Paleontological Resource Management

Series Overview

These courses are hosted by the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center. The Paleontological Resource Management in Wilderness course of study is designed to build foundational knowledge and applied skills through a progressive series of courses.

Series Prerequisites

There is one strongly recommended prerequisite for this course of study, The Wilderness Act of 1964. It is also recommended that you take the Writing a Minimum Requirements Analysis course.

Courses in this series are intended to be taken in order. Each course builds on concepts introduced in previous courses and requires completion of earlier courses in the series.

Fundamentals

This course provides a foundational understanding of resource stewardship in wilderness and how management approaches differ from non-wilderness areas.

Inventory & Monitoring

This course builds on the fundamentals and focuses on inventory and monitoring processes used to inform stewardship and management decisions in wilderness.

Evaluating Scientific Proposals

This course addresses the evaluation of proposals for conducting scientific activity in wilderness and the decisions managers must make to preserve wilderness character.

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.