About our Programs

Land Use and Natural Resources at UC Davis Extension

UC Davis Extension offers a variety of courses and programs that focus on two of our most precious resources - the environment and the people who live and work in it. Our Land Use and Natural Resources program is the largest of its kind in the western United States, meeting the continuing education needs of planners, attorneys, resource managers, government officials, developers and others involved in the planning process and the management of environmental resources. The diversity of subject areas in Land Use and Natural Resources reflects the synergy between environmental and land use issues. This collection of programs offers popular courses and certificate programs that have been offered for many years, as well as programs in new and emerging subjects, such as ecosystem management.

Land Use

Planners, resource managers, developers and attorneys learn the newest tools and concepts in land-use planning in our cutting-edge courses and conferences. Our land-use programs address critical topics such as infrastructure, public finance, laws that govern land-use planning, transportation circulation and a host of issues affecting planning at the community and local government levels.

Natural Resources

Planning practitioners, public agency staff, consultants, attorneys and resource managers will find a wealth of continuing education courses, workshops and statewide conferences that focus on a variety of natural resource subjects. Learn the latest about water quality, CEQA and NEPA, resource management, habitat conservation, endangered species, and wetlands regulation and protection.