Our Registration Process
This registration process is not immediate. It can take 24-48 hours to receive access to your course.
Our courses are hosted by the University of Montana and certified in their Extended Education program. So, the first time you register involves a couple extra steps to get you into the University of Montana system.
First Time Registration Process
1. After checking out with the course below, you will receive an email to register with the University of Montana's online learning platform: Canvas. This email may take 24-hours to arrive.
2. Once you complete Canvas registration (instruction included in the email), you will receive a second email from Canvas when you are given access to your course. This second process may also take 24-hours, but is usually much faster.
Registering for Additional Courses
Once you have a Canvas account, the registration process for additional courses is much faster. Your course will appear in your Canvas dashboard shortly after checking out below.
Paleontological Resource Management in Wilderness: 1 Fundamentals
Course summary
This course discusses the evaluation framework used by wilderness stewards to examine proposals for research activities in wilderness. This framework serves to improve communication between scientists and management, as well as to foster greater understanding of wilderness protection.
This course uses examples and a case study to highlight the relevance and application of the evaluation framework to paleontological resources in wilderness.
Course objectives
- Explain how paleontological research is compatible with wilderness management.
- Use the Evaluation Framework to evaluate a proposal for scientific activity.
- Identify "red flags" in a proposal.
- Evaluate the quality of a proposal.
- Determine if proposed research is wilderness dependent.
- Complete a Benefits Assessment.
- Complete an Impacts Assessment.
These are self-paced, continuous enrollment courses offered through the UM Wilderness Institute in partnership with the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center.
