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. 

ANILCA and Wilderness Stewardship in Alaska

Course summary
The Wilderness Act of 1964 provides legal guidance for the management of designated wilderness areas, but It is subject to special provisions that may be included in subsequent wilderness-designating legislation. This course will identify important special provisions established in the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) and explain how they are implemented within the context of the Wilderness Act of 1964. The course will also consider other unique issues for managing wilderness in Alaska.

Course objectives
After completing this course, learners should be able to:
•    Explain how the authority for managing wilderness in Alaska works under both the Wilderness Act of 1964 and ANILCA.
•    Locate Alaskan wilderness management policy and regulations for your agency.
•    Describe the significance of wilderness in the creation and passage of ANILCA.
•    Identify areas in Alaska designated as wilderness by ANILCA.
•    Explain how ANILCA-designated wilderness areas are administered.
•    Identify special provisions for managing wilderness in Alaska provided by ANILCA.
•    Demonstrate how these special provisions are implemented.
•    Use an MRA to guide your decisions for managing wilderness in Alaska.
•    Describe the process required for conducting wilderness reviews in Alaska.
•    Explain the status of wilderness designation for each of the federal agencies.

These are self-paced, continuous enrollment courses offered through the UM Wilderness Institute in partnership with the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center.