Title:

Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson, and Mt. Washington wilderness areas in Oregon: 1991 visitor survey data

Author(s):

Cole, David N.; Watson, Alan E.; Cronn, Richard C.

Publication Year:

2017

How to Cite:

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Cole, David N.; Watson, Alan E.; Cronn, Richard C. 2017. Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson, and Mt. Washington wilderness areas in Oregon: 1991 visitor survey data. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0009

Abstract:

This data publication contains 1991 permit information and mail-back survey responses from visitors to the Three Sisters, Mt. Washington, and Mt. Jefferson Wilderness areas in Oregon. The survey data collected include visitor characteristics such as destination, length of stay, group size, mode of travel, camping preferences, and recreational activities during visit. Data also include visitor preferences for the management of these areas and related questions, such as evidence of recreation, number of visitors encountered, desired number of visitors to be encountered, management problems observed, and permit related questions.

Keywords:

use limits; permits; regulations; visitors; visitor attitudes; visitor experience; conditions; resource use; management; management planning; biota; boundaries; location; society; transportation; Environment and People; Forest & Plant Health; Natural Resource Management & Use; Oregon; Cascade Mountain Range; Three Sisters Wilderness; Mount Jefferson Wilderness; Mount Washington Wilderness

Related publications:

• Cronn, Richard; Watson, Alan E.; Cole, David N. Unpublished material. Three Sisters, Mt. Jefferson and Mt. Washington Wildernesses: A survey of Oregon Wilderness visitors. Report written October 6, 1992 by the USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station (included in the full data publication download: \Supplements\1991_report_analysis.pdf).
• Dawson, Chad P.; Watson, Alan E. 2000. Measures of wilderness trip satisfaction and user perceptions of crowding. In: Cole, David N.; McCool, Stephen F.; Borrie, William T.; O’Loughlin, Jennifer, comps. 2000. Wilderness science in a time of change conference—Volume 4: Wilderness visitors, experiences, and visitor management; 1999 May 23–27; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-15-VOL-4. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 93-98. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/22008
• Hall, Troy; Cole, David N. 2000. An expanded perspective on displacement: A longitudinal study of visitors to two wildernesses in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. In: Cole, David N.; McCool, Stephen F.; Borrie, William T.; O’Loughlin, Jennifer, comps. 2000. Wilderness science in a time of change conference—Volume 4: Wilderness visitors, experiences, and visitor management; 1999 May 23–27; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-15-VOL-4. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 113-121. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/22011

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Visit count : 245 0
Download count: 16
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