I Introduction to ski area management with emphasis on maintenance and operations. Core course requirements are employment interview and procurement, transportation, daily diary, report and supervisor evaluation. Open only to NATR seniors. Bird evolution, behavior, migration. Laboratory work covers bird anatomy, classification and identification.
Field trips give firsthand experiences in the identification of area species.
Agents of erosion with resulting land formations. The principles of Plane Surveying are explored. Investigation is made of elementary field techniques and office procedures with emphasis on agricultural and Natural Resource applications. Familiarization with various modern surveying instruments, analysis of error and survey computations is emphasized. Field work includes taping, differential and profile leveling, traversing and topographic mapping.