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Provide and promote leadership in the knowledge of natural resources by offering a quality education program in: soils/land use, forestry, aquatic ecology, wildlife/habitat and current issues to the teachers, students and citizens of North Carolina.
That all students have a basic, scientific knowledge of natural resources to help them become environmentally aware citizens who are able to make good decisions as adults.
To promote a desire to learn more about: the natural environment, our natural resources and solving natural resource problems.
To promote stewardship of our natural resources.
To develop critical thinking skills, cooperative problem solving skills, and decision making skills of students in the protection, management and wise use of our natural resources.
To provide students with experience in environmentally oriented activities to enable them to become environmentally aware, action oriented citizens.
To introduce students and teachers to natural resource agencies and their personnel.
To get students interested in pursuing a natural resource field of study in college and advanced education.