Deciding to Keep Wilderness Wild: Four Cornerstones for Wilderness Managers

This course is hosted by the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center.

This course explores the four most important principles of managing wilderness: Preserve Wildness and Natural Conditions, Protect Wilderness Benefits, Provide and Use the Minimum Necessary, and Manage Wilderness as a Whole. The course is designed to stimulate your thought process so that when you are faced with difficult wilderness stewardship issues, you can make well-informed decisions that minimize negative impacts to wilderness character as required by The Wilderness Act of 1964. 

Prerequisites

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.

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 wilderness e-learning courses for agency and public use. These courses are being updated and transitioned to a new platform hosted by the Wilderness Institute at the University of Montana.

If a course listed above does not currently include a registration link, you can use the links below to see all wilderness courses currently available at no cost.

View available courses on the University of Montana extended learning site

Browse wilderness courses through the Eppley Institute

• During the transition: Courses remain available through the Eppley Institute for a fee.
• 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.