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.