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Minority populations are increasing in numbers and will influence participation and expenditures in fishing activities. This, in turn, will affect fisheries management. Between 1995 and 2025, 78% of the net change in the U.S. population will be attributed to minority group members. This increase in minority populations will be related to a potential increase in the number and proportion of minorities involved in fishing activities. However, it has been shown that minority groups presently comprise a much lower proportion of those who participate in fishing activities when compared to...

Digit preference which is really showing preference for certain numbers has often described as the heaping or rounding of responses to numbers ending in zero or five. Number preference, NP, has been a topic in the social science literature for some years. However, until recently concepts were not adequately rigorously specified to allow, for example, the estimation of number of responses for a given stated value that are a consequence of NP. This paper reviews developments, identifies current research directions and then builds on methods of estimating numbers exhibiting NP to provide...

Managers of urban parks need to document the benefits that their parks produce. Use level is a typical measure of such benefits, but simple use statistics can mask the rich diversity of people and activities that the parks serve. This study examined the uses and users of Boston's Arnold Arboretum during late summer in 1992. On 25 sample days, we recorded observations on 3,983 individuals engaged in 98 different activities. The highest use levels were recorded on sunny afternoons, particularly on weekends; the most common activities were strolling, conversing, looking at something, and...

This study explores the concept that ethnic groups have different motivations and crowding norms when downhill skiing and that visiting and immigrant ethnic groups would respond more like their original ethnic group than they would be like their host ethnic group. The four ethnic groups or sampling strata that were surveyed in this study were: White Anglo skiers at Hunter Mountain Ski Area; Korean skiers at Hunter Mountain Ski Area; White Anglo skiers at Yong Pyeong Ski Resort; and Korean skiers at Yong Pyeong Ski Resort. The total sample was 1,157 skiers for the four sampling strata....

Forestland easements are the subset of conservation easements encumbering forested properties. These less than fee interests in private land are flexible legal mechanisms that contribute to a diverse collection of land use influences. This study of forestland easements and their grantors in the northern forest region of New York State revealed that recreation rights are an important aspect in the decision by forest landowners to grant a conservation easement. These recreation rights may be legally acquired by the grantee, retained by the grantor, or divided in ways that allows both parties...

Studies across the U.S. have found that nontraditional ownership of Non-Industrial Private Forest-land (NIPF) ownership, centered on residential and recreational rather than timber production objectives, is gaining prevalence. Recent NIPF conversion in the Northern Forest of Northern New England and New York came under scrutiny by the Northern Forest Lands Council. A study conducted by the University of Vermont to determine ownership factors associated with conversion of Vermont NIPF found that generational turnover in ownership drives much of the change in ownership objectives to residenti...

Since the 1950s pets have been excluded from Florida State Park Campgrounds. In response to public comment and pressure, the Florida State Park System recently began to reconsider this policy. The initial step in this process was to survey campers to examine camper characteristics and perception's about a variety of campground issues, particularly attitudes towards allowing pets in Florida State Park campgrounds. This paper discusses the findings. People with previous camping experience at campgrounds that permitted pets reported only slight negative impacts. Most campers expected that...

Studies that employ communication theories are rare in recreation resource management. One reason may be unfamiliarity with communication theories and their potential to provide useful results. A two-dimensional metatheoretical plane is proposed, selected recreation and communication theories are located in it, and functional comparisons are made among eight disparate theories. Communication theories have much to offer scientists and managers, and both are encouraged to use them.

Many natural areas are now in the process of developing climbing management plans in order to control management factors associated with the growth of rock climbing. These factors may include limiting areas of use and limiting the type of climber utilizing the resource. The purpose of this study was to further develop and operationalize the concept of recreation specialization as it relates to rock climbing. This study also examined preferences for the physical characteristics of rock climbing routes and the general recreational setting. Management implications of this study include the...

Projected climate warming will potentially have profound effects on the earth?s biota, including a large redistribution of tree species. We developed models to evaluate potential shifts for 80 individual tree species in the eastern United States. First, environmental factors associated with current ranges of tree species were assessed using geographic information systems (GIS) in conjunction with regression tree analysis (RTA). The method was then extended to better understand the potential of species to survive and/or migrate under a changed climate. We collected, summarized, and analyzed...