CSN Bachelor of Applied Science degree programs

Join us in starting the CSN Bird Club! Connect with Red Rock Audubon, learn birding skills, and get involved in campus nature activities.

Exploring the heart of geology! Our field geology class had an amazing tour of the Lhoist limestone and dolomite mine, guided by one of our talented Environmental Management grads. A great hands-on learning experience in the field!

BAS - Environmental Conservation students spent the night east of Kingman, Arizona, conducting small mammal trapping! 🐭 They successfully captured five different species while being serenaded by coyotes and great-horned owls under the desert sky. 🌙🦉

Junior and Senior CSN students attended the ENV-BAS Fall 2025 Student Information Meeting on October 17, 2025! They had the opportunity to connect with industry leaders, explore career pathways, and network with peers across the BAS programs.

Field Geology students gearing up to measure a stratigraphic section at Lake Las Vegas — hands-on learning in action!

BAS Environmental Conservation students practiced Capture-Mark-Recapture with stuffed bunnies 🐇 and used radio telemetry to track “mammals” (their classmates!) in the field. 🦝📡

BAS - Environmental Laboratory Science students in their CHEM 496 capstone course sampling Eldorado mine tailings and water samples from Lake Mojave.
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BIO 400 students had some exciting encounters during their fieldwork, finding a very friendly baby gopher snake and catching a Uinta chipmunk during small mammal surveys! 🐍🐿️ To learn about population studies, they even practiced capture-mark-recapture techniques with plush bunnies!

Summer 2025 Field School (BIOL 400) took place at Parashant National Monument near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon! Students gained hands-on experience with GPS units, compasses, radio telemetry, game cameras, and biodiversity surveys. The highlight? Capturing a mountain lion on one of the cameras!

Congratulations to the BAS Environmental Conservation Class of 2025!

Emmanuel H a student in the BAS Environmental Laboratory Sciences degree was awarded the CSN Physical Sciences Outstanding Student 2025!

BAS-EC students teamed up with SNWA to run a triple-high bat net, helping monitor local bat populations. Every bat was safely swabbed to check for white-nose syndrome — and great news: Nevada is still clear! 🦇