RCPT 624: Environmental Issues
Credit Hours: (3)
In-depth study of environmental issues facing outdoor recreation agencies. Focuses on care of resources and programming for large numbers of people. Discusses teaching and interpretation methodologies for education a general audience.
Detailed Description of Content of the Course
Definitions
a. Public lands
b. Wilderness
c. Wild lands
Agencies Managing Public Lands
a. Federal agencies
b. State agencies
c. Special districts
d. County agencies
e. Local agencies
Legislation
a. Wilderness Act of 1964
b. Land and Water Conservation Fund
c. Eastern Wilderness Act of 1968
Current State of the Art
a. Amount and location of lands
b. Uses of land
c. Problems of managing agencies
d. Alaska
e. Increase of popularity
f. Quality vs. quantity
g. Outdoor education
h. Environmental Impact statements
Methods of Management
a. Preservation vs. conservation
b. Resource care
c. People management
Review and Approval
New course approval
Course number change from 524 to 624