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Managing Special Provisions

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the special provisions as associated with the unit, such as grazing allotments, dams, mining claims, inholdings, ditches, and access to state or private lands, etc.

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of management practices, general technical considerations, law, regulation, and policy, associated with special provisions

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Ability to identify and report violation of approved uses (agency specific)
Ability to respond to incursions, assess reports of non-compliance and other law enforcement cases of special provision uses
Skilled in coordinating with other specialists to determine appropriate management of special provisions

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Wilderness History, Law, Regulation, and Policy

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Wilderness Act of 1964 and other significant enabling legislation, i.e. Eastern Wilderness Areas Act, ANILCA, Endangered American Wilderness Act, Colorado Wilderness Act, etc.

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of other legislation affecting the National Wilderness Preservation System, ie: American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA), Clean Air Act (CAA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), etc.

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the evolution of wilderness history, the wilderness concept and the people and events who influenced that evolution

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of agency regulation, policy, and guidelines

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of differences in policy between the four wilderness management agencies where applicable

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key NGOs and their interpretation of wilderness law, regulation, and policy

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Ability to apply the above knowledge to local wilderness issues and projects

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Ability to interpret agency regulation and policy for unit staff

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Ability to provide management recommendations to decision makers

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Wilderness Planning

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the specific unit's land management plan direction for wilderness

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the relationship between wilderness and other unit management plans

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the project planning process and its relationship to land management plan direction

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the theory and concepts of Limits of Acceptable Change, Visitor Experience and Resource Protection, or similar planning processes

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of agency or unit wilderness information database

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the units: wilderness resource, values, and management issues

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of NEPA requirements
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the wilderness resource and principles of management sufficient for representing it in interdisciplinary situations with other resource specialists

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Ability to accomplish collaborative planning at both the project and program level
Ability to identify issues, develop and implement project plans

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Ability to develop wilderness program action plans or implementation schedules

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Ability to identify and communicate wilderness research and technology development needs

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Ability to apply research

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Ability to ensure that wilderness planning is interdisciplinary and integrated with other planning documents
Skilled in involving other government agencies and the public in the collaborative planning process where agency appropriate

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Skilled in interdisciplinary planning
Skilled in wilderness information, education, and interpretation planning and implementation

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Skilled in developing partnerships

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Skilled in applying the minimum requirements analysis process

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Wilderness Field Skills

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the wilderness resource

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    • Contact your state and regional wilderness coordinator for Unit Wilderness Workshop course
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of "Leave No Trace" principles and ethics

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of wilderness search and rescue procedures
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of agency fire management policy and operations, and minimum impact strategies and tactics (MIST)

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of wilderness rules, regulations and policies specific to the unit

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the minimum requirement principle

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of revegetation or other practices and techniques needed to address impacts of use

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of law enforcement techniques if appropriate to agency
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of impact and resource monitoring protocols

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Ability to effectively communicate with wilderness users, inholders and adjacent land owners

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Ability to act decisively and calmly under conditions of emotional and physical duress
Ability to collect evidence and prepare case reports on violations if appropriate to agency
Ability to safely navigate in a wilderness setting using the mode of travel appropriate for the setting, i.e., hiking, backpacking, packstock, canoe, skiing, snowshoe

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Ability to implement revegetation or other techniques needed to address impacts of use

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Ability to serve in the role of Resource Advisor on wilderness fires

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Ability to provide input on minimum requirements evaluation

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Ability to identify project needs and lead projects

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Ability to implement law enforcement procedures depending on agency guidelines
Ability to work with volunteers and partners on project work

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Ability to ensure staff safety and competency in wilderness settings
Ability to collaboratively complete minimum requirements analysis and provide recommendations

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Ability to incorporate wilderness law, regulation, and policy, and principles in the management of fires, search and rescue, or other emergencies
Ability to develop and direct project work plans

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Ability to resolve user conflicts
Skilled in the safe use of primitive/traditional/non-motorized tools

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Skilled in wilderness information and education techniques

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Skilled in constructing and maintaining trails, campsites, and facilities

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Skilled in safe wilderness navigation, travel, and camping including "Leave No Trace" techniques

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Skilled in impact and resource monitoring techniques

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Skilled in training and supervision of field skills
Skilled in identifying opportunities and developing volunteer programs and partnerships
Skilled in providing support for developing and administering contracts and agreements

Visitor Use Management and Monitoring

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of agency commercial services policies and procedures

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of inventory and monitoring techniques

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of visitor use and impacts

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of visitor use management techniques

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of public contact principles and techniques

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of wilderness education tools and techniques

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of processes to determine capacities of areas and analyze alternatives when recreation capacity exceeds standards

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of permit (rationing systems) and allocation processes

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current and national wilderness visitor uses trends

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the relationship between visitor use management and other components of the wilderness resource

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of wilderness education programs and tools

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key NGOs and local or regional political issues related to use of public lands

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of techniques for measuring/understanding wilderness visitor experiences

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of outdoor recreation management principles
Ability to monitor visitor use and impacts

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Ability to compare use and impact levels with planning objectives

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Ability to identify and implement visitor use management actions

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Ability to determine the need for commercial services

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Ability to issue and administer commercial service permits/authorizations if appropriate to agency
Ability to partner with researchers
Ability to work with local NGOs and special interests to address wilderness issues

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Skilled in monitoring visitor use and impacts

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Skilled in effective communication with wilderness users
Skilled in developing and using wilderness education programs and tools
Skilled in identifying research and science needs
Skilled in evaluating research and science project proposals
Skilled in using web-based wilderness resources

Natural & Cultural Resources Management and Monitoring

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of plant and animals species common to the area

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of species of special concern including threatened and endangered or non-native invasive species

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the human history and prehistory of the area

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of data collection methods

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the role that natural processes play in wilderness

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of natural history and ecological principles

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Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of threats to biophysical resources

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Ability to work with resource management specialists to determine inventory and monitoring needs for all biophysical and cultural resources

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Ability to effectively represent the wilderness resource when working with other resource specialists to reach a common understanding of goals and objectives unique to wilderness

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Ability to coordinate with other resource specialists in determining monitoring needs and developing monitoring plans

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Ability to train personnel in data collection and analysis

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Ability to assess potential threats to wilderness and recommend actions to reduce or eliminate threats

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Ability to develop and implement monitoring programs at a variety of scales

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Ability to coordinate, facilitate, monitor, advise, and communicate practices used to preserve and protect the wilderness resource

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Ability to maintain database records
Skilled in inventory and monitoring natural and cultural resources and impacts where resource specialists are unavailable

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Skilled in developing and using wilderness education programs and tools

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Skilled in identifying research and science needs

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Skilled in evaluating research and science project proposals

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Skilled in compiling, analyzing and using data when making short and long term program recommendations

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