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Publication Details

Title:
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve: 2002-2003 wilderness visitor experience data in the Alaska regional context
Author(s):
Watson, Alan E.; Glaspell, Brian S.; Kneeshaw, Katie C.
Publication Year:
2018
How to Cite:
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Watson, Alan E.; Glaspell, Brian S.; Kneeshaw, Katie C. 2018. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve: 2002-2003 wilderness visitor experience data in the Alaska regional context. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0022
Abstract:
This data publication contains transcripts of interviews with visitors to the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST), in Alaska, in 2002 (Phase I) and 2003 (Phase II). Interviews in the first phase included questions relating to visitor expectations and experiences, with specific attention paid to inter-visitor conflict (both before and during the fall hunting season). Phase II interviews were focused more on recreational use. Each interview was tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The qualitative interviews were conducted with groups (sometimes there was only a single person in a ‘group’, while other times there were multiple people). Also included are data from each interview that describe group size, residency, purpose of visit, and other basic visitor descriptive information.

Keywords:
biota; economy; inlandWaters; location; oceans; society; transportation; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Environment and People; Natural Resource Management & Use; Wildlife (or Fauna); management; management planning; visitors; visitor experience; visitor expectation; subsistence use; recreation; hunting; subsistence hunting; recreational hunting; backcountry; visitor conflict; wilderness; Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve; Slana Visitor Center; Kennicott; McCarthy; Alaska; United States of America; North America
Metrics:
Visit count : 284
Download count: 23
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