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Publication Details

Title:
Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex (BMWC) 1982 visitor characteristics, attitudes, and use patterns
Author(s):
Lucas, Robert C.
Publication Year:
2017
How to Cite:
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Lucas, Robert C. 2017. Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex (BMWC) 1982 visitor characteristics, attitudes, and use patterns. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0015
Abstract:
The data included in this publication include visitor characteristics, attitudes towards the wilderness experience, and use patterns for wilderness visitors to the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex (BMWC) in 1982. Visitors were asked to provide contact information for a mail-back survey. Questions included that of age, education, types of groups, club memberships, attitudes such as satisfaction with wilderness experience, as well as use pattern questions such as method of travel, length of stay, and activities engaged in during trip. Over 700 responses were obtained. In part, the data were collected to replicate a 1970 study in the same area. The format of the surveys and data was informed by the earlier study for later trend anaylsis

Keywords:
visitor preferences; use characteristics; use patterns; visitor characteristics; attitudes; trends; Wilderness; planning; management; backcountry camping; horsepacking; carrying capacity; solitude; satisfaction; seasonal use; biota; boundaries; environment; health; planningCadastre; society; transportation; Environment and People; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Natural Resource Management & Use; United States of America; Montana; Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex; Scapegoat; Great Bear; Glacier National Park; National Forest Wilderness Areas
Related publications:
  • Lucas, Robert C. 2014. Visitor Characteristics, Attitudes, and Use Patterns in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, 1970-82. Research Paper. INT-345. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. Included in full data publication download (\Supplements\Lucas_1985_Visitor characteristics attitudes and use patterns in the BMWC 1970-1982.pdf).
  • Cole, David N. 2012. Campsite condition data for the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2012-0003
Metrics:
Visit count : 230
Download count: 32
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