Visitor Use Management in Wilderness
These courses are hosted by the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center.
Prerequisites
There is one strongly recommended prerequisite for this course of study, The Wilderness Act of 1964.
Courses in the Visitor Use Management series are intended to be taken together. Each course builds on concepts introduced in the others and is designed to complement the full Visitor Use Management framework.
Fundamentals
This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamental principles of Visitor Use Management.
Monitoring
This course contains four modules that introduce the process for monitoring campsites, trail impacts, and visitor use. An optional section on monitoring visitor encounters is also included.
Register for Visitor Use Management: Inventory & Monitoring.
Strategies
This course contains four modules that explain management strategies in general and specific strategies to address biophysical and social impacts, including visitor education and the essential role it plays in managing visitor use.