Cultural Resource Management in Wilderness
Fundamentals
This course is hosted by the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center.
This is the first in a series of three courses in the Cultural Resource Management in Wilderness course of study. This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the importance of cultural resources in wilderness, and how stewardship of those resources differs in wilderness from areas that are not wilderness.
There is one strongly recommended prerequisite for this course, The Wilderness Act of 1964. It is also recommended that you take the Writing a Minimum Requirements Analysis course.
Register for Fundamentals course.
Inventory and Monitoring
This is the second in a series of three courses in the Cultural Resource Management in Wilderness course of study. This course provides you with a basic understanding of the inventory and monitoring processes as related to cultural resources.
There is one strongly recommended prerequisite for this course, The Wilderness Act of 1964. It is also recommended that you take the Writing a Minimum Requirements Analysis course and Cultural Resource Management in Wilderness: Fundamentals.
Evaluating Scientific Proposals
This is the third in a series of three courses in the Cultural Resource Management in Wilderness course of study. This course discusses the process for evaluating proposals for conducting scientific activity in wilderness related to cultural resources and the decisions wilderness managers must make in order to preserve wilderness character with such activity.
There is one strongly recommended prerequisite for this course, The Wilderness Act of 1964. It is also recommended that you take the Writing a Minimum Requirements Analysis course, Cultural Resource Management in Wilderness: Fundamentals, and Cultural Resource Management in Wilderness: Inventory and Monitoring.
Registration
Wilderness E-Learning Courses Transitioning to New Platform
The Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, in partnership with the Eppley Institute, has long provided 36 e-learning courses for agency and public use. These courses will soon be updated and transitioned to a new platform hosted by the Wilderness Institute at the University of Montana.
What to Expect:
- Starting July 1, 2025: Courses will be available through the Eppley Institute for a fee during the transition.
- After the transition: Courses are expected to be offered again at no cost on the new platform.
We appreciate your patience during this shift.
Questions? Contact info@wilderness.net.