Wilderness StewardshipWeb Resources

Forest Service

Training Information

Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center (ACNWTC):

  • Interagency wilderness training, information, and education programs.

Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute (ALWRI):

  • Wilderness research, wilderness character monitoring, and the wilderness fellows program.

Ninemile Wildlands Training Center:

  • On-site traditional skills training. Heritage Expeditions program operated by the Ninemile Ranger District, Lolo National Forest.

Wilderness.net:

  • Interagency clearinghouse for wilderness information, education, and training resources. Operated jointly by the ACNWTC, ALWRI, and University of Montana Wilderness Institute.

Forest Service T&D – Recreation Program (Internal):

  • Technical assistance for the recreation, wilderness, heritage, and trails programs.

Forest Service Enterprise Database:

  • Geo-data clearinghouse for wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness study areas.

Wilderness50:

  • National Wilderness Conference (2014) proceedings, projects, and archives.

International Journal of Wilderness:

  • International wilderness research and articles. Operated by WILD Foundation.

Journal of Forestry – June 2016:

  • Special issue dedicated to wilderness science. Operated by Society of American Foresters.

Park Science – Winter 2011-12:

  • Special issue dedicated to wilderness stewardship. Operated by the National Park Service.

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Internal Forest Service

National Wilderness Program:

  • Portal for national wilderness groups, data stewards, wilderness fire resource advisors, wilderness stewardship performance (WSP), and wilderness character monitoring (WCM).

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AcademicInstitutions

University of Montana – Wilderness Institute:

  • Education programs, field courses, and research.

University of Idaho – Wilderness Research Center:

  • Education programs and research.

Colorado State University – Center for Protected Area Management:

  • Research, training, and technical assistance.

National PartnersVolunteer Resources

Society for Wilderness Stewardship:

  • Development and support for professional wilderness stewardship.

National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance:

  • Development and support for wilderness stewardship organizations.

Leave No Trace:

  • Outdoor ethics training programs, research, and educationalmaterials.

The Student Conservation Association

  • Young adult conservation internships and crews.

The American Hiking Society

  • Volunteer service projects and National Trails Day coordination.

Wilderness Volunteers:

  • Wilderness and backcountry volunteer service projects.

Volunteer.gov

  • Interagency portal for volunteer opportunities.

George Wright Society:

  • Research and knowledge in the stewardship of protected areas.

The Backcountry Horsemen of America:

  • Education, training, and volunteer service projects (through local chapters).

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