,IPM.,* R E P O R T R E S U M E S ED 020 135 SE 004 629 EDUCATION IN NATURAL RESOURCES, PROCEEDINGS ANDRELATED PAPERS FROM A SEMINAR SERIES AT COLORADOSTATE UNIVERSITY 1963 -64. BY- FOSS, PHILLIP O. COLORADO STATE UNIV., FT. COLLINS PUB DATE 64 EDRS PRICEMF-$0.50 HC-$4.06 100P. DESCRIPTORS- *CURRICULUM, *CONSERVATIONEDUCATION, *EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, *HIGHER EDUCATION,' NATURAL RESOURCES, CONFERENCE REPORTS, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,GRADUATE STUDY, SCIENCES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, STATE FEDERALSUPPORT, UNDERGRADUATE STUDY, REPORTED ARE THE SEMINAR PAPERS ANDPROCEEDINGS OF A. CONFERENCE WHICH INVESTIGATED THE FIELDOF NATURAL RESOURCES AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE COURSE ANDDIRECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES STUDY AT THE COLLEGEOR UNIVERSITY LEVEL. THE CONFERENCE AND SEMINARS HELD ATCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DURING 1963-64 GAVE PARTICIPATING FACULTYMEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW UPON THE IDEAS ANDEXFER:ENCE OF KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE STUDYAND PRACTICE OF RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. PART 1 IS A COMPENDIUMOF A CONFERENCE, "TRAINING IN NATURAL RESOURCES FORGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL," ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THEVARIOUS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS AND FROM STATE ,ND FEDERALAGENCIES. PARTS 2-5 RELATE THE TEXTS OF SEMINAR PAPERS,PRESENTED BY RECOGNIZED AUTHORITIES WHO DISCUSSED PROVISIONS FOR 41(ob. DEVELOPING TRAINED, PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL IN THE NUMEROUS FIELDSOF NATURAL RESOURCES. UNANIMITY WAS NOT PRESENT FORALL ISSUES. HOWEVER, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT (1) AN UNDERGRADUATECURRICULUM IN NATURAL RESOURCES IS DEFENSIBLE ANDMAY BE DESIRABLE AS A "GENERAL EDUCATION" OR "LIBERAL ARTS" TYPEPROGRAM,(2) MOST PRESENT UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS ARE INADEQUATEIN PROVIDING NECESSARY TRAINING FOR RESOURCE MANAGERS,(3) A SPLIT-MAJOR MIGHT BE. AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEMPOSED IN ITEM 2,(4) THERE IS A NEED FOR REVISION OF THE GRADUATEPROGRAM (SUGGESTED REVISIONS ARE INCLUDED),(5) INCREASED EXCHANGES OF PERSONNEL BETWEEN RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE UNIVERSITYWOULD BE DESIRABLE, AND (6) THERE SHOULD BE BETTERCOORDINATION OF RESEARCH BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITIES ANDCOOPERATING AGENCIES. (DS) REPOR TR ESUMES ED 020 135 SE D04 629 EDUCATION IN NATURAL RESOURCES, PROCEEDINGSAND RELATED PAPERS FROM A SEMINAR SERIES ATCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY 1963-64. BY- FOSS, PHILLIP 0. COLORADO STATE UNIV., FT. COLLINS PUB DATE 64 EDRS PRICE MF -$D.50 HC -$4.D8 100P. DESCRIPTORS- *CURRICULUM, *CONSERVATIONEDUCATION, *EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, *HIGHEREDUCATION, *NATURAL RESOURCES, CONFERENCE REPORTS, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,GRADUATE STUDY, SCIENCES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, STATE FEDERALSUPPORT, UNDERGRADUATE STUDY, REPORTED ARE THE SEMINAR PAPERS ANDPROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE WHICH INVESTIGATED THE FIELDOF NATURAL RESOURCES AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE COURSEAND DIRECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES STUDY AT THECOLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY LEVEL. THE CONFERENCE AND SEMINARS HELDAT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DURING 1963-64 GAVE PARTICIPATINGFACULTY MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW UPON THE IDEASAND EXPER:ENCE OF KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE STUDYAND PRACTICE OF RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. FART I ISA COMPENDIUM OF A CONFERENCE, "TRAINING IN NATURAL RESOURCES FORGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL," ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THEVARIOUS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS AND FROM STATE AND FEDERALAGENCIES. PARTS 2-5 RELATE THE TEXTS OF SEMINAR PAPERS,PRESENTED BY RECOGNIZED AUTHORITIES WHO DISCUSSED PROVISIONS FORDEVELOPING TRAINED, PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL IN THE NUMEROUSFIELDS OF NATURAL RESOURCES. UNANIMITY WAS NOT PRESENT FORALL ISSUES. HOWEVER, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT (I) AN UNDERGRADUATECURRICULUM IN NATURAL RESOURCES IS DEFENSIBLEAND MAY BE DESIRABLE AS A "GENERAL EDUCATION" OR "LIBERAL ARTS"TYPE PROGRAM, (2) MOST PRESENT UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS AREINADEQUATE IN PROVIDING NECESSARY TRAINING FOR RESOURCEMANAGERS, (3)A SPLIT-MAJOR MIGHT JEAN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEMPOSED IN ITEM 2,(4) THERE IS A NEED FOR REVISION OF THE GRADUATEPROGRAM (SUGGESTED REVISIONS ARE INCLUDED), (5)INCREASED EXCHANGES OF PERSONNEL BETWEEN RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEUNIVERSITY WOULD BE DESIRABLE, AND (6) THERE SHOULD BE BETTERCOORDINATION OF RESEARCH BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITIES ANDCOOPERATING AGENCIES. (CS) MAY- 3 1968 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION& WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROMTHE