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<br />.1<S\H <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />In recognition of the need for more ade- <br />quate training of specialists in the water <br />field, in watershed management, the Charles <br />Lathrop Pack Forestry Foundation just last <br />year made grants to three institutions for <br />furthering education in watershed management. <br />The University of Arizona received approximate- <br />ly $200,000'; the University of New Mexico re- <br />ceived an amount of $100,000 and in two separate <br />grants, actually, Colorado State University re- <br />ceived $75 000. Although we are low on the to- <br />tem pole there~ we certainly do appreciate the <br />help from the pack Foundation in making our pro- <br />gram possible. The Universitycf Arizona has <br />established a.Department of Watershed Manage- <br />ment in their College of Agriculture and in <br />addition to Watershed Management, will give <br />training in range management and forestry. <br />. Forestry particularly will be new to that in- <br />stitution. The University of New Mexico will <br />use their grant of $100,000 to further adult <br />e4ucation in conservation, including watershed <br />management. <br /> <br />Here at Colorado State University we have <br />established a cooperative watershed management <br />unit where we will offer professional training <br />at both the undergraduate and the graduate level. <br /> <br />Our first efforts were directed toward the <br />construction of an undergraduate curriculm. <br />This curriculum has recently been approved and <br />I have copies here for any of you who might be <br />interested. You can pick them up on your way <br />out if you have an interest in taking a look at <br />what we have included in this curriculum. The <br />curriculum follows very closely that which was <br />recommended by a special committee on training <br />needs of foresters and hydrologists for the <br />Society of American Foresters. It actually <br />stresses very heavily the basic sciences in the <br />mathematics, gives a lot less forestry than <br />you would find in most forestry curriculums and <br />it.has added more work in mathematics, geology, <br />soil science and engineering. We've cut out <br />on the forestry and we've added some professional <br />course work specifically in watershed management. <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />.The Pack Foundation indicated particularly <br />an interest in furthering education at the <br />graduate level. In response to this interest, <br />