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A review of Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness solitude monitoring
| Authors: | Molly McDevitt, Taylor Mudford, Jennifer Thomsen, Chris A. Armatas |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Type: | Miscellaneous |
| 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
This document provides a review of Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park’s (SEKI) trail-use monitoring program. We evaluate how SEKI monitors and quantifies wilderness encounter rates, which serve as a measure of impacts to visitors’ opportunities for solitude. This review of SEKI’s monitoring approach has three core objectives: (1) determine if SEKI’s monitoring methodology aligns with established practices in the literature; (2) explore different trends in SEKI’s monitoring data; and (3) provide opportunities for advancing both future monitoring protocol and future analyses.