PERSON OR ORGANIZATIONORIGINATING IT. POINTS OF VIEW OROPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICEOF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. EDUCATION IN NATURAL RESOURCES Proceedings & Related Papers from A Seminar Series at Colorado State 'University 1963-64 Edited by Phillip 0. Foss O O EDUCATION IN NATURALRESOURCES Proceedings & RelatedPapers from A Seminar Series at Colorado State University 1963-64 Library of Congress CatalogCard Number 64-64914 Sponsored by Committee on Educationin Natural Resources Natural ResourcesCenter Colorado State University and The ConservationFoundation Edited by Phillip 0. Foss 2 4 Committee on Education in Natural Resources 1963-64 Colorado State University Norman A. Evans Head, Department of AgriculturalEngineering Rufus B. Hughes Chairman, Department ofEconomics Clinton Wasser Dean, College of Forestry andRange Management Robert Whitney Head, Department of Agronomy Phillip 0. Foss Professor of Political Science,Chairman 4. A 3 Table of Contents Introduction000000 OOOOO 000000000000OOOOOOOOOO4 Mlf Seminar I Proceedings of Seminaron Training in Natural Resourcesfor Government Personnel000 OOOOOO 00000000OOOOOOOOOOOOOO 000 6 Seminar II Education in NaturalResources Stephen H. Spurr OOOOO 000000000000*OOOOOO18 Seminar III Education in NaturalResources Sol D. Resnick. 00 OOOOOOOOO0000000000000000 28 Seminar IV University Programsin the Field of Natural Resources Irving K. Fox.000000000 OOOOO000000000010000 36 Seminar V Natural ResourcesPrograms in the University Curriculum Norman Wengert 57 Concluding Statement ............ OOOOO000004100 95 4 INTRODUCTION In the Fall of 1962a Task Committee in Natural Resources was appointed by thePresident of Colorado State University to generallyinvestigate the field of natural resources and to makerecommendationson the course and direction of naturalresources studies in the university. The Task Committee recommended theestablish- ment of a Natural Resources Centerto coordinate research and educationprograms with aresources content. This recommendationwas adopted and the basic organizationalstructure hasnow been estab- lished. Partiallyas a result of theinterest generated by the Task Committee, a separateCommitteeon Educa- tion in Natural Resources was formedto study the subject "Natural Resources: What toteach and how to teach it." Since a substantial proportion ofgraduates in the various resources specialtiesare employed by government, the Committeefirst solicitedthe advice of the various Federaland State ofColorado resource agencies inthe form ofan all-day con- ference held on August 8, 1963. Proceedings of that Conference and a roster of participantsare included in this report. The Committeenext arrangeda series of faculty 5 seminars on thesame subject (NaturalResources: What to teach and howto teach it.) with each seminar session chaired byc recognized authorityin some field of natural resources. The paperspresented during this seminarseries comprisethe major portion of the report. Seminar chairmenwere supplied with copies of previous papers in an effort to obtaina cumulative effect. The principalpurpose of the Conferenceand the seminar serieswas to provide thefaculty of Colorado State Universitywith an opportunityto draw upon the ideas and experience of knowledgeablepersons engaged in the study and practice ofresources management. However, the Committee believes that thethinking of the participantsin this endeavormay be of value to both resource managers and educators andhas consequ- ently compiled and made availablethe proceedings and related paperscontained in thisreport. The seminar serieswas supported in part bya grant from theConservation Foundationof New York City. Views expressedin this reportare those of the speakers and do notnecessarily reflectthe opinions of the Conservation Foundation or ofColorado State University. June 1964Phillip 0. Foss Professor of Political Science ColoradO State University 6 SEMINAR ONE SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS SEMINAR ON TRAINING IN NATURAL RESOURCESFOR GOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL Colorado StateUniversity August 8, 1963 Participants A roster ofparticipants followsthis report. Representatives were present from: Councilof Economic Advisers, Office of the ChiefExecutive; 'orestService, USDA; Bureau ofLand Management,USDI; Public Health Service, HEW; Bureauof Sport Fisheriesand Wildlife, USDI; Bureau ofOutdoor Recreation,USDI; Economic Research Service, USDA; Soil ConservationService, USDA; Bureau of Reclamation, USDI; Corps ofEngineers, Dept. of the Army; Colorado WaterConservation Board;Colorado Department of Game,Fish and Parks;and Colorado State University. Guidelines for.Discussion Since participationin the seminarwas restricted to government agency representativesand faculty, the disuassion was oriented towardsthe training needsof personnel in governmentresource managing agencies. Prior to the seminar,agency representativeswere given the list of questions whichfollows as a guidefor discussion. SOME MATTERSWHICH SHOULD RECEIVETHE ATTENTION OF THESEMINAR ON TRAINING IN NATURALRESOURCES FOR GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL Note: We hope agency representatives willbe prepared to commenton these items. 1. Are training programs, conducted byuniversities, for governmentpersonnel of highpotential, necessary or desirable? 2.