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Participant InformationName(Required) First Last Email(Required) Enter Email Confirm Email Position Title(Required)e.g. Wilderness and Trails Technician, Crew Member, Program Manager, Volunteer, etc. Type of Organization(Required)select all that apply Non-Government Organization U.S. Forest Service Bureau of Land Management U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Park Service State Government Other Government Agency Tribal Nation Other, not listed above Name of Organization, Office, or Department(Required)e.g. Ranger District, Forest, Region, Park, Field Office, Name of Partner Organization, Name of Volunteer Group, etc. Other Organization (not listed above): Address(Required)Please only provide City, State, and Country (mailing address not needed) City State / Province / Region AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Swaziland)EthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth GeorgiaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Did you attend any of the past National Wilderness Skills Institutes?(Required)select all that apply 2021 2022 2023 2024 None 2025 SessionsPlease indicate which sessions that you are most interested in attending. Your response will help our instructors better prepare for the group size and interaction. Your response does not commit you to attending these specific classes - again, just helps instructors prepare. Check all that interest you. NOTE: Planning is still ongoing for this year's National Wilderness Skills Institute and the listed sessions and their times may change until a final agenda is published closer to the event date. Session Descriptions: https://wildernessskillsinstitute.org/nwsi/2025-sessions/ TUESDAY, June 3rdALL TIMES LISTED ARE IN EASTERN TIME ZONE 12:00-12:50 pm: Welcome & Keynote 1:00-1:50 pm: Federal Agency Breakout Sessions 2:00-2:50 pm: The Who What and Why of the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center 2:00-2:50 pm: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 101 Training 2:00-3:20 pm: The Recreational Ecology of Managing Sustainable Trails 3:00-3:25 pm: How to Inspect Outfitter and Guide Operations in the Backcountry 3:00-3:25 pm: Tools for Your recently designated Wild & Scenic River: Introducing a new wild and scenic river video series Tentative - 3:30-3:55 pm: Ways to Use Your Wilderness Character Narratives and Baselines 3:30-3:55 pm: An Introduction to Crosscut Saw Filing 3:30-4:20 pm: The Reluctant Family Liaison Officer 4:00-4:50 pm: Global Voices for the WILD: International Initiatives for Wilderness 4:00-4:50 pm: Wild Spotter: Empowering Stewards to Protect America’s Wild Places 4:30-4:55 pm: Sharing River Condition and Resource Information with Visitors 5:00-6:00 pm: Role of Ranger Associations in Strengthening Ranger Workforce WEDNESDAY, June 4thALL TIMES LISTED ARE IN EASTERN TIME ZONE 11:00-11:50 am: Coffee Hour 12:00-1:30 pm: Paradigm Shift Roundtable; Building Community, Sharing Knowledge, Supporting Each Other in Times of Change Tentative - 1:30-2:20 pm: WCM Data Collection and Data Management: Best Practices and Planning Tools to Ensure Meaningful Trend Assessments 1:30-2:20 pm: How can we achieve compatibility between forest management activities and river protections? 1:30-2:20 pm: Pack Stock Techniques: Safety and Low-impact in the Backcountry 2:30-3:20 pm: WCM Trend Reports: From the Author’s Perspective 2:30-3:20 pm: Unions in the Federal Government 2:30-3:50 pm: The Recreation Ecology Science behind Leave No Trace Practices 3:30-4:20 pm: BLM Wilderness Character Monitoring 3:30-4:20 pm: Riparian Chainsaws: Special Considerations for saw work in boat-in-only restoration sites 4:00-4:25 pm: New Research-Based Methods for Managing Poop in the Backcountry 4:30-4:55 pm: Tenacity on the Cuyahoga: A River Program That Inspires 5:00-5:50 pm: Prequel: Using the Force (+ Management Direction, Know-how, and Partnerships) to Protect Lands and Waters for Future Designation 6:00-7:00 pm: Happy Hour Optional Demographic InformationIn order to understand the diversity of participants we are serving please consider providing *OPTIONAL* demographic information below. Individual responses will not be shared. What is your age? Prefer not to answer Under 15 15-18 19-24 25-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 65+ Are you Hispanic, Latino/a, or of Spanish origin?select all that apply Prefer not to answer No, not Hispanic, Latino/a/x, or Spanish origin Yes, Mexican Mexican American, Chicano/a/x Yes, Puerto Rican Yes, Cuban Yes, Another Hispanic, Latino/a/x, or Spanish origin What is your race?select all that apply Prefer not to answer American Indian or Alaska Native Asian or Asian American Black or African American Hispanic or Latino/a/x Middle Eastern or North African Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White or Caucasian Other Other Race Gender and Sexselect all that apply Prefer not to answer Female Male Nonbinary or Third Gender Transgender Are you a veteran? Yes No Any questions or comments for the Core Team?
