Environment General Courses (ENVIRON)

graduate level, taught in Durham

298.47. Wilderness Management. This course will cover the fundamental American concepts of wilderness, the legal and historical framework for wilderness, the ecological and social issues that underlie management of a wilderness area, and the development and practical application of terrestrial wilderness management techniques. The course will also briefly discuss the American concept of wilderness as it has been applied to developing and first nations. The course will be a reading and discussion intensive course.

The course will have a required 2-day field trip to a regional protected area to examine the challenges of managing small wilderness areas in a human matrix.

Instructor: Swenson. 2 units.