Great gulf wilderness use estimation: comparisons from 1976, 1989, and 1999

Chad P. Dawson; Mark Simon; Rebecca Oreskes; Gary Davis

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Great gulf wilderness use estimation: comparisons from 1976, 1989, and 1999

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Authors:

Chad P. Dawson, Mark Simon, Rebecca Oreskes, Gary Davis

Year:

2001

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Kyle, Gerard, comp., ed. 2001. Proceedings of the 2000 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-276. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 283-288

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Abstract

Wilderness visitor monitoring techniques can provide important baseline information on recreational use and assist managers in making recreation use management decisions. A demonstration project was conducted in the Great Gulf Wilderness using active infra-red beam type trail counters and brief on-site interviews to obtain information about visitor travel patterns, wilderness destinations, and estimate total recreational use by trail segments. The spatial and temporal distribution of use was analyzed to understand the concentration of use that occurred in the Great Gulf Wilderness.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2000 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Dawson, Chad P.; Simon, Mark; Oreskes, Rebecca; Davis, Gary. 2001. Great gulf wilderness use estimation: comparisons from 1976, 1989, and 1999. In: Kyle, Gerard, comp., ed. 2001. Proceedings of the 2000 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-276. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 283-288