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National Strategies and Projects

The National 10-Year Wilderness Stewardship Challenge

Wilderness Character

Chief's Wilderness Advisory Group

About WAG
The Chief’s Wilderness Advisory Group (WAG) is a team of field-based managers from each National Forest Region. Additional representatives serve on the committee from the regional recreation directors, the Washington Office, the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center, and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute. The WAG acts as a conduit between field level managers and national wilderness leadership. In addition to providing support and assistance to the field, it also provides ideas and suggestions to leadership.
Program of Work
Newsletters
Lubrecht Report - 10YWSC Mid-way Assessment
- Report
- Presentation
Ensuring Outstanding Opportunities for Visitor Experiences
Beyond the Toolbox
- Strategy
- Actions
- Creating Shared Stewardship of the Wilderness Resource through Partnerships and Volunteers
  - The Top 10 Partnership Challenges and Solutions
  - Action Items for Supporting Successful Wilderness Partnerships
- Chief's 3 Emphasis Areas
  - Climate Change and Wilderness
  - Water and Wilderness
    - Briefing Paper
    - Background Paper
  - Kids in the Wilderness
    - Briefing Paper
    - Background Paper
Wilderness Information Management Steering Team
- About WIMST
  The Wilderness Information Management Steering Team (WIMST) is a team of field-based managers from each National Forest Region. Additional representatives serve on the committee from the Washington Office, academia and Infra (the agency corporate data system). The WIMST provides feedback and direction to national level information management activities such as Information Needs Analyses, monitoring protocols, database development, field data collection tools, performance reporting and web sites.
- Newsletters
Awards
- National Wilderness Award Program
  - Award categories
    - 2011 Wilderness Awards
    - 2012 Wilderness Awards
- National Forest System Invasive Species Program
  - Daryl Bressan, Wilderness Ranger on the San Isabel National Forest, was awarded the 2011 Early Detection Rapid Response Award

Forest Service Management

List of Wilderness Areas on National Forests
Laws, Policy, and Regulations
- Wilderness Laws (Wilderness Fundamentals Toolbox, 2nd and 3rd sections)
  - Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (RPA) of 1974 and the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) of 1976
- Wilderness Law Library (public laws)
- Wilderness Management Policy
- Wilderness Management Regulations
Wilderness Management
- Information about wilderness and how it is managed by the Forest Service
  - Wilderness Management 101
  - Wilderness Stewardship Desk Guide - Management Practices for the National Forests
    This document includes bookmarks and a clickable table of contents to facilitate easy navigation between different sections. If the bookmarks panel does not appear automatically when Acrobat opens, click on the bookmark icon on the far left to reveal the bookmarks.
  - Toolboxes
  - Social Media for Managers
    - Wilderness Connect: Collaborate with fellow wilderness professionals
    - Facebook
    - Twitter: Stay updated about toolboxes, etc.
    - YouTube: Watch videos on Wilderness.net's YouTube Channel
Volunteers and Partnerships
- Volunteer and partnership opportunities in wilderness managed by the Forest Service (Volunteers and Partners Toolbox)
- www.volunteer.gov
Wilderness Ranger Field Guide
Archival Documents

Science

Training

Interagency Online and Classroom Courses
Forest Service Workshop Training Materials
- Workshop Agenda Examples
  - 1 Day Workshop
  - 2 Day Workshop
- Workshop Planning Aids
- Workshop Training Materials and Handouts
  - The Wilderness Act of 1964
  - Wilderness Regulations
  - Wilderness Policy
  - Minimum Requirements Decision Guide Outline
  - 10YWSC Resources
  - Desk Guide
  - AFWA Fish and Wildlife Policies and Guidelines (Fish and Wildlife Resources Toolbox)
  - AFWA Fish and Wildlife FAQs
  - Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
  - Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center
  - Wilderness.net/Wilderness Connect
  - University of Montana Distance Education
  - Case Study Examples
- Other Training Aids
  - Issues Exercise Topics List
  - Values Questions
  - Values Exercise
  - American Values: American Wilderness
    - Order Full Length Film
    - Watch 20-minute Version on YouTube
      - Part 1
      - Part 2
      - Part 3
  - Pre-Workshop Quiz Example
  - Post-workshop test
  - Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center Online Store: Education Products
  - Reading List
- Carhart Center Training Presentations
  - The Wilderness Act of 1964
    The Wilderness Act of 1964 training presentations are divided into segments which can be combined or used separately to fit the training objective and local audience. The presenter should insert local images and modify the slides as needed to reflect local topics.
    - Wilderness Act History and Purpose (5.74 MB)
    - Facts and Trivia (.5 MB)
    - Values and Benefits (3.8 MB)
    - Definition and Management (6.49 MB)
    - Other Laws (1.28 MB)
    - Stewardship Principles (1.48 MB)
    - Court Decisions (.4 MB)
    - FS Policy (.7 MB)
    - More Information (2.74 MB)
  - Minimum Requirements Analysis
    The Minimum Requirements Analysis training presentations are divided into segments which can be combined or used separately to fit the training objective and local audience. The presenter should insert local images and modify the slides as needed to reflect local topics.
    - Introduction (1.74 MB)
    - Law and Policy (.9 MB)
    - Definitions (8.99 MB)
    - MRA Process (5.43 MB)
    - Applying the MRA Process (2.3 MB)
    - Use of Traditional Skills and Tools (1 MB)
  - 10 Year Wilderness Stewardship Challenge (17.5 MB)
  - AFWA Fish and Wildlife Mgmt - long version (.9 MB)
  - AFWA Fish and Wildlife Mgmt - short version (.5 MB)
  - Wilderness.net and Carhart Center Resources
- Other Training Presentations
  - Wilderness: An Enduring Resource - Green Mountain NF (11.7 MB)