These are self-paced, continuous enrollment courses offered through the UM Wilderness Institute.
A Minimum Requirements Analysis (MRA) is a process that you can use to identify and understand better the potential outcomes of administrative actions, thus allowing you to determine a course of action that exerts the least amount of impact on your wilderness. This course describes the minimum requirements concept and guides users through the process of writing a Minimum Requirements Analysis (MRA) using the Minimum Requirements Analysis Framework (MRAF) developed by the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center.
Course topics include:
- Introduction to an MRA
- Step 1: Determine If Action is Necessary
- Step 2: Determine the Minimum Activity
It is strongly recommended that you complete the free The Wilderness Act of 1964 e-course before beginning this course. Without a foundational understanding of the Wilderness Act, you will not be able to get the most out of this course and could find the content confusing. The Evaluating a Minimum Requirements Analysis course is also strongly recommended.
After completing all course content and activities, you will complete a final quiz to demonstrate your understanding of key course concepts. Upon successful completion of the quiz, you will be awarded a certificate of completion.
Please Note: After successfully registering for this course, login information for the online learning platform, Canvas, will be emailed to you at the address used for your account creation. This process could take up to 2 hours. If you do not receive the login information by the end of the day you registered, please email for assistance.