This is a two-component course intended to teach students habitat assessment techniques for freshwater ecosystems, as well as the basic elements of hydrology. Applied aspects of limnology are emphasized. In the hydrology section of the course students study how water is distributed, moved and stored on a global scale followed by the study of processes at small scale.

Students must also register in the mandatory lab component of the course.

Prerequisite: Admission to second-year of the Renewable Resources Management Program, NOST 201 AND RRMT 125.