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Environmental and Natural Resources Option


The environment and natural resources option unites concepts from engineering and biology in the design and analysis of systems that protect and sustain the quantity and quality of water, soil, and other natural resources. Hydrology, storm water management, environmental protection, environmental remediation, water quality, erosion control, water treatment systems, irrigation, and water resources production and development are examples of career pursuits.

Irrigation boom
Where does water go after it falls on soil? Environment and natural resources students use their knowledge of soil and water to make decisions about irrigation and drainage. This expertise is used to help crops grow more efficiently while reducing erosion and protecting water quality.

Earthen dam
Where does water go after it falls on soil? Environment and natural resources students use their knowledge of soil and water to make decisions about irrigation and drainage. This expertise is used to help crops grow more efficiently while reducing erosion and protecting water quality.


Island
Ecological applications such as creating habitat for endangered species by determining a method for causing a new island to form in the middle of a river are also the job of environment and natural resources engineers. In the two semester capstone design course, students conceptualize, design, develop, build, and test an engineering design for a "realworld" client.



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