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<br />.;-- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-3- <br /> <br />will give assistance and guidance to graduate students in water- <br />shed management in the conduct of either thesis or dissertation <br />research. <br /> <br />Professional coursework offered includes Principles of Water- <br />shed Management, largely a basic course consisting of a combination <br />of forest influences and elementary forest hydrology; Watershed <br />Management, a techniques course which includes field and laboratory <br />work as well as field trips; and Watershed Programs, Administration <br />and Policy, which covers the histoDY of water conservation, federal, <br />state and local responsibilities in water resources and the basic <br />principles of water law. Graduate courses include Watershed Anal- <br />ysis in which each student makes a field survey and prepares a <br />complete problem analysis including remedial measures recommended <br /> <br />for a local watershed; Research Methods in Watershed Management; <br /> <br />and Advanced Studies in Forest Hydrology. In addition to these, <br />special problems, seminar, and research courses are available. <br />Within 30 miles of our campus we have access to study areas <br />in five major life zones ranging from the Great Plains to alpine <br />tundra and snowfields. Four major United States rivers originate <br />in Colorado's mountains: the Platte, Arkansas, Rio Grande and <br />Colorado. Outstanding researchers and scientists in soil and water <br />conservation and watershed management, in the Forest Service, Agri- <br /> <br />cultural Research Service and the Soil Conservation Service are <br /> <br />located on or near our campus and are available for guest lectures <br /> <br /> <br />and consultation. The facilities of the Fraser and ~1anitou <br /> <br /> <br />Experimental Forests are readily accessible for instructional and <br /> <br />1735 <br />