USP Codes are listed in brackets by the 1991 USP code followed by the 2003 USP code (i.e. [M2<>QB]).

1000. Introduction to Range Management. 1. Introduces range management profession and the department. Assists in outlining an academic and work experience program consistent with students’ career objectives. Discusses employment opportunities in range management and related fields. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)

2000. Principles of Rangeland Management. 3. Basic principles of range management as they apply to various regions and vegetative types. Relationship of range management practices to livestock production, wildlife management, forestry, hydrology and other land uses. Introductory course for majors and non-majors. Prerequisite: LIFE 1000 or 1010. (Offered fall and spring semesters)

2500. Rangeland Plant Identification. 2. Sight identification and distribution of western U.S. rangeland plants. Prerequisite: REWM 2000 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered fall semester)

3020. Nutritional Management of Grazing Ungulates. 3. Characterization of grazing animal nutritional needs and foraging behavior; rangeland forages and supplements. Management of animals and forages/feeds to optimize nutrient intake. Cross listed with ANSC 3020. Prerequisite: approved University Studies biological sciences course. (Normally offered fall semester)

3100. Principles of Wildland Water Quality. 3. Basic principles of aquatic chemistry and water quality as they relate to watershed management practices including livestock production, agronomic production, mineral and natural gas extraction and other land uses. Prerequisite: CHEM 1000. (Normally offered fall semester)

3390. Range Judging. 2. Identification of important range plants based upon specialized morphological characteristics. UW Range Judging Team is selected from this course. Prerequisite: REWM 3000, 3320, LIFE 2022 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered spring semester)

3500. Rangeland Plant Ecophysiology. 3. Examines plant physiological processes that have application to ecological and land management issues. Topics include carbon assimilation, water relations, mineral nutrition as applied to plant distributions, plant and system responses to grazing, as well as plant tolerance of extreme conditions including drought, excessive temperatures and changes in climate. Prerequisite: LIFE 2023. (Normally offered fall semester)

4000. Poisonous Plants and Plant Toxins. 3. Plants poisonous to livestock in Wyoming and the Mountain West; identification, ecology, toxic principles, physiologic responses of animals, situations leading to poisoning, control and management to prevent losses. Prerequisite: 12 hours of biological and chemical sciences. (Normally offered spring semester in even-numbered years)

4051. Environmental Politics. 3. [C2, W3<>(none)] Analyzes environmentalism as a political phenomenon. Provides students with a basic understanding of how to analyze political issues by: (1) examining the historical and contemporary issues that produce controversy over environmental matters; and (2) surveying the impacts of these issues on the formulation and implementation of laws, policies, and regulations. Cross listed with POLS, ENR, G&R and AMST 4051. Prerequisite: POLS 1000.

4052. Federal Land Politics. 3. Examines the political forces that have shaped and continue to shape federal land policy and management. Explores the interactions between democratic decision making and science in the management of federal lands. Surveys the sources of controversy over federal land management and methods for harmonizing public demands with technical expertise. Cross listed with POLS/ENR/G&R/AMST 4052. Prerequisite: POLS 1000.

4103 [3103]. Range and Ranch Recreation. 3. [C2<>(none)] Understanding of public demands for leisure use of public and private rangelands; potential impacts on rangeland resources, ranch practices and families and other rangeland users. Students prepare public range or private ranch recreation operations plan. Graduate students assist in peparation and presentation of lecture. Dual listed with REWM 5103. Prerequisites: REWM 2000 and G&R 2550 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered spring semester)

4150 [3150]. Behavior Modification for Production of Grazing Herbivores. 3. Strategies for manipulation of behavior and management of the grazing herbivore will be developed from scientific and practical information. Designed to equip the student to manage for animal and natural resource production. Dual listed with REWM 5150. Prerequisites: REWM 2000 and ANSC/REWM 3020 or ANSC 3100 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered spring semester)

4200. Reclamation of Drastically Disturbed Lands. 3. Overviews reclamation of drastically disturbed lands in the west, emphasizing surface mined lands. Includes principles of ecology, agronomy, soils and other relevant disciplines as applied to mitigate adverse environmental impacts of land disturbance. Prerequisite: LIFE 2400, AECL 2100 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered fall semester)

4210. Land Reclamation Seminar. 1 (Max. 2). Discusses pertinent topics within the reclamation field of disturbed lands. Prerequisite: REWM 4200 or concurrent registration. (Normally offered fall semester)

4285. Wildland Hydrology. 3. Teaches essential and unique characteristics of hydrologic cycle as occurred on range and forest lands, concentrating on quantification of these processes and storages. Dual listed with REWM 5285. Prerequisite: M1<>QA. (Normally offered fall semester of even-numbered years)

