Course Materials
RRM 4232W/5232 - Managing Recreational Lands
(4.0 cr; =[RRM 5232]; A-F or Aud, spring, every
year)
Syllabus
Readings
Daily Schedule
List
of Handouts
MNF
SWA Document Layout
Recreation
Management Plan Assignments
Description
of the Area
MNF
SWA Map with Legend
Management
Plan Evaluation Form
Aesthetic
Resource management Problem
Cover
for field session
Field
Assignment
Monitoring
Evaluation Form
RRM 4232W/5232 -- Daily Schedule
-- Spring 2008
January 22 Introduction to course material
January 24 Public agency philosophy, management and
authorities
Recitation: recreation management plan, part 1—writing
management goals/objectives
January 29 Public agency philosophy, management and
authorities
January 31 Public agency philosophy, management and
authorities; managing for quality recreation
Recitation:
February 5 Recreation production process
February 7 Benefits based management (BBM) overview;
recreation opportunity spectrum (ROS)
Recitation:
February 12 Recreation opportunity spectrum (ROS)
February 14 Writing assignment on ROS (to be completed
individually in class)
Recitation: begin work on recreation management plan, part
2
February 19 Social carrying capacity (SCC); limits of
acceptable change (LAC)
February 21 Limits of acceptable change (LAC) and visitor
experience and resource protection (VERP)
Recitation:
February 26 Visitor use management strategies and tactics
(LAC & VERP)
February 28 EXAM 1
March 4 Visitor use management strategies and tactics
(LAC & VERP)
March 6 Indicators and standards (LAC & VERP)
Recitation: begin work on recreation management plan, part
3
March 11 Indicators and standards; assessment &
monitoring (LAC & VERP)
March 13 Assessment & monitoring; (LAC & VERP)
Recitation: recreation management plan, part 4
March 17-21 SPRING BREAK
March 25 Assessment & monitoring; (LAC & VERP):
collaboration/ public involvement techniques
March 27 Collaboration/ public involvement techniques
Recitation: begin work on recreation management plan, part
5
April 1 Aesthetics and scenic resource management
April 3 EXAM 2
April 8 Aesthetics and scenic resource management
April 10 Role of interpretation, information and education
(Joel Stedman, MnDNR)
Recitation: begin work on recreation management plan, part
6
April 15 Topics: Benefits based management and adjacent
communities: trust and place attachment
April 17 Topics: user fees
April 22 Topics: cultural resource management
April 24 Topics: cultural resource management
Recitation: Review field work expectations; Turn in FINAL
Management Plan
April 26 SATURDAY—using
and developing campsite monitoring protocols at Afton State
Park
April 29 EXAM 3
May 1 Presentations & public meeting
May 6 Continue public meeting
May 8 Selection of alternative process
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