Wildland Recreation Behavior- Recreation Resource Management

• Instructor of Record in 2020, 2021, & 2022
• Communication intensive class

This course is divided into three 5-week sections/modules based on the following themes:

1) Principles of Wildlands & Recreation In this first section we will learn what defines wildland, how wildlands are used by humans, who is using wildlands for recreation, and why people recreate in wildlands.

2) Human and Ecological Dimensions of Recreation Use The second section of the course will focus on understanding the intersection of social and ecological issues associated with recreation use of wildlands.

3) Recreation Management Practices & Frameworks After we have gathered the context of the previous two sections, we will shift focus to an applied unit where we will examine exactly what is managed in wildlands and the management frameworks and approaches to provide recreation use and protects ecological resources