Environmental Conservation and Horticulture

FLCC offers associate degrees and certificates in the environmental conservation, horticulture, and viticulture. Upon completing a degree program, students have the option of entering the job market or transferring to a four-year college or university.

Areas of Study

Cannabis Biology and Cultivation

Environmental Science

Fish and Wildlife Technology

Horticulture

Natural Resources Conservation

Viticulture and Wine Technology

Field Work Opportunities

Extensive field experiences in the Finger Lakes Region, the Adirondack Mountains, the Florida Everglades, and various national parks are offered as part of all degree programs. Other unique features include a conservation field camp emphasizing wildlife, fish and land management; a 250-acre campus with a nature trail where outdoor classes are held; a College arboretum; a greenhouse; three large boats for fisheries and limnology field work on the Finger Lakes; the Muller Field Station at the south end of Honeoye Lake, which includes a fish culture center; and the East Hill Campus in Naples.

Conservation Web Sites

• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service
• Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
• The Nature Conservancy
• National Park Service
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• United States Forest Service
• United States Department of the Interior
• Bureau of Land Management
• Student Conservation Association
• National Wildlife Federation
• The Audubon Society
• Sierra Club
• Wilderness Society
• North American Nature Photography Association