FY06 Training & Program of Work

Training

Training Courses and Workshops / Location / Dates / Lead Trainer
Regional Wilderness Stewardship Training / Central Sierra – CA / Oct 24-28 / Tom Carlson
Unit Wilderness Workshop* - Forest Service / Mark Twain NF / Dec 6 / Tom Carlson
Unit Wilderness Workshop* - National Park Service / Lassen Volcanic NP / Dec 7-8 / Tim Devine
Unit Wilderness Workshop* - National Park Service / Hawaii Volcanoes NP / Feb 8-9 / Tim Devine
Unit Wilderness Workshop* - Forest Service / Apache-SitgreavesNF / Feb. 22 / Tom Carlson
Natural Resource Monitoring / Las Vegas, NV / Feb 27-Mar 3 / Chris Barns
Unit Wilderness Workshop* - Forest Service / Caribbean NF / Feb 28-Mar 2 / Tom Carlson
Regional Wilderness Stewardship / Tucson, AZ / Mar 6-10 / Chris Barns
UtahStateUniversity Recreation Short Course / Logan, UT / Mar 6-17 / Tom Carlson
Unit Wilderness Workshop* - Forest Service / Carson-Santa Fe NFs / March 21-22 / Tom Carlson
Wilderness Planning / Colorado / Apr 3-7 / Tim Devine
Managing Visitor Use in Wilderness / Albuquerque, NM / Apr 18-20 / Tom Carlson
Unit Wilderness Workshop* - Forest Service / Bighorn NF / Apr 25-26 / Tom Carlson
Regional Wilderness Stewardship / Alaska / May 1-5 / Tim Devine
Managing Visitor Use in Wilderness / Ashland, WI / May 9-11 / Tom Carlson
Unit Wilderness Workshop* - National Park Service / Sequoia NP / May 24-25 / Tim Devine
Unit Wilderness Workshop* - National Park Service / Mount Rainier NP / Jun 7-8 / Tim Devine
National Wilderness Stewardship / Montana / Jun 22-29 / All
Wilderness Restoration – Sub-Alpine / California / Sep 11-15 / Tim Devine

* Unit Wilderness Workshops are scheduled on a first come, first served basis and are tailored to meet the specific needs of the requesting unit. Unit Wilderness Workshops can be interagency.

Non-Training Program of Work

FY06 Project / Lead Team Member
Cultural Resources - develop stand alone module based on NPS work / Chris Barns
Case Studies - review and categorize existing case studies and farm out minimum requirement examples to Team to prioritize for further development and inclusion on WIN / Chris Barns
Natural & Cultural Resource Monitoring - revise NR portion of course and include CR / Chris Barns
Wilderness Character Monitoring Training Course – build course to support implementation of wilderness character monitoring protocols. / Chris Barns
American Values: American Wilderness – edit down for airing at visitor centers / Chris Barns
Visitor Use Management & Monitoring - revise course / Tom Carlson
Fire – work w/ Chris Ryan & Carol Miller to incorporate wilderness into fire courses. Work w/ wilderness & fire staff, and Line Officers to adopt Wilderness Resource Advisor position into ICS and sponsor training. / Tom Carlson
Primitive Skills & Traditional Tools – gather and compile data needed to address misconceptions about the use of primitive tools. / Tom Carlson
Primitive Skills & Traditional ToolsToolbox – develop Toolbox and play clearinghouse role for existing training / Tom Carlson
Problem & Solutions Matrix – work w/ Team to prioritize cells to be developed and supervise detailer to develop them / Tom Carlson
FLETC - determine level of interest and opportunity to continue integrating wilderness unit w/ required training / Tim Devine
Planning Course - revise course / Tim Devine
Planning Notebook - Update for inclusion w/ Toolbox / Tim Devine
Education/outreach - establish and provide leadership to team for development and implementation of W Ed and Outreach Strategy / Connie Myers
Course Evaluation - establish plan for meeting GAO course evaluation guidelines / Connie Myers
Interagency Training Platforms - ensure that we meet DOA & DOI protocols as we move to electronic delivery / Connie Myers
FWS Rep - work w/ Division of Refuges and NCTC to get FWS Rep hired / Connie Myers
Core Competencies - provide leadership to Team to finalize competencies and use them to identify training needs / Connie Myers
Strategic Plan - provide leadership to Team for revision of strategic plan / Connie Myers
On-line MRDP Module - develop and deliver on-line course / Team
On-line Wilderness Act Module - develop and deliver on-line training / Team
Toolboxes - gather additional examples and edit contents after initial use period / Team
Wilderness Management Distance Education Courses – work w/ Dr. Gunderson to revise courses to meet requirements for 500 level graduate credit / Team
Database - work w/ Team to develop functional participant database / Elaine

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