Natural Resources Learning, Federal Lands: Desert Backpacking
Academic Credit
Resource management issues, skills, safety, consumerism, and environmental ethics associated with backpacking in desert lands managed by the BLM. Overnight camping.
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Class Sections For Natural Resources Learning, Federal Lands: Desert Backpacking (PRTL 1224)
Spring 2026 Section 2
Instructor: JENNY HAWKE
Note: This course provides students with skills required for overnight backpacking, including backcountry skills, risk management, resource management issues, and environmental ethics associated with backpacking in desert lands. The pre-trip meeting will cover how and what to pack, with a focus on lightening your load. Class meets on-campus on March 17 only. Attendance at first class meeting is mandatory. Field experience will be from March 27-29. Overnight camping. *Drops are not possible after the second day following the first class meeting.* To determine the last day to drop this miscellaneous course, see http://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/miscellaneous.php
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