Courses
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Active Shooter: What You Can Do
Learn how to respond to an active shooter situation in your agency.
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An Overview of Aquatic Management (Webcast)
This previously recorded webcast includes an overview of five main topics that must be considered in order to manage a safe and successful aquatic environment. Learn MoreFree -
Aquatics 1: Principles Of Aquatics Management
In this course, learners will begin to examine aquatics and aquatics management. Learn More$59.00 -
Aquatics 2: Personnel And Training
In the Aquatics 2: Personnel and Training course, you will examine the aquatics team. The various positions that make up the aquatics team will be described to enable you to identify key positions that are necessary to make your aquatics facility work effectively and efficiently. Learn More$59.00 -
Aquatics 3: Risk Management
This course focuses on ways to reduce or eliminate risks in aquatic spaces. Risks inherent to aquatic spaces and various codes that regulate aquatic facilities will be reviewed. Learn More$59.00 -
Aquatics 4: Aquatics Programming
This course addresses the planning and management of these programs and provides details about traditional and new trend programs that facilities are utilizing across the country. Learn More$59.00 -
Aquatics 5: Maintenance And Equipment
This course will introduce you to the concepts associated with the successful operation of the technical aspects of a pool.
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Basics of Wilderness Stewardship Certificate
Explore the history, philosophy, and application of wilderness law and policy in the United States.This sixteen-week course of study provides a comprehensive understanding of the basics of management in designated wilderness areas.This Certificate is designed for seasonal Wilderness rangers, federal personnel working near or with an interest in Wilderness Stewardship.
This Certificate is designed for seasonal Wilderness rangers and federal personnel working near Wilderness or with an interest in Wilderness Stewardship.
Already a full-time Wilderness program manager? See our Fundamentals of Wilderness Stewardship Certificate.
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Curso Educativo para Navegantes del Santuario Marino Nacional de los Cayos de Florida
A medida que usted avance en este curso, aprenderá a apreciar este ambiente especial y las reglas que tenemos para protegerlo. También se enterará de las muchas maneras en las que usted genera un impacto en los Cayos y en sus recursos naturales. El tomar este curso y utilizar los recursos que aquí se proveen lo convertirá en un navegante más responsable y seguro.
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Data and Decision Making
This previously recorded one-hour webinar will introduce participants to best practices in identifying data sources, creating data, and using data for management decision-making.
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Deciding to Keep Wilderness Wild: Four Cornerstones for Wilderness Managers
Explore the four most important principles of managing wilderness: Preserve Wilderness and Natural Conditions, Protect Wilderness Benefits, Provide and Use the Minimum Necessary, and Manage Wilderness as a Whole.
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Developing an Outstanding Urban Green structure. A Norwegian Best Practice Example
This previously recorded one-hour webcast is designed for park and public agency employees who are interested in obtaining the Certified Park Professional (CPP) or Certified International Park Professional (CIPP) credential.
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Evaluating A Minimum Requirements Analysis
This course is designed to assist individuals charged with approving Minimum Requirements Analyses (MRAs). The stories and case studies presented in this course are based on real cases and real MRAs. Learn More
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Evaluating Scientific Proposals for Cultural Resources in Wilderness
This course is the third in a series of three courses on Cultural Resources Management in Wilderness. It provides a comprehensive overview of the process used to evaluate proposals for scientific activity in wilderness.
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Boater Education
Gain an appreciation of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s special resources and the important rules that protect both the resources and boaters in the Keys.
Para ver este curso en español, haga clic aquí.
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Fundamentals of Managing Cultural Resources in Wilderness
Part one in a series of three courses in the Cultural Resources Management in Wilderness course of study, this course provides a basic understanding of the importance of cultural resources in wilderness and examines how stewardship of those resources in wilderness is different from stewardship in areas that are not wilderness. Learn MoreFree -
Fundamentals of Wilderness Stewardship Certificate - Cohort Beginning October 1st
Explore the history, philosophy, and application of wilderness law and policy in the United States. This seven-month course of study provides a comprehensive understanding of the basics of management in designated wilderness areas.
