Welcome to the NRWT Program Webpage!
WHAT
IS THE NRWT PROGRAM?
You
can be a part of state, national, and private sector efforts to conserve
and manage dwindling resources like wildlife, fisheries, forests, soils,
and water. You can make a
significant difference by choosing a career that involves managing natural
resources. Garrett College's Natural Resources and Wildlife Technology
Program provides education and state-of-the-art technical training in many
natural resources management fields.
The NRWT Program emphasizes experience in practical settings in the field as well as in the classroom. This makes our graduates especially attractive to employers. The NRWT Program is also unique because several of the specialized NRWT courses offered are taught by professors who are also natural resources managers employed by State Natural Resources Agencies (see adjunct professor biographies hyperlinks below). This provides students excellent training opportunities that are based on actual practices in the "real world".
Students can also develop personal contacts with professionals in the field. This is invaluable for developing your career! In addition, professors within the program have secured several grants and can provide students with training and summer employment opportunities in a wide variety of fields such as wetland monitoring and restoration and capture, banding, and monitoring of migratory northern saw-whet owls. These grants are funded by a variety of private and governmental entities, including the state of Maryland's Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland Environmental Trust Fund (see hyperlinks below). The program also works closely with The Nature Conservancy, a highly successful and respected nonprofit environmental organization. Join our program and get on the job training using the latest technology and earn college credit in the Natural Resources and Wildlife Technology Program.
For more information about the Natural Resources and Wildlife Technology Program at Garrett College call our admissions office at (301) 387-3010 or contact any of our faculty members.
NRWT PROGRAM SPECIALIZED COURSES
| General Ecology | Fisheries Biology and Management |
| Wildlife Biology | Water Quality Assessment |
| Wildlife Techniques | Soil and Water Conservation |
| Habitat Management | Soil Science |
| Forest Management | Chemistry and Quantitative Methods for Natural Resource Science |
| Forest Measurement | Geospatial Data Collection and Analysis |
| Dendrology | Geographic Information Systems |
| Plant Systematics | Natural Resources Practical Skills |
| Environmental Science | Back Country Living Skills |
To maximize your chances of employment in this competitive job market, the NRWT Program provides an education that covers a wide range of subjects directly related to the industry. NRWT is all about hands-on training and practical field experience.
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Your
education at Garrett College will prepare you for employment with government
agencies, private companies, and nonprofit organizations in a variety
of natural resources, wildlife, and environmental fields, including
but not limited to the following:
Wildlife Management |
Forest Management |
Parks / Recreation / Interpretation |
Fisheries Management |
Ecotourism |
Wetlands Management |
Soil and Water Conservation |
Water Quality Monitoring |
Agricultural Inspection |
Environmental Consulting |
UNIVERSITY
TRANSFER OPTION
You
may choose to enter the work force after completing the Natural Resources
and Wildlife Technology Program or you may choose to transfer to a four-year
college. We can help you transfer to a four-year college that offers
a program in wildlife, fisheries, forestry, or environmental science. At
Garrett College, you will get the broad based education and experience
rarely available at a four year school. For more information
about the Natural Resources and Wildlife Technology Program at Garrett
College call our admissions office at (301) 387-3010 or contact any of
our faculty members.
FACULTY
INFORMATION
Kevin Dodge -
Professor of Wildlife and Biology (NRWT Program Director)
301-387-3328
Kevin Dodge e-mail
Kevin Dodge Biographical
Information
Peter Skylstad -
Professor of Biology and Natural Resources Technology (Assistant Program
Director)
301-387-3332
Peter Skylstad e-mail
Peter Skylstad Biographical
Information
Alan
Klotz - Adjunct Professor of Fisheries (biography)
Rick Latshaw -
Adjunct Professor of Wildlife and Habitat Mgmt (biography)
Mark Beals - Adjunct
Professor of Forestry
Search
for the Champion Tree (Mark Beals, NRWT Graduate and Adjunct Professor at work)
NRWT Program
Professor/DNR Biologist Rick Latshaw with endangered Allegheny Woodrat
Life Springs
Anew in Maryland Woods (article by NRWT Professor Rick Latshaw)
Disappearing
Act - The Mystery of Hoyes Run (article by NRWT Professor Al Klotz)
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"NRWT PROGRAM
IMAGES HYPERLINKS"
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Most of the image links below will load in under one minute. Use the "back button" on
your browser to return to the NRWT Homepage after viewing linked images. If
images do not load immediately, use the "view refresh" button on your browser.
