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  1. Wilderness campsite monitoring methods: a sourcebook

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    Author(s): David N. Cole
    Date: 1989
    Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-259. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 57 p.
    Publication Series: General Technical Report (GTR)
    Station: Intermountain Forest Experiment Station
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.2737/INT-GTR-259
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    Summarizes information on techniques available for monitoring the condition of campsites, particularly those in wilderness. A variety of techniques are described and evaluated; sources of information are also listed. Problems with existing monitoring systems and places where refinement of technique is required are highlighted.

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    Cole, David N. 1989. Wilderness campsite monitoring methods: A sourcebook. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-259. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 57 p.

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    wilderness management, campsite management, camping impacts, campsite condition, wildland ecology

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