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. 

Special Provisions in Wilderness: Grazing

Course summary

This course is about grazing in wilderness as it applies to special provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964. The course provides a broad overview of the legal framework that supports wilderness grazing, reviews how grazing may impact the land, and introduces the types of plans that are used to manage grazing. 

Course objectives

• Describe how grazing is incorporated into the Wilderness Act. 
• Distinguish between commercial grazing, recreational grazing, and administrative grazing. 
• Define the components of an allotment. 
• Define ephemeral and vacant allotments. 
• Explain the different impacts of these types of allotments on wilderness areas. 
• Give examples of how grazing may impact wilderness. 
• Review how the Congressional Grazing Guidelines are applied. 
• Detail what a Wilderness Manager needs to know about grazing in wilderness. 
• Detail what a Rangeland Management Specialist needs to know about operating in the wilderness. 
• Outline the requirements of an allotment management plan and annual operating plan for an allotment in wilderness. 

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