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Winning the Lottery on the Colorado River

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1 Winning the Lottery on the Colorado River
Managing Outdoor Recreation: Case Studies in the National Parks, 2nd Edition

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13 Grand Canyon National Park
Colorado River Native American presence John Wesley Powell (1869) Geology Source of water to Native American tribes for 12,000 years Inspiration for artists and writers Some of the most intensive environmental controversies in American history

14 Rapidly expanding use of the river in the 1960s and 1970s
2006 management plan Commercial and non-commercial/private trips/motorized and non-motorized trips

15 Grand Canyon National Park

16 Impacts to resources: Impacts to soil and vegetation, historical/cultural sites. Impacts to experience: Crowding, conflicts Impacts to facilities/service: Campsites; attraction sites; impacts to historical/cultural sites.

17 Management strategies: Limit use; reduce the impact of recreation
Management practices: Zoning; rules/ regulations; rationing/allocation; law enforcement; information/education

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19 Rules/Regulations Group size Only one trip per year per person Must hike with a guide on commercial trips Commercial guides must be trained by NPS No disturbance of artifacts Area closures

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Carrying capacity/indicators and standards (e.g. encounters on river, number of groups at campsites, disturbance of artifacts) Launch calendar (1 to 6 launches per day for a total about 1,100 launches in 2015, [24,885 people/215,885 user days]) Allocation between private and commercial trips Weighted lottery for private trips

21 Patrols by uniformed rangers Uniformed rangers at launch site
Law Enforcement Patrols by uniformed rangers Uniformed rangers at launch site

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Park website Orientation video Audio and video podcasts Training of commercial guides DVD for non-commercial boaters

23 River Trip Orientation Video

24 More Videos Rafting Lava Falls – 25,000 CFS (7:01) Flipping in Lava (2:35) Running Hermit Rapid (0:49)

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