Online Nature Park Management II Course

Develop skills to undertake the management of practical aspects of nature parks.

The focus of this course is understanding how humans impact on natural environments, and how park management seeks to provide quality recreational and educational experiences without compromising the parks’ natural environment.

What Does a Nature Park Manager Do?

• Preservation of natural habitats
• Land rehabilitation
• Wildlife management
• Control of feral pests
• Management of natural hazards
• Visitor management

There are 10 lessons in this course:

1. Natural Environments
   • preserving natural environments; plant associations and environment rehabilitation
2. Recreation and the Environment
   • impact of recreation on natural environments
3. Wildlife Management in Nature Parks
   • impact of park visitors on wildlife; managing wildlife
4. Visitor Amenities in Nature Parks
   • design; provision of visitor amenities including picnic areas and campgrounds; management of facilities
5. Park Interpretation
   • interpretative facilities including signs and education programs
6. Trail Design and Construction
   • designing access routes in parks; designing and constructing walking tracks
7. Water Areas
   • conserving and managing natural water bodies in nature park; impact of humans on water areas
8. Marketing Nature Parks
   • strategies used to promote nature parks
9. Risk Management I
   • identifying, minimising and managing natural hazards; safety issues
10. Risk Management II
    • preparing a risk management plan.

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Interested? Request a free information pack today!