How do they match: Conservation Scientists

  • Conservation Engineer
  • Erosion and Sediment Control Professional
  • Erosion Control Design and Installation Contractor
  • Interdisciplinary Environmental Engineer

  • Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands. May instruct farmers, agricultural production managers, or ranchers in best ways to use crop rotation, contour plowing, or terracing to conserve soil and water; in the number and kind of livestock and forage plants best suited to particular ranges; and in range and farm improvements, such as fencing and reservoirs for stock watering.

  • Compute design specifications for implementation of conservation practices, using survey or field information, technical guides or engineering manuals.
  • Provide information, knowledge, expertise, or training to government agencies at all levels to solve water or soil management problems or to assure coordination of resource protection activities.