ENVS 372 - Our Wildland Heritage

Institution:

The University of Montana-Western

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Description:

This course will trace the history of the public concern for the loss of natural lands (wilderness) and follow the development of the Wilderness Act of 1964 in the United States and its content including limitations and opportunities. The course includes an inventory and profile of the public land use agencies (U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management) as well as operation and ethics regarding private natural lands. Students will be able to complete an "Operating Plan" for public and private land use cooperatively with land managers, produce a "risk management" plan for land use leading groups, and produce equipment, meal, and personnel requirement lists for effective group land us

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umwestern.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 683-7011

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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