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Take introductory courses in resource management or specialized courses in areas such as endangered species conservation, water policy and law, air quality and timber harvesting.

Now available: AICP credit for your coursework
The Land Use and Natural Resources program is an approved provider of APA/AICP Certification Maintenance credits. Please visit the APA website to browse the list of eligible courses at UC Davis Extension. New classes will be submitted for approval as they are introduced. Questions? Email us or call (530) 757-8878.

Courses open for enrollment

Certificate program students: If you are interested in applying any of the courses on this page as an elective in the Land Use and Environmental Planning Certificate Program, please check with the Land Use and Natural Resources department at (530) 757-8878 to be sure the course you are interested in qualifies as an elective in this certificate program as some restrictions do apply.

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Sustainable Planning, Environmental Site Design and Development   November 20 button
CEQA Streamlining Toolbox: What Are CEQA's Streamlining Tools and How Do I Use Them?   December 16 button
Green Architecture   January 13 button
Thresholds of Significance in Environmental Planning   January 27 button
Climate Change Adaptation Planning   January 28 button
Annual Water Law Update   February 10 button
Green Building Materials and Construction Methods   February 17 button
Historic Resources Preservation   February 19 button
CEQA Update, Issues and Trends   February 25 button
Project Planning: Integration of Environmental Permits   March 3 button
Making Effective Use of Mitigated Negative Declarations   March 10 button
Clean Water Act Section 404: Nationwide and Other Specialized Permits   March 11 button
CEQA and Climate Change: An In-Depth Update   March 18 button

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A Community Design Approach to Innovative Storm Water Management button
A Low Impact Design Approach to Storm Water Management button
Advanced CEQA Symposium button
Air Quality Analysis button
An Overview of Water Law and Policy in California button
Bioenergy Systems button
Green Building and Sustainability Information Session button
CEQA: A Step by Step Approach button
California Environmental Quality Act: A Step By Step Approach button
California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) Part 2, Estuarine button
California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) Part 1, Riverine button
California Water Projects and Urban Water Supplies button
Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) Exam Review button
Climate Change: Is this a New Age for Land Use Planning and CEQA? button
Conservation Planning Training: Part II button
Designing Successful Restoration Projects: Meeting Current Laws and Regulations button
Introduction to TMDLs for Water Quality Enhancement button
Developing and Writing Effective CEQA Documents button
EIR/EIS Preparation and Review button
Ecology and Management of Vernal Pool Grasslands button
Endangered Species Regulation and Protection button
Energy Sources, End Uses and Impacts button
Environmental Issues on the Farm: An Overview of Environmental Requirements that Impact Agricultural Operations button
Environmental Issues on the Farm: An Overview of Problems and Solutions for Production Agriculture button
Environmental Justice, Public Health and the Built Environment button
Environmental Review of California Water Projects: Legal Requirements, Approaches and Techniques button
Environmental and Toxics Regulatory Update button
Erosion Control and Land Restoration button
Federal Cultural Resources Review of Land Development: Myth and Realities button
Flood Management in California button
Floodplain: How Is It Defined? button
An Overview of Fluvial Geomorphology button
Fundamentals of Salmonid Biology button
GIS Data Development and Integration button
GIS for Watershed Analysis: Advanced button
GIS and Watershed Analysis: Intermediate button
GIS for Resource Managers and Professionals button
Groundwater Law and Hydrology button
Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation button
Habitat Conservation Planning button
Habitat Enhancement and Management for Waterfowl Areas button
Habitat Restoration: Intensive Two-Day Workshop button
Identifying California`s Inland Fish button
Integrated Regional Water Management button
Integrated Regional Water Management Program: An Interactive Symposium button
Introduction to Fall Birds of Northern California button
Introduction to Spring Birds of Northern California button
Introduction to the California Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands (CRAM) button
It`s All About Structure and Powerful Sentences button
Mitigation Measure Development and Monitoring button
NEPA Overview and Refresher button
Pesticide Monitoring in Surface and Groundwater button
Practical Approaches to Erosion Control and Land Restoration button
Practitioner-Level Training in the California Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands (CRAM) button
Preserving California`s Rivers: Meeting Tomorrow`s Challenges button
Floodplain Conference button
Road Ecology button
Special Topics in Road Ecology: Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management button
Salmonid Biology button
Small Wind Energy Systems: Overview button
Soil Erosion Control Issues for Vineyards button
Solar Energy Systems: Overview button
Spawning Habitat Restoration button
Spawning Habitat Restoration button
Special Status Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern California button
Special Status Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern California button
Special Status Amphibians and Reptiles of Southern California button
Special Topics in Road Ecology: Water Resources button
Streambank Assessment and Restoration button
Successful CEQA Compliance: An Intensive Two-Day Seminar button
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act button
Sustainability and the Built Environment button
Sustainable Water Resources Management in Site Design and Development button
The Endangered Species Act: California`s Water Supply button
The Tuolumne River: Ecology, Resource Management and Whitewater button
Timber Harvest Planning and Regulation in California button
Timber Harvesting on Private and Federal Lands in California button
Water Quality Regulation and Permitting button
Water Resources Planning and Urban Growth button
Wetlands Regulation and Mitigation button