Environmental Planning OptionEnvironmental Planning Option Environmental Planning Environmental Planning

focuses on the choices we focuses on the choices we make as communities make as communities and as a society about and as a society about how to best tap some of how to best tap some of our natural resources our natural resources today while conserving today while conserving the rest for the future. the rest for the future.

You will only find one You will only find one undergraduate-level undergraduate-level environmental planning environmental planning program in the country, program in the country, and it is right here at and it is right here at Humboldt State Humboldt State University. University.

Planning for a Sustainable FuturePlanning for a Sustainable Future

The The PlanningPlanning curriculum introduces you to : curriculum introduces you to : Bio-physical sciences that help us Bio-physical sciences that help us

to understand our environmentto understand our environment The legal and regulatory, social and The legal and regulatory, social and

economic context in which natural economic context in which natural resources are planned for and resources are planned for and managed.managed.

The theories underlying planning The theories underlying planning practice and scientific analysis practice and scientific analysis methods that are widely used in methods that are widely used in rural community planning and rural community planning and wildland management efforts. wildland management efforts.

Public participation and conflict Public participation and conflict resolution methods in planning resolution methods in planning processes processes

The critical analysis and regulatory The critical analysis and regulatory processes of Environmental Impact processes of Environmental Impact AssessmentAssessment

Spatial analysis and Global Spatial analysis and Global Information Systems (GIS).Information Systems (GIS).

At HSU we are surrounded by the perfect At HSU we are surrounded by the perfect

laboratory for studying this fieldlaboratory for studying this field.. Are you interested in protecting and managing forests, Are you interested in protecting and managing forests,

wildlife, or wetlands by creating innovative conservation wildlife, or wetlands by creating innovative conservation plans? plans?

Do you seek to design communities that retain their Do you seek to design communities that retain their cultural and historic uniqueness while expanding pedestrian cultural and historic uniqueness while expanding pedestrian and bicycle friendly transportation options?and bicycle friendly transportation options?

The knowledge and skills you gain as a planning major at The knowledge and skills you gain as a planning major at Humboldt State place you in high demand with employers Humboldt State place you in high demand with employers in the natural resource and environmental planning fields, in the natural resource and environmental planning fields, and the uniqueness of our program will give you a and the uniqueness of our program will give you a competitive edge against other job applicants.competitive edge against other job applicants.

Our graduates are employed by:Our graduates are employed by: Community and county planning Community and county planning

departmentsdepartments

Federal and state land and resource Federal and state land and resource management agenciesmanagement agencies such as the such as the United States Forest Service, the National United States Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Natural Resource Park Service, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Calif. Department Conservation Service, Calif. Department of Transportation, Calif. Dept of Fish and of Transportation, Calif. Dept of Fish and Game ….Game ….

Environmental consulting firmsEnvironmental consulting firms that that specialize in environmental impact specialize in environmental impact assessment or ecosystem restorationassessment or ecosystem restoration

Non-profit advocacy groupsNon-profit advocacy groups and land and land truststrusts

Or they go on to:Or they go on to: Graduate degree programsGraduate degree programs in planning, law in planning, law

and natural sciencesand natural sciences