This certificate is designed for early-career, full-time, NWPS Wilderness program managers.
Interested in a similar experience for those federal agency personnel working in units with Wilderness or seasonal Wilderness rangers? See our Basics of Wilderness Stewardship Certificate.
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Great Meetings with Great Outcomes
This course provides a brief introduction to the benefits of facilitation in group settings.
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History of Parks: Conceptual Justification for Developing and Maintaining Parks
This recorded webcast is designed for park and public agency employees who are interested in the history of parks. The session will include historical details, drawings and photographs of the people and places who make up the story, their objectives, successes and failures.
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Interpretation and Coaching for ABMC Managers
The purpose of this course is to help ABMC managers further appreciate their role as supervisors, coaches, auditors, and appraisers of interpretive programs and projects. Interpretive coaching and supervision are important responsibilities of ABMC supervisors.
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Introduction to Resource Protection: Recorded
Explore the universal challenges you will encounter when charged with the protection of natural and cultural resources along with providing for public use and access. Learn MoreFree -
Inventory and Monitoring of Cultural Resources in Wilderness
This course is the second in a series of three courses on Cultural Resources Management in Wilderness. It provides an in-depth look at the special requirements of inventorying and monitoring cultural resources in wilderness.
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Managing Special Provisions in Wilderness: Commercial Services
Explore the processes for determining which and to what extent commercial services may be necessary in wilderness. Learn MoreFree -
Managing Special Provisions in Wilderness: Minerals
This course will provide wilderness managers a comprehensive overview of their role in managing mineral rights in wilderness.
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Managing Special Provisions: Inholdings and Rights-of-Way
This training course addresses the management of rights-of-way and access to inholdings in designated wilderness.
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National Monuments and Conservation Areas Course of Study
This course of study explores the management of national monuments and conservation areas on Bureau of Land Management-managed land. Learn MoreFree -
Natural Resource Management in Wilderness: Air Quality
Learn the natural resource management techniques relevant to air quality in wilderness.
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Natural Resource Management in Wilderness: Challenges In Natural Resource Restoration
This course discusses the decision-making process for planning natural resource restoration in a wilderness area. It is essential that managers consider impacts to the untrammeled and natural qualities of wilderness when contemplating restoration efforts within wilderness boundaries.
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Natural Resource Management in Wilderness: Evaluating Proposals For Scientific Activity
Learn about the process of evaluating proposals to conduct scientific activity in wilderness and the decisions wilderness managers must make in order to preserve wilderness character while such activity occurs.
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Natural Resource Management in Wilderness: Fish And Wildlife
Learn the basics of fish and wildlife management in wilderness. The course covers guiding principles and includes case studies to demonstrate a variety of management options.
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Natural Resource Management in Wilderness: Fish And Wildlife Inventory and Monitoring
Learn the fundamentals of monitoring fish and wildlife in wilderness, and see examples of monitoring programs. Learn MoreFree -
Natural Resource Management in Wilderness: Fundamentals
This course presents the legal foundation for managing natural resources in wilderness and addresses the myths and realities of wilderness management.
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Natural Resource Management in Wilderness: Monitoring
Learn the importance of natural resource monitoring and what resources are appropriate to monitor in wilderness.
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Natural Resource Management in Wilderness: Night Sky
Preserving natural lightscapes is one of many management actions that helps protect cultural traditions, visitor experiences, and the physiological and ecological processes of wildlife in wilderness. This course will discuss the fundamentals of lightscape resource management, including threats to the night sky in wilderness and relevant principles of management.
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Natural Resource Management in Wilderness: Soil and Water
This course discusses the importance of management and monitoring soil and water resources—inside and outside wilderness; the various laws relating to management; and identifies strategies for prevention, mitigation, and restoration of impacts on soil and water resources in wilderness.
