Overview
Managing natural resources is a challenging task given the pressures of legal mandates to keep wilderness natural yet untrammeled. This course will discuss the qualities of wilderness character and the dilemmas in managing these equally.
Course Format
This course integrates informational text, interactive practice activities, engaging videos, Learn More opportunities, and supplemental reference materials. Following the course, you will take a brief assessment requiring you to demonstrate your understanding of key course concepts. Upon successful completion of the assessment you will be awarded an electronic certificate of completion.
Course Schedule
This course is self-paced and integrates self-study allowing you flexibility in the time needed to complete the course. Within each course, you decide the order and progression you’d like to take, allowing you to revisit and review sections in greater depth as needed.
Course Chapters
- Restoration Dilemma
- Myth of Pristine
- Untrammeled and Natural
- Wilderness Ideal
- Conflicting Approaches
- Decision-making Tool
- Case Study