Land, Air and Water Resources is a multidisciplinary department with faculty who specialize in atmospheric, plant, resource, soil and water science, hydrology, and water engineering. Teaching and research focus on both agricultural and environmental science. The faculty contribute to numerous other undergraduate and graduate programs in the Colleges of Letters and Science, Engineering, and Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Graduate programs in Atmospheric Science, Soil Science, and Hydrology offering both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees; as well as Undergraduate programs in Atmospheric Science, Soil and Water Science, Hydrology, and Environmental and Resource Sciences are available at the Davis Campus of the University of California.