Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness: data from 1995 survey of commercial and private boat users of the Salmon River

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hunger, Donald H.
Originator: Watson, Alan E.
Originator: Becker, Kurt G.
Publication_Date: 2019
Title:
Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness: data from 1995 survey of commercial and private boat users of the Salmon River
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2019-0043
Description:
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.
Purpose:
The intention of the study was to support an interdisciplinary planning team focused on commercial and private boat use of these rivers. An understanding of demographics, river use history, specialization, and perceptions of crowding, resource conditions, and policies were important for managers to know about their users during this planning process.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1995
Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
The Middle and Main Forks of the Salmon River in the Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness (FC-RNRW) in Idaho were the focus. The “wild” section of the Middle Fork extends nearly 90 miles within the FC-RNRW. Also, within the FC-RNRW, the Main stem of the Salmon River travels for approximately 79 miles. Influential policies include the Central Idaho Wilderness Act (CIWA) of 1980 and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -115.94588
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -115.29424
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.53180
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.45323
Bounding_Altitudes:
Altitude_Minimum: 1968.000
Altitude_Maximum: 6280.000
Altitude_Distance_Units: feet
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: society
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Research & Development Taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: Environment and People
Theme_Keyword: Natural Resource Management & Use
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: visitors
Theme_Keyword: visitor experience
Theme_Keyword: encounters
Theme_Keyword: recreation
Theme_Keyword: commercial use
Theme_Keyword: private use
Theme_Keyword: management planning
Theme_Keyword: wilderness use
Theme_Keyword: use allocation
Theme_Keyword: permits
Theme_Keyword: Wild and Scenic Rivers
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Idaho
Place_Keyword: Middle Fork Salmon
Place_Keyword: Main Fork Salmon
Place_Keyword: Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness
Place_Keyword: Cache Bar
Place_Keyword: Carey Creek
Place_Keyword: Boundary Creek
Place_Keyword: Corn Creek
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:

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
Data_Set_Credit:
Funding for this project provided by the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS); Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute (ALWRI), which is administered by RMRS; and the USDA Forest Service, Salmon - Challis National Forest.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hunger, Donald H.
Originator: Christiansen, Neal A.
Originator: Becker, Kurt G.
Publication_Date: 1999
Title:
Commercial and private boat use on the Salmon River in the Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness, United States
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: International Journal of Wilderness
Issue_Identification: 5(2): 31-36
Other_Citation_Details:
Publication #362 (also included in data publication download)
Online_Linkage: http://winapps.umt.edu/winapps/media2/leopold/pubs/362.pdf
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Watson, Alan E. (comp.)
Originator: Aplet, Greg H. (comp.)
Originator: Hendee, John C. (comp.)
Publication_Date: 1998
Title:
Personal, societal, and ecological values of wilderness: Sixth World Wilderness Congress proceedings on research, management, and allocation, Volume I
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Proceedings
Issue_Identification: Proc. RMRS-P-4
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Ogden, UT
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Other_Citation_Details:
158 p.
Online_Linkage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/30707
Online_Linkage: http://winapps.umt.edu/winapps/media2/leopold/pubs/343.pdf
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hunger, Donald H.
Publication_Date: 1996
Title:
Defining potential human experience indicators and standards on the Main Stem and Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Master's Thesis
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Olympia, WA
Publisher: The Evergreen State College
Other_Citation_Details:
(included in data publication download)
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
unknown
Completeness_Report:
The survey was to be completed in sections (one part at the put-in, one part at the first night of camping, one part at the third night of camping, and one part on the final night of camping). In some cases not all sections of the survey were completed.

Answers to jet boat questions are included in these data, but only people on the Main Fork of the Salmon were asked jet boat related questions.

Missing data are recorded as blank cells and we assume this means the survey question was not answered.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
Data were collected in 1995 during the primary use season. Ten pairs of days were randomly selected from all possible days between July 15 and September 16. This included eight sampling pairs during the summer permit season and two sampling pairs in September, outside the summer permit season. On the Main Fork of the river the maximum number of permits per day is for eight groups, while only seven groups are allowed to launch each day on the Middle Fork of the river.

