Treesearch
Visitor survey on the recreation segment of the Salmon Wild and Scenic River System
| Authors: | Chris A. Armatas, Taylor Mudford, Jennifer Thomsen, Scott Baggett |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Type: | Miscellaneous Publication |
| Station: | Rocky Mountain Research Station |
| Source: | Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute. |
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Abstract
Planners and managers of the recreation segment of the Salmon Wild and Scenic River (WSR) will eventually need to develop a user capacity, a monitoring plan, and a lands and facilities plan. To support these needs, we conducted a river user survey in the high-use season of 2021 and 2022, with 719 surveys distributed, yielding 332 usable surveys (46% response rate); which represents the second phase of research support (following a river use monitoring study in the high-use season of 2020). Below we highlight select findings.