Environment and Natural Resources

An aerobic septic system, or aerobic treatment unit (ATU), uses oxygen to breakdown both dissolved and solid constituents into gases, cell mass, and non-degradable material contained in wastewater. This online course will teach you how to properly maintain and operate your ATU.

Learn to design and manage solar powered pumping systems for landscape and small landowner farming operations. This course provides 4 hours of continuing education units for Texas Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, and others who self-report.

Learn to design and manage wind powered pumping systems for landscape and small landowner farming operations. This course provides 4 hours of continuing education units for Texas Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, and others who self-report.

Learn the basic science of electricity and how to safely and accurately troubleshoot common electronic components of irrigation systems. This course provides 8 hours of continuing education units for Texas Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, and others who self-report.

This course will provide new landowners with education on wildlife, livestock, forages, and land stewardship to help them learn basic land management concepts as they begin to make decisions about their land.

Explore how to start a beehive with this online beekeeping course for beginners. Learn how to start a beehive, honey bee biology, beekeeping equipment needed and more.

This course is designed for landowners and pesticide applicators who are looking for aquatic vegetation management techniques or CEUs. During this course, you will learn why aquatic vegetation is problematic, how to manage it, prevention methods, and effective forms of control and mode of action.

This online course is designed for landowners and pesticide applicators who are looking for techniques to control pond algae and floating aquatic plants, commonly known as pond weeds or pond grass. This course offers 1 hour of IPM CEU credit.

This course will inform participants about riparian and watershed processes, the benefits that healthy riparian areas provide, and the tools that prevent and/or resolve degradation and improve water quality.

The center pivot is the agricultural irrigation system of choice because of its low labor and maintenance requirements, convenience, flexibility, performance, and easy operation. This self-paced course will provide the learner with even more information about center pivots to improve their operations.

This introductory course covers climate terminology, natural climate factors, how human activity can influence weather and climate, measurement and interpretation of recent climate trends, and climate projections. After completing this course, you should be better prepared to process and interpret climate information.

Learn how to calculate and produce weekly, monthly, or annual irrigation water budgets for any urban landscape. This course provides 4 hours of continuing education units for Texas Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, and others who self-report.