1. Recreation management

2. Recreation Management Objectives
Foster an appreciation of natural resources and stewardship.
Enable personal satisfaction and benefits.
Encourage positive recreational behaviors.
Manage economic benefits and costs.
Protect natural resources while providing recreational opportunities.

3. Impacts from Recreation
Environmental
Social
Economic

4. Direct Visitor Management
Definition: Visitor management techniques that directly alter the behaviors of visitors.
Management decides
Example: Regulations

5. Indirect Visitor Management
Definition: Visitor management techniques that indirectly alter the behavior of visitors.
Visitor decides.
Example:
Interpretation
Trail design

6. Five Phases of the Recreation Experience
1. Anticipation and planning
2. Travel to the site
3. On-site activities and experience
4. Travel home
5. Recollections of experience

7. Influencing the Five Phases
1. Anticipation and planning?
2. Travel to the site?
On-site activities and experiences?
4. Travel home?
5. Recollections?

8. Resource Management Concepts
Preservation
Protection of non-renewable resources.
Conservation
Wise-use of natural resources.

9. Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS)
What does the diagonal line indicate?
Primitive
Semi- Primitive
Non-motor
Semi-
Primitive
Motorized
Roaded
Natural
Rural
Urban

10. Multiple use vs. Single use

11. Problems and Benefits of Multiple Use
Conflicts between users
Uses that compete for same resources
Overuse
Benefits
More user groups benefit from area
Foster more community support

12. Dispersed Use vs. Concentrated Use

13. Budgetary considerations
Charging user fees
Fee Demonstration Program
Permits
Rentals
Obtaining grants
Sponsorship/Donations
Concessions
Volunteers

14. Other Management Issues
Preservation vs. use paradox
Legal issues and liability
Security, crime, and vandalism
Staffing with volunteers
Mechanical vehicle use
Wildlife vs. users
Transportation and access

15. Transportation in Grand Canyon NP

16. Recreation Management Objectives Revisited
Foster an appreciation of natural resources and stewardship.
HOW?

17. Recreation Management Objectives (continued)
Enable personal satisfaction and benefits.
HOW?

18. Recreation Management Objectives (continued)
Encourage positive recreational behaviors.
HOW?

19. Recreation Management Objectives (continued)
Manage economic benefits and costs.
HOW?

20. Recreation Management Objectives (continued)
Protect natural resources while providing recreational opportunities.
HOW?

21. Eastern Lake Ontario Dune and Wetland Area

23. Seven public areas:
4 DEC
1 TNC
1 OPRHP
1 Oswego County

37. What management strategies would you use?

47. Other management strategies:
Dune steward program
Beach Clean-up Days

48. Hanauma Bay, HI

56. Visitor Use of Hanauma Bay

64. What management strategies would you use?

68. Other strategies: Eliminate visitor drop-off by tours.
On-site naturalists.

69. Any questions?