On sampling days, each launch party was contacted after they had received a required pre-launch orientation by a USDA Forest Service (USFS) river manager and before they boarded their boats. Up to 10 people, ages 16 and older, from each group were randomly selected for the survey. In groups of 10 or less, all were surveyed. Commercial guides were not included in the pool of potential respondents. This sampling process resulted in 238 commercial clients and 301 private party members.

At the launch point, respondents received a survey composed of five sections. The launch-point section was completed in the presence of a survey administrator. In this pre-trip survey, the floaters were queried about their expectations for the trip, their past river use history, and some basic demographics such as age, education, income, and residence. The four other sections were completed in stages during the trip (first, third, and last nights on the river as well as at the take-out point) and deposited in specially marked repository boxes at easily identified locations. Additional details about the methodology can be found in Hunger (1996, Chapter 3) and Hunger et al. (1999).

The surveys for both the Main Fork (pages labeled 118-129) and the Middle Fork (pages labeled 131-142) are included in this data package: \Supplements\Salmon_River_survey_instruments.pdf.
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hunger, Donald H.
Originator: Christiansen, Neal A.
Originator: Becker, Kurt G.
Publication_Date: 1999
Title:
Commercial and private boat use on the Salmon River in the Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness, United States
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: International Journal of Wilderness
Issue_Identification: 5(2): 31-36
Other_Citation_Details:
Publication #362 (also included in data publication download)
Online_Linkage: http://winapps.umt.edu/winapps/media2/leopold/pubs/362.pdf
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hunger, Donald H.
Publication_Date: 1996
Title:
Defining potential human experience indicators and standards on the Main Stem and Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Master's Thesis
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Olympia, WA
Publisher: Evergreen State College
Other_Citation_Details:
(included in data publication download)
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
No process steps have been described for this data set
Process_Date: Unknown
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Below you will find a description of the files included in this data publication.

DATA FILES

\Data\mainmid_codes.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing a list and description of the codes used to define categorical variables in this study. Variables defined below.
CODE NAME = name of code
CODE VALUE = value of code
CODE DESCRIPTION = description of code

\Data\mainmid_data.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing data collected in a 1995 survey of commercial and private boat users of the Salmon River. ** Note: Some variable names end in a “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” and these variables represent results from surveys taken on the first night on the river, third night on the river, final night on the river, and at takeout, respectively. Variables descriptions can be found in \Data\mainmid_var_descriptions.csv.

\Data\mainmid_var_descriptions.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing a list and description of the variables found in mainmid_data.csv (codes are defined in mainmid_codes.csv). Variables defined below.
VAR NAME = name of variable
CODE NAME = name of code used to define categorical values for this variable, if applicable
VAR DESCRIPTION = description of variable
JETBOAT = is question specific to jet boats (0=no, 1=yes)? (questions only asked of people on the Main Fork of the Salmon)


SUPPLEMENTAL FILES

\Supplements\Hunger_1996_Salmon_River_thesis.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing a scan of the Hunger (1996) thesis: "Defining potential human experience indicators and standards on the Main Stem and Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho".

\Supplements\Hunger_etal_1999_pub362.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing a scan of the Hunger et al. (1999) journal article "Commercial and private boat use on the Salmon River in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, United States".

\Supplements\Salmon_River_coding_manual_output.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing some SPSS code and output that provides summary information about each variable in the mainmid_data.csv file.

\Supplements\Salmon_River_survey_instruments.pdf: Portable Document Format file containing a scan of survey instruments used in this study.
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Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Research and Development
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20190926
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Alan E. Watson
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 790 East Beckwith Avenue
City: Missoula
State_or_Province: MT
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Country: USA
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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: alan.watson@usda.gov
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