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Publication Details

Title:
Use characteristics, visitor preferences, and conflict between horse users and hikers in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area: 1990-1991 visitor survey data
Author(s):
Watson, Alan E.; Daigle, John J.; Armatas, Chris A.; Campbell, Carly J.
Publication Year:
2017
How to Cite:
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Watson, Alan E.; Daigle, John J.; Armatas, Chris A.; Campbell, Carly J. 2017. Use characteristics, visitor preferences, and conflict between horse users and hikers in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area: 1990-1991 visitor survey data. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0013
Abstract:
The Charles C. Deam Wilderness area is located on the Hoosier National Forest in Indiana. There has been historic use of this area by both hikers and horse riders, however there was substantial concern about the interaction and conflict between these two groups in this wilderness area. Between the summers of 1990 and 1991 a mailback questionnaire was sent to people visiting the Charles C. Deam Wilderness are for recreational purposes to investigate visitor use characterstics and preferences about their wilderness experience. Data include visitor activity, visitor characteristics, interaction with other groups, opinions regarding management policies, current wilderness conditions, preferred wilderness conditions, items influencing visitor quality, as well as user perception of similarities and differences between hikers and horse users.

Keywords:
biota; boundaries; environment; health; planningCadastre; society; transportation; Environment and People; Recreation; Social values, ethics; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Natural Resource Management & Use; Wilderness; horse users; stock; hikers; conflict; wilderness; social conditions; visitor preferences; planning; conflict mitigation; management; Charles Deam Wilderness; United States; Indiana; Hoosier National Forest
Related publications:
  • Watson, Alan E.; Niccolucci, Michael J.; Williams, Daniel R. 1993. Hikers and recreational stock users: Predicting and managing recreation conflicts in three wildernesses. Research Paper (RP). INT-468. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/int-rp-468
  • Watson, Alan E.; Daigle, John J.; Sullivan, Z. Kent; Blevins, Sally; Kissel, Dave; Whittredge, Bruce; Whittredge, Charlene; Overshiner, Ron. Unpublished material. Charles C. Deam Wilderness: Study of wilderness visitors. January 29, 1992 (available in full data publication download: \Supplements\Final results with summary data.pdf).
Metrics:
Visit count : 137
Download count: 14
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