Course Outline 2008

                                               Course Outline

WEEK OF:

 

January 8 - Introduction/Overview

                  Course introduction

                  Type and range of wildland recreation opportunities

                  Characteristics of settings

                  Framework for examining wildland recreation opportunities

 

January 15 – Recreation Visitors

                 Factors contributing to participation

                 Visitor characteristics and participation rates

                 Benefits of participation

 

January 22 – Recreation Visitors

                 Benefits of participation

                 Managing visitor conflicts

 

January 29- Resource Management Organizations

                  Federal, State, Local and Private

                  Financing wildland recreation program development

                  Implementation techniques in wildland recreation development

 

February 5- Recreation Resources Planning and Management

                  Recreation resource management approaches

                  Environmental impacts associated with recreation development

 

*********Field Trip – Saturday February 9th - 8:00 am – 6:00 pm**********

 

 February 12 - Recreation Resources Planning and Management

                    Regional and site planning cases

 

                          Recreation Providers Lecture (10 MB file)

 

                   Mid Term Exam (take home)

 

February 19- Visual Resources Management

                  Principles of visual resource management

                  Strategies to manage for visual quality

 

February 26-  Visual Resources Management

                      Visual preference research findings

                      Visual preference matrix

 

February 26– Recreation and Cultural Resource Management Issues

                     Pacific Crest Trail Planning and Management – US Forest Service

 

March 4 -     Case Study Presentations

March 11-    Case Study Presentations

                   Final Exam (take home)

Eagle Watching on the Skagit, 2007

College of Forest ResourcesUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
ESRM 381 Wildland Recreation and Amenities Management