The resource and the storyline: an interpretive balancing act

Abstract

The long era of "protection of natural resources through acquisition" is gradually drawing to a close. The budget-busting era of "protection through management" is forcing us to look for new funding mechanisms. But the idea of facilitating protection through enlightened self-interest is ripe for growth. Resource interpreters can provide the link with visitors and other constituents to influence "resource protective" behavior and develop a land ethic.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the 1994 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

LaPage, Wilbur K. 1995. The resource and the storyline: an interpretive balancing act. In: Vander Stoep, Gail A., ed. Proceedings of the 1994 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium; 1994 April 10-12; Saratoga Springs, NY.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-198. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. p.9