Courses
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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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Betty van der Smissen Lecture: Risk Management And Legal Liability
Reb Gregg and Jim Moss, two of Betty van Smissen’s esteemed colleagues, debate selected legal issues in outdoor recreation in a lively, entertaining, and educational recorded webcast. Learn MoreFree -
Causes of the Civil War
Learn about the political and social issues surrounding the American Civil War. Learn MoreFree -
Civil War to Civil Rights Interpretation: Best Practices for Heritage Interpreters
This course provides best practices for interpreters charged with developing programs where Civil War and Civil Rights stories intersect.
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Environmental Health & Public Lands
In this course, you will develop an understanding of how the health of the environment directly affects human health. We will discuss issues related to the contamination of public lands and the importance of regulating chemicals. We will also explore how environmental health is directly influenced by legal actions.
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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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Evaluating Scientific Proposals for Paleontological Resources in Wilderness
This course, the final course in the Paleontological Resources in Wilderness course of study, discusses the process of evaluating proposals for conducting scientific activity in wilderness and examines the decisions wilderness managers must make in order to preserve wilderness character during such activity.
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Foundations of Accessibility Certificate Program
Establish a strong foundation in the physical and programmatic components of accessibility compliance. This certificate program explores disability and accessibility as a social construct and provides knowledge in disability awareness concepts, program access, universal design, and guidelines and standards for accessible design.
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Foundations of Accessible Recreation: Program Access
This course is designed for students and professionals who are interested in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the requirements for providing accessible programs, services, and activities within federal, state, and local recreation agencies.
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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 Managing Paleontological Resources in Wilderness
This is the first course in the Paleontological Resources Management in Wilderness series. It focuses on the basics of managing paleontological resources found in wilderness.
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History, Parks, and Interpretation: Civil War to Civil Rights Certificate
Gain an understanding of the social and political issues surrounding the American Civil War Learn More$210.00 -
Human Health and Natural Environments Certificate
Explore the role(s) that the parks and recreation profession can have in making connections between the natural world and human health through this self-paced certificate program.
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Introduction to the Human Health and Natural Environments Series
In this course you will explore the core concepts covered in the seven courses in the Human Health and Natural Environments series.
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Introduction to the National Park Service: The History of the NPS
Learn about the ideas that formed and later transformed the National Park Service, the people who generated those ideas, and the laws that continue to shape the NPS today. Learn MoreRegular Price: $19.00
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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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Inventory and Monitoring of Paleontological Resources in Wilderness
This course, the second course in the Paleontological Resources Management in Wilderness course of study, provides an in-depth look at the inventory and monitoring process associated with paleontological resources.
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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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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 -
Navigating the Standards for Accessible Design
This course is designed for facility managers and park and recreation providers who are interested in gaining a foundational knowledge of the requirements for accessible facilities within federal, state, and local agencies.
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Science & Public Lands
In this course you will develop an appreciation for the use of science in understanding the complex relationship between human health and natural environments. Topics include the scientific method, best practices for interpreting scientific reports, and identifying possible sources of bias.
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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 -
Universal Design in Park and Recreation Environments
This course is designed for park and public agency employees who are interested in providing Universally Designed programs and facilities for patrons with disabilities. Learn More$59.00
