The entire Curriculum guide is available for download below. It has been broken into smaller sections to decrease file sizes and to enable you to pick and choose which files you want.

If you have a very fast Internet connection (TI, cable modem, etc), you may wish to download the entire 473 page file. This file is available for download here, but be warned that it is very large (3583 KB).

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A number of the activities found in the lessons below rely on props that were originally provided in companion "trunks". Staff and funding to develop, distribute and maintain these trunks is unavailable. Feel free to modify these activities to make use of materials you have on hand. To obtain a digital copy of the Wilderness Reader, a compilation of articles referenced in some lessons, please contact Shirley Chase at schase @ fs.fed.us.

For interactive wilderness education resources, click here.

• Foreword And Introduction
• Table Of Contents
• Frequently Asked Questions.
• What Are The Threats To Wilderness?
• Why Wilderness? Some Thoughts About Preservation.
• National Wilderness Preservation Systems Fact Sheet
• National Wilderness Preservation System List Of Areas, Administrative Units And Acreages.
• The Wilderness Act Of 1964

Leave No Trace Field Experience
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• Lesson 1: The Best Trip Is Well Planned!
• Leave No Trace Handouts And Principles
• Lesson 2: A Wilderness Backpacking Trip
• Lesson 3: Reflections On Wild Places - A Journal-Making Activity

Social Studies
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• Lesson 1: Who Manages Wilderness?
  • American Government
• Lesson 2: National Wilderness Preservation System Geographic Locations
  • American Government; Geography
• Lesson 3: Fact Vs. Opinion
  • Communication Arts: English; Speech/Debate
• Lesson 4: Wilderness Issues: Community Attitude Survey
  • Communication Arts: English; Speech/Debate
• Lesson 5: Wilderness Management Case Studies
  • Communication Arts: English; Speech Debate; Stewardship
• Lesson 6: Celebrating Our Diversity Through Wilderness
  • Historical/Cultural Perspectives
• Lesson 7: The Wildlands Proposal - Mapping Out Future Living Space
  • American Government/History Connections
• Lesson 8: Wilderness: Human Uses, Past And Present
  • American Government/History Connections
• Lesson 9: Recognizing Recreational Benefits Of Wilderness
  • American Government/History Connections
• Lesson 10: Wilderness Careers
  • Careers Information For Counselors
• Lesson 11: Perspectives On Leadership
  • Leadership Skills
• Lesson 12: Protecting Open Space
  • American Government; Communication Arts; Peer Tutoring
• Lesson 13: Life-Style And Wilderness: Issues And Actions Practicum
  • American Government; Communication Arts; Peer Tutoring
• Lesson 14: Teaching A Wilderness Lesson: Teaching Practicum
  • American Government; Communication Arts; Peer Tutoring

American History
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• Lesson 1: What is Wilderness?
  • American Government
• Lesson 2: Environmental Policy History
  • American Government
• Lesson 3: Historical Photographs
  • American Government
• Lesson 4: Traditional Tools
  • American Government
• Lesson 5: Minimum Tools
  • Communication Arts; Research
• Lesson 6: Wilderness Literature
  • American Government
• Lesson 7: Historical And Cultural Perceptions Of Wilderness
  • Perspectives; Literature
• Lesson 8: The Wilderness Commons
  • Perspectives; Literature
• Lesson 9: Wilderness Heroes & Heroines
  • Communication Arts; Research
• Lesson 10: Prohibitions And Conflicting Use In Wilderness
  • American Government, Communication Arts, Speech/Debate Connection
• Lesson 11: Wilderness: A Way Of Life
  • Stewardship, Communication Arts, Speech/Debate
• Lesson 12: Looking Into The Future
  • Stewardship, Communication Arts, Speech/Debate

English
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• Lesson 1: Rewriting The Wilderness Act
  • American Government
• Lesson 2: Wilderness Literature
  • Literature: American History
• Lesson 3: Contemporary Role Models In Wilderness And Land Ethics
  • Research
• Lesson 4: Reflections On Wild Places - A Journal-Making Activity
  • Aesthetics; Creative Writing
• Lesson 5: Story: Communicating Experience
  • Literature Perspectives
• Lesson 6: Perceptions Of The Wild
  • Literature Perspectives
• Lesson 7: Wilderness Connections
  • Literature Connections

The Arts
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• Lesson 1: The Art Of Wild Places
  • Aesthetics/Visual Arts
• Lesson 2: Wilderness And Performing Arts
  • Dance/Movement/Music
• Lesson 3: Spaces And Places: Human Environments And Wilderness
  • Dance/Movement/Music
• Lesson 4: Historical Photographs
  • Visual Arts Perspectives
• Lesson 5: Landscape Artists And Photographers
  • Visual Arts Perspectives
• Lesson 6: Photography
  • Visual Arts Perspectives
• Lesson 7: "Oooh You Wild Thang" - Wild Places Used In Making The Pitch
  • Communication Arts; Media Literacy Connections