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