Appendix A: Impacts of Recreation on Developed and Dispersed Sites

Recreation Activity

Impacts	Camping	Picnic-king	Hiking	Hiking & Biking Around Obstacles	Mountain Biking	Eques-trian Use	Wood Gathering	Plant Harvesting	Use of Staging Area	Use of Scenic Overlooks
Soil compaction		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Puddles		X		X		X
Ruts		X		X	X	X	X	X
Runoff		X		X		X
Rills & gullies		X		X		X
Changes in distribution of runoff		X		X	X	X
Flood plain isolated from flooding
Loss of soil moisture	X	X		X		X	X	X
Addition of water to site/stream
Extraction of water from stream/site
Erosion • Petroleum products • Septic-visitors & pets	X X X	X X X	X	X	X   X	X   X	X	X	X X X	X X X
Wastewater discharge
Vegetation manipulation	X	X		X		X	X	X	X	X
Edge affects	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Loss of plant vigor	X	X		X			X	X
Loss of plant biomass	X	X		X			X	X
Trampling	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Loss of soil cover	X	X		X			X	X	X	X
Loss of riparian structure and function	X	X		X		X	X	X	X	X
Destabilization of streambanks & lakeshores			X	X	X	X	X	X
Loss of shelter	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Loss of breeding habitat	X	X	X	X	X		X	X
Loss of forage	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Disturbance or loss of aquatic habitat			X	X	X
Exposure of wildlife to foreign disease	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Noise	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Dust, smoke, exhaust	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X

Recreation Activity

Impacts	Combat Fishing	Water Play	Boating: Motor-ized and Non	Portage of Canoes, Rafts, and Kayaks	Snow- mobiling	Snow-mobiling Off Trail	OHV Use On Autho-rized Trails/ Roads	OHV Use Off Trails /Roads	Unauth-orized User-made Trails	Parking Outside Designated Areas
Soil compaction	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Puddles	X			X				X	X	X
Ruts	X	X		X				X	X	X
Runoff	X	X		X				X	X	X
Rills & gullies	X	X		X				X	X	X
Changes in distribution of runoff	X			X				X	X	X
Flood plain isolated from flooding
Loss of soil moisture	X	X		X				X	X	X
Addition of water to site/stream	X	X		X				X	X	X
Extraction of water from stream/site
Erosion	X	X	X	X				X	X	X
Petroleum products			X		X	X	X			X
Septic-visitors & pets	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Wastewater discharge	X			X				X	X	X
Vegetation manipulation	X	X		X		X		X	X	X
Edge affects	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Loss of plant vigor	X	X		X		X		X	X	X
Loss of plant biomass	X	X		X		X		X	X	X
Trampling	X	X		X		X		X	X	X
Loss of soil cover	X	X		X		X		X	X	X
Loss of riparian structure and function	X	X		X		X		X	X	X
Destabilization of streambanks & lakeshores	X	X	X	X		X		X	X	X
Loss of shelter	X	X		X	X	X		X	X	X
Loss of breeding habitat	X	X		X	X	X		X	X	X
Loss of forage	X	X		X	X	X		X	X	X
Disturbance or loss of aquatic habitat	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Exposure of wildlife to foreign disease	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X
Noise	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dust, smoke, exhaust	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Recreation Activity

Impacts	Roads & Trails	Buildings	Parking Lots	Picnicking & Camping Sites	Mowing Streambanks & Lakeshores	Trash Accum. & Collection	Snow-making	Filling Floodplain	Realign-ment of Stream /River Channel
Soil compaction	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Puddles	X	X	X	X				X
Ruts	X	X	X	X				X
Runoff	X	X	X	X				X
Rills & gullies	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Changes in distribution of runoff	X	X	X	X	X			X	X
Flood plain isolated from flooding	X	X	X	X				X	X
Loss of soil moisture	X	X	X	X	X			X	X
Addition of water to site/stream	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Extraction of water from stream/site							X		X
Erosion				X	X	X		X	X
Petroleum products	X		X	X	X
Septic-visitors & pets				X
Wastewater discharge		X
Vegetation manipulation				X	X			X	X
Edge affects	X	X	X	X	X			X	X
Loss of plant vigor				X	X			X	X
Loss of plant biomass				X	X			X	X
Trampling				X	X	X		X
Loss of soil cover				X	X			X	X
Loss of riparian structure and function	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Destabilization of streambanks & lakeshores				X	X		X	X	X
Loss of shelter	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Loss of breeding habitat	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Loss of forage	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Disturbance or loss of aquatic habitat	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
Exposure of wildlife to foreign disease				X	X	X	X	X
Noise	X	X	X	X	X		X
Dust, smoke, exhaust	X	X	X	X	X		X