Northern Saw-Whet Owl Project
The
links below are to the NSWO Project 2002 Field Season and the ProjectOwlNet
website. Each
fall, NRWT Program students operate a Northern Saw-Whet Owl banding station
in Garrett County. This project is a multi-state and multi-national
effort to gather data on NSWO migratory behavior and breeding success.
To view the video clip below, click on the link and then scroll down until you see "Watch a video clip of a saw-whet owl" (QuickTime, 34sec, 2.1MB)
Video clip of Professor Dodge discussing northern saw-whet owls for The Nature Conservancy
North
Branch of the Potomac Wetlands/Kempton Mine AMD Project Images
The
links below are to images of NRWT Program students at work (and play)
and information about the Kempton Mine Wetlands Monitoring and Restoration
Project. This
project is a $230,000 five year grant to the NRWT Program to restore critical
wetlands in the upper reaches of the North Branch of the Potomac River
watershed. Most images are small files and will load quickly, some
are large files (size noted in links) and may take some time to download. Use
the "view refresh" button if images do not load and use the "back button" on
your browser to return to the NRWT homepage after viewing each linked page.
NRWT Program Students in Action (Images)
The
Woodmont Experience
(click the link below to get an overview of the
weekend field trip to an historic hunting lodge)
The Woodmont Experience (weekend field trip to an historic hunting lodge 2002)
The links below will take you to images from the 2003 field trip to the Woodmont Hunt Club. Use the back button on your browser to return to the main page.
| Arrival at the Lodge | Archery | Chemical Immobilization lab | Tree Stand Techniques |
| Hunter Safety Olympics | Fine Dining at the Lodge | Dinner and a Movie | Trap and Skeet Challenge Course |
Newspaper/Magazine Articles and Letters of Commendation Related to the NRWT Program
NRWT Program Curriculum, Course Sequence, and Course Descriptions Hyperlinks
NRWT Program curriculum, course descriptions and course sequencecan be found in the college catalog
For NRWT Program Environmental Technology Course Descriptions,check the college catalog
For NRWT Program Biology Course Descriptions, check the college catalog
Hyperlinks
to NRWT Program Course Syllabi
CS
180 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Skylstad)
ENT 201 Chemistry
and Quantitative Methods for NRWT (Skylstad)
NRW 105 and
106 Environmental Science (Skylstad)
BIO 110
Natural History (Skylstad)
BIO
150 General Ecology (Dodge)
NRW
270 Forest Measurement (Beals)
NRW
275 Forest Management (Dodge)
NRW
283 Fisheries Biology and Management (Klotz)
NRW
286 Wildlife Techniques/Habitat Management I (Latshaw)
NRW
287 Wildlife Techniques/Habitat Management II (Latshaw)
Useful Websites for BIO 120 (Dendrology)
Useful Websites for NRW 181 (Wildlife Biology)
www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov//id/framlst/infocenter.html
www.natureserve.org/explorer/
www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/hntgp.html
(Maryland hunting and trapping
information)
www.dnr.state.wv.us/wvhunting/default.htm
(West Virginia hunting and trapping
information)
sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/PGC/hunting/index.htm
(Pennsylvania hunting and
trapping information)
webster.commnet.edu/mla.htm
(MLA format information)
Hyperlinks to NRWT Library Resources
Library
Research Databases
Web Search
Engines
Library
Databases by Subject
Library Web
Research Links
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"HYPERLINKS TO USEFUL AND INTERESTING NATURAL RESOURCES WEBSITES"
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