This power-point presentation reviews some of the resources available online for wilderness managers and was presented during the WILD9 Wilderness Management Seminar (November 2009).
31. Wilderness.net: Webmaster Lisa Eidson, [email_address] Cell: 406-396-3607 University of Montana Wilderness Management Distance Education Program: http://wmdep.wilderness.net/courses.htm Forest Service International Programs: http://www.fs.fed.us/global/is/welcome.htm International Protected Area Management (ISPAM): http://www.protectedareas.net/seminar.ISPAM.htm Wildlands and Protected Area Management Course (Spanish): http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpam-course/ World Database on Protected Areas: http://www.wdpa.org/ The Wild Foundation: http://www.wild.org/ MANAGER RESOURCES
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26 toolboxes, 7 new ones planned for 2010 – climate chage, law enforcement, night sky, advanced visitor use management (capacity, risk mgmt)…
Examples: Problems – trails, campsites, litter, crowding, stock, waste, wildlife, water Strategy: reduce use of entire/problem area, modify timing of use, modify visitor expectations, increase resistance of resource, rehab resource
PDF’s include purpose, description, current usage, costs to visitors, costs to management, effectiveness
Courses are offered year around. Free. Started/stopped at any time. 5 more in development including climate change, natural resource mgmt, cultural resource mgmt, wilderness character monitoring
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Resources including free download of The Wild Planet Project