. At Colorado State, the Watershed Science Program is within the Department of Earth Resources and "has long been recognized as the premier program in the world". Strengths of the department include a strong emphasis on field studies and an interdisciplinary approach to resource issues. The departmental focus on field work and the physical sciences complements the ecological and social emphasis of the four other departments in the College of Natural ResourcesFishery and Wildlife Biology, Forest Sciences, Rangeland Ecosystem Science, and Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism.
Undergraduate Studies
A Bachelor of Science degree is offered in watershed science. This major is broad-based, allowing students to obtain a sound academic and practical basis for professional careers. The program requires a solid grounding in the physical and natural sciences before undertaking upper-division courses in topics such as land use hydrology, land use and water quality, and watershed analysis. Completion of the undergraduate degree qualifies the student for the federal hydrologist job series as well as for a wide variety of careers in hydrology, watershed, and water resources management.
The major curriculum requires 128 semester hours minimum, with courses selected from: Natural Resources, Engineering, Soil Science, Biology/Chemistry/Physics, Math/Statistics, Communication Skills, Optional Technical Courses, and University Studies. The watershed science minor provides a basic understanding of the discipline and is complementary to a wide variety of other majors such as geology, forestry, range, soils, fishery and wildlife biology and engineering.
Graduate Studies
The M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs in watershed science are internationally renowned. The strong placement record and extensive alumni network attest to the quality and relevance of the graduate program. Each graduate student follows a custom-tailored program of course work and independent study developed with his/her advisor and graduate committee. Each student is required to obtain the technical skills needed to evaluate basic watershed processes, and then apply these skills to issues of land management, water resources planning and management, and watershed restoration.
A non-engineering M.S. degree in water resources planning and management is also offered. Employment opportunities at all levels are excellent and diverse. Areas of expertise include hydrology, water quality, monitoring of water resources, international watershed management, wetlands, cumulative effects, alpine hydrology, and geographic information systems.
The M.S. program usually takes two academic years, requiring a minimum of 30 semester credits and a thesis or professional paper. Taking three additional years, the Ph.D. demands a total of 72 credits beyond the B.S. degree. An original research project must be presented as a dissertation and defended in an oral exam.
Contact: Dept. of Earth Resources, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins CO 80523-1482; (970) 491-5661; fax (970) 491-630; e-mail: jhanna@cnr.colostate.edu
Website: http://www/cnr/colostate.edu/ER
Watershed Management
Undergraduate Studies
The Forestry Department at Humboldt State University (HSU) administers the Watershed Management minor. Students focus on watershed processes and the interactions between geophysical, biological, and socioeconomic factors in bounded geographic drainage basins. The interplay between watershed processes and the management of other natural resources is integral to these studies. Curriculum for the minor includes four required courses (Soil Science, Geomorphology, Watershed Management, and Forest & Range Hydrology) plus three classes from a restricted list of electives.
Graduate Studies
The Master of Science Degree in Natural Resources is available to those wishing to pursue a graduate degree in forestry/ watershed management. The M.S. degree may be pursued as either a research degree or as a professional degree. The main difference is in whether a thesis or professional project/paper is the culminating exercise. Prospective graduate students are strongly encouraged to converse and visit with professor(s) in the Forestry/ Watershed Department as to whether graduate study topics the student may be interested in pursuing are available at HSU. Generally, a graduate student must be accepted by a faculty member before admission is granted.
Contact: Dr. Douglas Jager, Professor of Forestry & Watershed Management, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521. E-mail: djj1@axe.humboldt.edu ; HSU Office 707-826-4224; HSU Fax 707-826-5634.
Watershed Management Minor Requirements
Watershed Management Graduate Program Home Page
Interesting Watershed Management Campus Seminars
http://www.humboldt.edu/~djj1/courses/wshdsem/seminars.html
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Watershed Science Program
Watershed Science at Utah State is an inter-departmental program administered through the Watershed Science Unit in the College of Natural Resources. The Unit and program began in 1974 with the purpose of training students in principles of hydrology, water quality, and watershed management that could be applied to both Forest and Rangeland ecosystems. The challenges facing watershed science in the 1990s and beyond have grown in scope.
A basic premise of the watershed science program as it now exists at Utah State is that watersheds are a fundamental natural resource unit. They are distinct landscape features within which water interacts to influence and link forest, range and aquatic ecosystems. Watershed science is defined as the interdisciplinary study of the physical, chemical, biological and ecological interactions within a drainage basin that affect the quantity and quality of water and other natural resources that depend on water.
Since the movement and use of water transcends the disciplinary boundaries of most traditional academic programs, the faculty believe watershed science can be most effectively approached through a cross-departmental, interdisciplinary program. Faculty participation is represented by 22 professors with professional interests in some aspect of watershed science. In addition, both agency collaborators and faculty associated with the Utah Water Research Laboratory (College of Engineering) are affiliated with the Unit.
