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Publication Details

Title:
Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness: data from 1995 survey of commercial and private boat users of the Salmon River
Author(s):
Hunger, Donald H.; Watson, Alan E.; Becker, Kurt G.
Publication Year:
2019
How to Cite:
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Hunger, Donald H.; Watson, Alan E.; Becker, Kurt G. 2019. Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness: data from 1995 survey of commercial and private boat users of the Salmon River. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2019-0043
Abstract:
These data represent a study of the dominant user groups on the Main and Middle Forks of the Salmon River on the Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho. Though these groups are using similar equipment and traveling on the same river at the same time, they differ in most aspects of their expectations for the trip, problems they encounter, and what they think managers should do to protect the resource. Additional questions included demographics (e.g., state of residence, income, education, profession) and group characteristics (e.g., size, type of equipment, level of experience). This survey was conducted in 1995, during the primary use season. Boat users were asked questions at the launch point, take out point, as well as on their first, third, and last night on the river. The sampling process resulted in 238 commercial clients and 301 private party members.

Keywords:
environment; inlandWaters; location; society; Environment and People; Natural Resource Management & Use; visitors; visitor experience; encounters; recreation; commercial use; private use; management planning; wilderness use; use allocation; permits; Wild and Scenic Rivers; Idaho; Middle Fork Salmon; Main Fork Salmon; Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness; Cache Bar; Carey Creek; Boundary Creek; Corn Creek
Related publications:
  • Hunger, Donald H.; Christiansen, Neal A.; Becker, Kurt G. 1999. Commercial and private boat use on the Salmon River in the Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness, United States. International Journal of Wilderness. 5(2): 31-36. Publication #362 (also included in data publication download). http://winapps.umt.edu/winapps/media2/leopold/pubs/362.pdf
  • Watson, Alan E. (comp.); Aplet, Greg H. (comp.); Hendee, John C. (comp.). 1998. Personal, societal, and ecological values of wilderness: Sixth World Wilderness Congress proceedings on research, management, and allocation, Volume I. Proceedings. Proc. RMRS-P-4. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 158 p. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/30707 http://winapps.umt.edu/winapps/media2/leopold/pubs/343.pdf
  • Hunger, Donald H. 1996. Defining potential human experience indicators and standards on the Main Stem and Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. Olympia, WA: The Evergreen State College. (included in data publication download).
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