Title:

Motorboat use on the Main Salmon River: Data from a study for the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness

Author(s):

Watson, Alan E.; Patterson, Michael E.; Christensen, Neal A.; Puttkammer, Annette; Meyer, Shannon

Publication Year:

2017

How to Cite:

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Watson, Alan; Patterson, Michael E.; Christensen, Neal A.; Puttkammer, Annette; Meyer, Shannon. 2017. Motorboat use on the Main Salmon River: Data from a study for the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0048

Abstract:

This publication contains data from a two-phase 1998-1999 study in the Frank Church Wilderness which surveyed visitors about the use of motorboats and jet boats on the Salmon River. This study was done in coordination with the Western Whitewater Association (WWA) and Northwest River Runners (NRR), which are jet boat organizations based in Boise and Lewiston, ID, respectively. Information was gathered regarding visitor demographics and opinions on river use. Phase I included interviews with six leadership members of the WWA. Included in this data publication are notes from two of those interviews and excerpts from all six interviews. Phase II included sending surveys to jet boat users. Data include the results of these mailback surveys. Follow-up telephone surveys were conducted if the mailback surveys were not returned and those results have also been included.

Keywords:

boundaries; economy; environment; inlandWaters; planningCadastre; society; transportation; Environment and People; Recreation; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Natural Resource Management & Use; Wilderness; motorboat; jetboat; jetboat users; river use; scenic river; wild river; visitors; visitor preferences; visitor access; management; management planning; recreation; Idaho; Salmon River; United States of America; Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness; Main Salmon River

Related publications:

• Patterson, Michael E. Unpublished material. Qualitative analysis of jet boat users on the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness: Project report for phase I. Included in the full data publication download: \Supplements\Report_AppendixC_Qual_analysis.pdf.
• Watson, Alan E.; Puttkammer, Annette; Christensen, Neal A. Unpublished material. Jet boat use and users on the Salmon River in Idaho: A descriptive report to the Salmon-Challis National Forest and the Western Whitewater Association. Included in the full data publication download: \Supplements\Report.pdf.
• Watson, Alan E.; Patterson, Michael; Christensen, Neal A.; Puttkammer, Annette; Meyer, Shannon. 2004. Legislative intent, science and special provisions in Wilderness: A process for navigating statutory compromises. International Journal of Wilderness. 10(1):22-26. Included in the full data publication download: \Supplements\Watson et al_2004_Legislative intent science and special provisions in wilderness.pdf.

Metrics:

Visit count : 161 0
Download count: 9
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