The program has maintained its historical strengths in hydrology and watershed management, while greatly expanding in other areas. The recent addition of Geography and Earth Resources to the College of Natural Resources provided expertise in fluvial geomorphology, remote sensing, geographic information systems, meteorology, and climatology. Faculty with a watershed perspective in Fisheries and Wildlife contribute expertise in how lake, stream, and wetland ecosystems are linked to and respond to watershed alteration. Water on the landscape is the common denominator that unites the interests of all of these faculty.
Students can pursue BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees emphasizing watershed hydrology, ecology, or management. These options focus on different aspects of watershed science and are designed to provide the flexibility necessary to an interdisciplinary program. In the hydrology option, students apply physical sciences and engineering to understand how processes such as streamflow generation, moisture storage, and erosion are affected by watershed disturbance. Those in the management option receive a broader training in managing wildland resources for multiple uses, including the water resource. The ecology option is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the multiple linkages that exist between the physical and biological components of hillslope, riparian, and aquatic ecosystems.
Undergraduate Studies
The BS Major in Watershed Science curriculum requires a total of 126 semester credits, divided into these categories: University Studies15; Supporting Math and Science49; Natural Resources Core16; Watershed Science Core27; Communication Skills/ Economics9; Electives (Physical Science, Watershed Ecology, Watershed Management, Watershed Policy)10. The Minor in Watershed Science demands 10 credits of Core courses plus two other courses of 67 units.
Graduate Studies
Previous training in watershed science is not a prerequisite for admission, although a sound background in the biological sciences is recommended. Successful applicants without the necessary background in watershed science will be expected to obtain it in the course of their studies for the advanced degree.
The minimum requirement for a master's degree is 45 semester credits, including 36 credit hours in residency ad 921 credits of thesis research. A Ph.D. degree has a minimum of 90 approved graduate credits in addition to a master's degree or 135 graduate credits with no master's degree.
Graduate courses in Watershed Science include: Fluvial Geomorphology, Disturbed Land Hydrology, Small Watershed Hydrology, Hillslope Geomorphology, Stream Ecology, Forest Biogeochemistry, Avalanche and Snow Dynamics, and Snow Hydrology.
Contact: Watershed Science Program, Utah State University, UMC 5250, Logan UT 84322-5250; phone (435) 797-2547 or -2572; fax 797-1871. Website: http://www.usu.edu/~cnr/watershed/waterhme.htm
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Certification in Watershed Management
Since 1997, Portland State University has offered a series of courses aimed at midcareer professionals in various disciplines who seek to enhance their career and communications skills in the multidisciplinary areas of watershed health, law, policy, science and technology. Completion of the series earns a certification in watershed management.
The watershed certificate series of courses provides learning opportunities to be competitive in a field that demands skills and knowledge in ecosystem health, science and technology, administration and planning, geography, law, economics, public rights and involvement, policy, communications and resources management.
The last four courses in the current Extended Studies Program series will be offered in February, March and June 1999. They are:
"Open Space" Training: A Communication Technique
This two day course provides the participant with an intense but preliminary overview of how to facilitate meetings using the process of "Open Space".Open Space is a communications and action generating process that you may use in your very real public and private meetings. Open Space may be used effectively to facilitate actions, decisions and "ownership" of watershed and wetland values and decisions. This process has an impressive record of allowing watershed and wetland stakeholders to resolve conflict, agree on change, understand complex/diverse factors and agree on important decisions. Outcomes of your Open Space facilitated meetings may include shared commitment and ownership of watershed and wetland values and management direction.
Instructor: Jack Donaldson, Ph.D.
Date: February 4 and 5, 1999, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Fee: $285
Credit: Not offered for credit
Watershed Strategic Planning, Management and Restoration
This course incorporates the comprehensive skills needed by professionals responsible for the future of specific watersheds. This course emphasizes the multidisciplinary analysis of whole watersheds, communications and resource skills needed in effective mediation, plan implementation and reporting, and the fundamentals of systemwide restoration on functional
resource units. Topics include: developing wholebasin watershed analysis; basinwide restoration strategy; integrating specific restoration tactics; monitoring and assessment planning; linking economic development with restoration; funding strategies; and the complementary role of government, local citizen groups, watershed managers, the business community, and landowners.
Instructor: Peter Lavigne
Date: March 36, 1999
Fee: $435
Three graduate credits available: Optional: $40 per credit ($120), registration for credit only at door.
River and Watershed Restoration
Team taught by experts, this four day lecture and field course is a survey of stream and watershed restoration methods. The survey will include the principles and concepts of fluvial geomorphology, stream dynamics, and plant ecology. A range of restoration designs will be presented and there will be a discussion of the role of hydrologists, geomorphologists, and hydraulic engineers in river and stream restoration design. Onsite field experiences will be a part of the course.
