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Have You Seen the New Wilderness.net? |  |
Wilderness.net recently received a fresh makeover and new features such as social networking buttons and "Toolbox of the Month." This month's featured toolbox is the Information Management Toolbox.
This toolbox includes the FS Wilderness Mobile application, allowing for field data collection using a Personal Data Recorder (PDR) on customized data collection screens, including the capture of GPS coordinates. Field data can then uploaded to Infra-WILD at the office and the new records are integrated with previous data for seamless analysis and storage. |
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The Wilderness Professional's Social Network
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What Type of Learner Are You?
Meeting the Training Needs of Wilderness Managers
In FY10, nearly 400 wilderness managers and unit staff benefited from a combination of classroom and online courses. As this fiscal year closes and you turn your attention toward FY11, it's an opportune time to identify ways to improve your wilderness knowledge, skills, and abilities. We know that each of you are limited by time and funding, so we've worked hard to provide you with delivery methods to meet specific needs. Simply identify your learner category from the left hand column of the table and click the link to explore the training method(s) that meet your needs.
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Those who need information only and need it now |
Toolboxes | |
Those who need training and need it now |
Online Courses | |
Those who need training and can travel |
Classroom Courses | |
Those who need training now and advice on how to apply it to their situation |
Blended Online and Coaching* | |
Those who need training leading to formal degree requirements and/or qualifications for their next job |
Classroom, Online, and Academic Courses for credit |
* Stay tuned for winter launch of Carhart coached Minimum Requirements Analysis (MRA) courses. |
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Searchable Legislative History Database Available on Wilderness.net
 Legislative history is the record of Congressional discussion that occurs before a law is passed. It includes hearings, committee reports, and floor debates, which help put the intent behind the law in context.
The legislative history database, recently added to Wilderness.net, is a comprehensive collection of legislative history files and reference information related to every public law designating wilderness. These records include floor debate, speeches, testimony, and committee reports, and many entries in the database include a corresponding PDF file with the text of the record.
So how are managers using legislative history to guide management? Legislative history is used to clarify the intent behind legislation if the language of a statute is conflicting or ambiguous. In these situations, legislative history may serve as a reference point for understanding the intent of Congress, but not all legislative history became part of official law.
For example: Legislative history was used to determine congressional intent for jet boat use on the Salmon River in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho.
For further information on legislative history, read Improving Wilderness Stewardship Through Searchable Databases of U.S. Legislative History and Legislated Special Provisions, by David R. Craig, Peter Landres and Laurie Yung in the August 2010 issue of the International Journal of Wilderness. |
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Society for Wilderness Stewardship (SWS) Launched
Integrity of the National Wilderness Preservation System is challenged with exponential growth of invasive species, global climate change, and heavy concentrated use of environmentally sensitive areas. In addition, modern demographics have created both challenges and opportunities for connecting people with wilderness. In response to these challenges, several NGO leaders and federal agency liaisons have formed the Society for Wilderness Stewardship (www.wildernessstewarship.org), a national membership organization dedicated to informing, uniting, and supporting the extensive community groups and individuals actively engaged in stewardship of America's National Wilderness Preservation System.
"The National Wilderness Preservation System lacked a community of professionals who shared a strong passion for wilderness and an appreciation of its intrinsic values and benefits," said Don Hunger, Student Conservation Association Vice President for Agency Affairs and Society for Wilderness Stewardship Board Chairperson. "The Society for Wilderness Stewardship provides that community to examine and address wilderness stewardship issues today, as well as provide an institutional framework and legacy to ensure future generations enjoy the same benefits and opportunities."
To learn more about the Society for Wilderness Stewardship and how you can help shape this organization, visit the website today at, www.wildernessstewardship.org. |
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If you have any questions, comments, or want to suggest a topic for the newsletter, please feel free to email us. We'd love to hear what topics are most interesting to you so we can focus on them. Until next time!
Sincerely,
Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center
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