Last Updated February 20

RLS 42 Course Calendar - Spring 2003	
 
Week 	 
Date 	 
Day 	Daily Topics, Reading Assignments, Due Dates	
January	
Unit 1. Course Introduction	
1	28	T	Review course syllabus & role of WebCT in course
 
Prep for next session:  Read Dennis Ch. 1
                                  Complete course survey for Thursday
                                  Set up SacLink account if you don't have one	
	30	R	Video "Wild By Law" & The Land Ethic 
 
Prep for 1/30:  Hand in course survey
                       Have read Dennis Ch. 1, and WebCT orientation
                       	
February 	
Unit 2.  Resource & Social Values	
2	4	T	Shared Resources and Social Values
 
Prep for 2/4: Read Dennis Ch. 2, 3 and read Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons"	
	6	R	Historical Background of Natural Resource Management
 
Prep for 2/6: Read Dennis Ch. 4, Jubenville Ch. 1   	
3	11	T	History, continued
 
Prep for 2/11:  Catch up on reading, Review Chapter Objectives in handout file!	
	13	R	No class session 	
Unit 3. Recreation Impacts & Resource Protection	
4	18	T	Big Picture Environmental Policy, Managing Recreation Impacts
 
Prep for 2/18:  Jubenville Ch. 7, 8	
	20	R	Ecosystem Management, Scenery Management
 
Prep for 2/20:  Jubenville Ch.11	
5	25	T	Recreation Planning
Prep for 2/25: Read  Jubenville Ch. 17	
	27	R	Resource Issues:  Scenery Management, Hazards and Risk
Prep for 2/27: Read  Jubenville 12, 18	
March	
Unit 4: Outdoor Recreation Management Frameworks & Agencies	
6	4	T	Management Frameworks:  ROS, LAC
 
Prep for 3/4: Read Jubenville Ch. 2, 3	
	6	R	Problem Solving & Recreation Resources
Prep for 3/6: Read Jubenville Ch. 4, 5	
7	11	T	Government Agencies & Why Their Missions are Such a Big Deal
Prep for 3/11: Read Dennis Ch. 5, 6 	
	13	R	Government Agencies & Why Their Missions are Such a Big Deal
 	
8	18	T	Wild & Scenic Rivers
Prep for 3/18: 
Special Guest: Harry Williamson, National Park Service 	
	20	R	No class session - CPRS Conference in San Jose
 	
9	25	T	Dept. of the Interior Agencies: The National Park Service and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Prep for 3/25: Read Dennis Ch.7, 10	
	27	R	USDI: Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers
Prep for 3/27: Read Dennis Ch.11
Special Guest: Jill Russi from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	
April 	
10	1	T	USDI (cont'd):  Bureau of Land Management & Nevada
Prep for 4/1: Read Dennis Ch.9
Special Guest: Rob Perrin from Bureau of Land Management	
	3	R	USDA Forest Service
Prep for 4/1: Dennis Ch. 8	
Unit 5: Politics, Interest Groups, & Public Involvement 	
11	8	T	State Agencies:  California Department of Parks and Recreation 
Prep for 4/8: Read Dennis Ch. 12, 13 	
	10	R	Activism, Citizen Involvement, and Political Interests
Prep for 4/10: Read Dennis, 14, 15, 16   Jubenville Ch. 6	
      12	BREAK 	
13	22	T	The Role of Public Participation in Natural Resource Management
Prep for 4/22: Read Dennis 17, 23, 24	
	24	R	Catch-up session
 	
14	29	T	The work world:  The recreation consultant
Alternative Title: Tales from the field--Public involvement war stories
Prep for 4/29: 
Special Guest: Dr. John Baas, Consultant with ENTRIX, Inc., an environmental planning firm (www.entrix.com)	
May 	
14	1	R	Group Presentations	
15	6	T	Library Session (No Class)	
	8	R	Group Presentations	
16	13	T	Group Presentations	
	15	R	Course Wrap Up	
17	 	 	Final Exam