Instructors: Ann Riley and Dennis O'Conner
Date: March 31April 3, 1999
Fee: $485
Three graduate credits available: Optional: $40 per credit ($120), registration for credit only at door.
Texts: Recommended: Riley, Ann. Restoring Streams in Cities. Island Press, 1998; Leopold, Luna. A View of the River. Harvard Press, 1996
Perspectives in Watershed Health: A Field Study of the Deschutes Watershed
This exceptional 5 day field course takes place within and around the Warm Springs Reservation and Deschutes River watershed area of Central Oregon. This course allows you to learn and experience watershed health and management issues in a large, multiplestakeholder watershed with overlapping and interrelated natural scientific and user influences. Field topics will include watershed ecology, landscape and hydrologic systems and applications, numerous stakeholder and manager views and discussions, conflicts and decision frameworks, watershed assessment systems, monitoring, strategic planning, and more. Space is limited to 12 participants.
Instructors: Jack Donaldson, Ph.D.
Date: June 2125, 1999
Location: Deschutes Watershed, Central Oregon
Fee: $345
Please call for more info: 5037255388 or 18005478887 ext 5388
Two Graduate credits: $40 per credit ($80), registration for credit only at the door
Contact: To register for the current offerings in the Watershed Certificate program, please contact: PSU Extended Studies Registration, PO Box 1393, Portland OR 97207 or contact Dick Dewey: fax: 5037254840; phone: 5037255388; email: dick@ses.pdx.edu. WEB: http://extended.pdx.edu/wetdel.htm
To receive information about future Watershed Certificate Program offerings, contact the Executive Leadership Institute at 8005478887 x5153 or email: chambersj@pdx.edu
Graduate Studies in Watershed Stewardship
The purpose of this new (1998) interdisciplinary Graduate Option in Watershed Stewardship is to educate a new type of professional, able to develop and implement interdisciplinary solutions to complex water resource issues. The degree program includes broadening course work in the full range of watershed-relevant disciplines, specialized course work in watershed management, and a year-long interdisciplinary team project addressing real watershed stewardship challenges in Pennsylvania communities. The program is offered exclusively to a twenty-student class, which will pursue the program together for two years. Student teams will participate in a two-semester community-based watershed stewardship project. This Keystone Project will provide opportunities to learn, develop skills, and perform service to aid Pennsylvania's communities and watersheds. It will be conducted in partnership with government, non-profit organizations, landowners, and businesses in the project watersheds.
This Watershed Stewardship Graduate Option is intended for students interested in careers in: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Communications, Community Development, Conservation Management, Ecology, Ecosystem Management, Forest Hydrology, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Ecology, Limnology, Public Policy, Regional Planning, Stream Restoration, Water Resource Management, Watershed Management, Wetland Restoration, and Wildlife & Fisheries Science.
Currently, the Department of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A.) and the School of Forest Resources (M.S., M.Agr., M.F.R., Ph.D.) provide the Graduate Option in Watershed Stewardship in their graduate curricula. Prospective students may apply through those programs. Fellowships will be provided for selected students to participate in the Graduate Option in Watershed Stewardship.
This program is sponsored by the Center for Watershed Stewardship, a partnership of the Heinz Endowments and The Pennsylvania State University (see below for a description of Center). For more information, see Web site at: www.larch.psu.edu/watershedstewardship.html
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Certificate in Watershed Management
Watersheds can be thought of as an integrating focus, the most appropriate spatial and functional unit, for many resource management and environmental concerns. There are very few degree programs in Water Resource Management and few graduates have the opportunity to be exposed to the interdisciplinary nature and methods of watershed management per se. For these reasons, the University of British Columbia developed the Certificate in Watershed Management program. It provides practicing professionals in government, industry and independent sectors with the conceptual and technical skills to formulate responses to water resource issues.
Participants increase their understanding about how to link disciplinary areas and also how collaboration is required to resolve the escalating number of water resource conflicts. The Certificate comprises five courses: one core course is required (see below) and four elective courses which registrants can choose depending on their individual needs and interests. Courses generally require 30-35 hours of contact time, or the equivalent of self-study time.
A unique aspect of the UBC program is the combination of distance education and face-to-face delivery of courses. Distance education responds to the expressed needs of working professionals for programs that provide flexibility in the time and location of learning. A Distributed Learning technology-based approach is being adopted. The intent is to make the entire program available as soon as possible through distance education: print, CD-ROM, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other technologies.
Faculty contribute to the program from many academic units: Forestry, Applied Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Geography, the Fisheries Centre, the Sustainable Development Research Institute, and Community and Regional Planning, as well as the Institute for Resources and Environment (which includes Westwater Research, Forest Economics and Policy Analysis, and Resource Management and Environmental Studies).
Contact: Certificate in Watershed Management, The University of British Columbia, Continuing Studies, 5997 Iona Dr., Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z1. (604) 822-1444. E-mail: watershed@cce.ubc.ca
