Records of Backcountry Use Can Assist Trail Managers

H.J. Plumley; H.T. Peet; R.E. Leonard

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Records of Backcountry Use Can Assist Trail Managers

Informally Refereed

Authors:

H.J. Plumley, H.T. Peet, R.E. Leonard

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-414. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 19p.

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Abstract

Records of recreational use of Eastern backcountry areas have not been systematically kept by many trail management groups in the past. Decisions on backcountry site designs and facilities should not be made without information on visitor use and behavior. An analysis of sample data from records of overnight shelter use on the Long Trail, Vermont, indicates how such information may be used by trail managers.

Citation

Plumley, H.J.; Peet, H.T.; Leonard, R.E. 1978. Records of Backcountry Use Can Assist Trail Managers. Res. Pap. NE-414. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 19p.