4300 [3320]. Grass Taxonomy. 3. Identification of grasses and their place in range management and world agriculture. Prerequisite: REWM 2000 or concurrent registration. Dual listed with REWM 5300. Prerequisite: LIFE 2022 (Normally offered spring semester)

4330. Rangeland Ecosystem Assessment and Monitoring. 3. [M3<>(none)] Inventory and analysis of rangeland resources; vegetation; as well as concepts and techniques for utilization, condition, trend and suitability determination. Prerequisites: M1<>QA (such as MATH 1000), REWM 2000, S1<>SB (Normally offered fall semester)

4340. Reclamation Techniques Field Trip. 2. Provides increased comprehension of current land reclamation problems and solutions by means of a field trip to sites in region where land reclamation is occurring. Prerequisite: REWM 4200 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered fall semester)

4350. Rangeland Management Techniques Field Trip. 2 (Max. 4). Visits to range improvement projects and range research areas. Prerequisite: one full year of biology, preferably botany. (Normally offered spring semester of odd-numbered years)

4530. Seminar. 1 (Max. 2). Discusses pertinent range management problems. Prerequisite: REWM 2000. (Offered both semesters)

4540. Problems. 1-4 (Max. 6). Experimental work or intensive reading and discussion on range management problems. Includes problems offered in the following areas of range management: natural resources ecology, livestock habitat, business, improvements, watershed, reclamation, extension and international development. Prerequisite: basic training in field of problem selected and consent of instructor. (Offered fall, spring and summer)

4550. Internship in ____. 1 (Max. 4). Supervised field experience in range management or disturbed land reclamation. No more than 3 credits. Prerequisites: basic course work in subject selected and consent of instructor. (Offered fall, spring and summer)

4580. Rangeland Restoration Ecology. 3.  Detailed analysis of various disturbed ecosystems unique to western rangelands. Primary emphasis on plant community restoration following degradation from edaphic, biotic, hydrologic, and topographic influences on degradation and strategies for vegetative rehabilitation. Strong focus on current research to formulate restoration strategies. Dual listed with REWM 5580. Prerequisites: REWM 4850 or 4200, BOT 4700.

4700. Wildland Watershed Management. 3. Studies hydrological cycle with specific emphasis on the role of vegetation in hydrologic processes such as interception, surface detention storage, infiltration, percolation, runoff and water quality. Utilization of watersheds and vegetation manipulation practices to modify these hydrologic processes. Prerequisite: REWM 2000, CHEM 1000, LIFE 1000 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered spring semester)

4710 [4180]. Watershed Water Quality Management. 3. Studies watershed processes controlling water quality. Examines impacts of land use activities such as agriculture production, livestock grazing and mineral and natural gas extraction on surface water and ground water quality. Emphasis will be placed on water quality modeling and management. Dual listed with REWM 5710. Prerequisites: CHEM 1030, MATH 2200 and CHEM 2230 recommended. (Normally offered spring semester)

4750. Wildlife Habitat Restoration Ecology. 3. Emphasis on fundamental and applied aspects of restoration ecology for terrestrial wildlife habitats following anthropogenic and natural disturbances. Although the course overviews theoretical concepts applicable to many systems, there is a focus on applications for wildlife habitats in western North America. Dual listed with REWM 5750. Prerequisites: REWM 4330 and 4850.

4830. Ecological Applications for Wildland Management. 2. Emphasis on ecologically sound management to develop an understanding of interactions among rangeland ecosystems and herbivores and the influences of rangeland management on ecosystem stability, resilience and succession trajectory. Prerequisites: LIFE 2400 and REWM 2000. (Normally offered spring semester)

4850. Rangeland Vegetation Management Techniques. 3. Uses applied ecological principles in restoration of degraded rangeland ecosystems to introduce methods for manipulating rangeland vegetation that satisfy land management objectives. Provides ecologically-sound practices to maintain optimal and sustained yield of rangeland products. Prerequisites: REWM 2000 and USP SB course. (Normally offered spring semester)

4900. Rangeland Management Planning. 3. [W3<>WC] Applies planning processes that integrate soil, vegetation, water, livestock, wildlife and environmental regulatory considerations within the context of satisfying ecologically sustainable rangeland management objectives. Prerequisites: REWM/ANSC 3020, REWM 4330, AGEC 1020, and SOIL 4120. (Normally offered spring semester)

4990. Undergraduate Teaching Practicum. 1 (Max 2). Teaching experience in classroom or laboratory assisting faculty instructor. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)

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