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Natural Resource Management in Wilderness: Soundscapes
Learn to differentiate between sounds and noises in wilderness soundscapes, identify threats to wilderness soundscapes, and examine strategies for soundscape management.
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Natural Resource Management in Wilderness: Threatened & Endangered Species
Learn the guidelines managers should follow in order to satisfy the requirements of the Wilderness Act, the Endangered Species Act, and agency policies when managing threatened and endangered species in wilderness.
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Natural Resource Management in Wilderness: Vegetation
This training course addresses the management of rights-of-way and access to inholdings in designated wilderness.
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Park and Recreation Facility Management Practices Certificate Program
Build a foundational understanding of facility management practices, particularly as they apply to parks and public lands agencies. The certificate program follows the Asset Management Process, an approach used by the National Park Service.
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Park and Recreation System Master Planning Certificate
The purpose of this certificate program is to prepare park and recreation agencies to conduct a system master plan. The components can be used in several types of planning and will ultimately prepare agencies to either 1) conduct the planning process on their own, or 2) be prepared to collaborate with a contractor to facilitate the master planning process. This certificate covers the fundamentals of a system master plan according to the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA).
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Professional Development: A Look at WPA Certification and Process
This previously recorded one-hour webcast is designed for park and public agency employees who are interested in obtaining the Certified Park Professional (CPP) or Certified International Park Professional (CIPP) credential.
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Strategies for Creating Large Canopied Trees in Urban Areas
Trees are as important as ever in our growing cities – the need to provide large canopied shade trees to cool cities is important. Providing adequate root volumes to allow large healthy trees to grow without infrastructure conflicts is also important.
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The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act and Wilderness Stewardship in Alaska
This course provides learners with essential knowledge about ANILCA: its history, special provisions in Alaska, and its relationship with the Wilderness Act of 1964. Learn MoreFree -
The First World War and the United States
The causes of World War One are complex. This course explores the social and political factors that contributed to and shaped the conflict in Europe. The initial reluctance and ultimate participation of the United States is described and placed in a cultural and political context as well.
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The Wilderness Act of 1964
Learn about the contents of the Wilderness Act of 1964 and its impact on managing a wilderness area. Learn MoreFree -
The Wilderness Stewardship Planning Framework
Learn about the Wilderness Stewardship Planning Framework, explain how it influences wilderness stewardship, and develop a plan for your site.
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Visitor Use Management in Wilderness: Fundamentals
This is the first in a series of three courses in the Visitor Use Management course of study and is designed to introduce you to the fundamental principles of Visitor Use Management.
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Visitor Use Management in Wilderness: Monitoring Impacts and Use
This course is the third in a series of three courses on Visitor Use Management in Wilderness. In this course, you will learn about the process for monitoring visitor use in wilderness, paying particular attention to campsite and trail impacts.
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Wilderness Study Areas Management Course of Study
This course of study explores the management of wilderness study areas on Bureau of Land Management-managed land. Learn MoreFree -
Working as a Park Board Member: Being Effective
Working as a Park and Recreation Board member can be challenging and rewarding. Success is measured in whether or not the Board is able to accomplish their goals. Learn MoreRegular Price: $59.00
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Working as a Park Board Member: The Basics
Learn about the importance of park and recreation boards, how the board originates and functions, and how it is structured and governed. The course also presents the challenges a board member can face and the rights and responsibilities available to them. Learn MoreRegular Price: $59.00
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WPA - Parks and Public Health Issue Mitigation: A Case Study
This course is designed for park and public agency employees who are responsible for public health and safety in parks. A smoke-free playground issue will be covered.
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Writing A Minimum Requirements Analysis
This course describes the minimum requirements concept and guides users through the process of writing a Minimum Requirements Analysis (MRA) using the Minimum Requirements Decision Guide (MRDG) developed by the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center.
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