Agenda Wilderness Ranger Academy 2018

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Wilderness Ranger Rendezvous USDA Forest Service Regions 2 and 3 Carson National Forest, June 2-7, 2018 Sunday, June 3, 2018 1600

US Forest Service Rendezvous participants arrive

1700

Communal BBQ

1800 – 1900

Guest Speaker, Aldo Leopold Living History Performance

Monday, June 4, 2018 0730 - 0800

Registration/Check In (at Red River Community Center, 7 mile drive from campground)

0800 - 0845

Welcome, Introductions and Housekeeping

0845 – 0915

Line Officer Welcome

0915 – 0930

Break

0930 - 1030

Wild By Law (DVD)

1030 – 1100

Wilderness Act Fundamentals

1100 – 1115

Break

1115 – 1130

Wilderness Management: Wilderness Rangers, Minimum Requirements Analyses, and Wilderness Character Monitoring

Eric Garner, Carson NF Ralph Swain, R2 Bjorn Fredrickson, R3 TBD

Group Bjorn Frederickson, R3

TBD 1130 - Noon Carson NF Wilderness Overview

TBD

Noon - 1300 Lunch 1300 - 1345

Why Do You Care? Exploring Personal And Professional Wilderness Values

1345 - 1400

Break

Ralph Swain, R2


1400 - 1530

Panel on Wilderness Values (Tribal, sportsmen/women, ranching, and/or land grant)

1530 - 1545

Break

1545 - 1645

International Protected Area Management

1645-1700

Close out and Drive back to Columbine Campground

1700 - 1900

Optional Evening Activity – Columbine-Hondo Hike

TBD

TBD

Group

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 0800 - 0815

Welcome and Logistics

Bjorn Fredrickson, R3

0815 - 0900

WISDOM: Ranger Safety and Public Contacts (Outdoor Activity)

Ralph Swain, R2

0900 - 1030

Public Contact and Authority of the Resource Exercise (Outdoor Activity) TBD (with topic leads)

1030 – 1045

Break

1045 – 1100

Field Trip Logistics and Depart

1100 - 1700

Field Trip: Wild & Scenic Rivers at 50 Years – Rio Grande WSR Educational and Experiential Activity (Time allowed for lunch during field trip) Group

1700 – 1800

Close Out and Drive back to Campground

Group

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 0800 - 0815

Welcome, Feedback from Wednesday, Logistics

Ralph Swain, R2

0815 - 0845

Safety briefing for skills clinics and risk management during field season

TBD

_______Divide into Groups for Outdoor Skill Sessions and Switch after 60 minutes (with 10-15 minutes between sessions for bio breaks and moving to new sessions ________ 0845 - 1230

Group 1: Hanging a bear bag

TBD


Group 2: Packing your Pack and prepping for your backcountry hitch

TBD

Group 3: Knot tying

Rhett Spencer, NM Wild

Group 4: Axe Skills

Noel Gill, Apache-Sitgreaves NF

1230 – 1300

Lunch

1300 – 1500

Pick One Skill Session and Divide into Groups for 2-hour skill session Option A: LNT

TBD

Option B: Map / Compass / Orienteering

TBD

Option C: First Aid (Mandatory for Xcut training if you have certification)

TBD

Option D: Rigging

TBD

1500 - 1515

Break

1515 - 1615

The Marketing of Wilderness

Ralph Swain, R2

1615 – 1630

Close out of Day, Bin Items

Bjorn Fredrickson, R3

1800 – 1900

Backcountry Cook-off (Must sign up)

Group Activity

Thursday, June 7, 2018 0800 - 0815

Welcome: Feedback from Thursday, Logistics

Ralph Swain, R2

0815 – 0830

Announce Cook-off Winners: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Winners

0830 - 0930

Wilderness Career Panel

TBD (Wilderness Ranger Wilderness Manager, Non-profit Advocate, Diversity/Inclusion, and/or Foundation/Funder)


0930 - 0945

Break

0945 – 1030

Keeping It Wild While Maintaining a Harassment-Free Workplace

1030 - 1130

Keynote Presentation at Campground:

1130 – 1200

Close Out: Ralph/Bjorn st nd Announce Winners for Best Speaker, (1 and 2 Place), Best Field Clinic Demo (1st and 2nd Place) and Most Inspirational (Attendee!)

1200-1900

International Participants return to Denver

TBD


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