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DVD Training for Wilderness Rangers: The Best Job in the Forest Service

Every field season, wilderness managers must educate new or returning wilderness rangers on the basics of backcountry work. "Wilderness Rangers: Keeping It Wild" (0623–2D02–MTDC) describes the daily backcountry work of the employees who help manage the nation's wilderness areas.

This 40-minute DVD has five chapters:

• The Meaning of Wilderness
  • Learn about the Wilderness Act and the National Wilderness Preservation System.
    
    
• Being a Jack-of-All-Trades
  • Learn about the wide assortment of skills wilderness rangers need to do their job.
    
    
• Meeting Visitors
  • Learn how to educate the public and gain compliance with wilderness regulations.
  • Learn how to protect your personal safety when contacting the public.
    
    
• Managing the Wilderness Resource
  • Learn about the role wilderness rangers play in maintaining and monitoring wilderness conditions.
    
    
• Keeping Yourself Healthy and Safe
  • Learn some techniques to avoid getting sick or injured when in the backcountry.

For more information, contact Mary Ann Davies, project leader (phone: 406–329–3981; e-mail: mdavies@fs.fed.us).

To order the DVD, contact Cailen Hegman, MTDC publications (phone: 406–329–3978; e-mail: cahegman@fs.fed.us).

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