The trail guide system as a backcountry management tool

Herbert E. Echelberger; Raymond E. Leonard; Marysewall Lindsey Hamblin

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The trail guide system as a backcountry management tool

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Herbert E. Echelberger, Raymond E. Leonard, Marysewall Lindsey Hamblin

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-266. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 5 p.

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Abstract

A trail guide booklet containing a map, directional and distance data, and information about the natural and human history and management problems of a backcountry hiking trail was keyed to small, numbered, wooden markers along the trail. This system was evaluated on an 8-mile loop in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. The system may be useful for contacting backcountry recreationists, gaining their interest and their cooperation.

Citation

Echelberger, Herbert E.; Leonard, Raymond E.; Hamblin, Marysewall Lindsey. 1978. The trail guide system as a backcountry management tool. Research Note NE-266. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 5 p.