Erin Tucker (SIUC) Logan Park, Ph.D. (SIUC) Ryan Sharp Ph.D. (NPS) Ken Chilman, Ph.D. (SIUC)
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Park Planning and Social Science Informing General Management Plans:An Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Case Study
Erin Tucker (SIUC)
Logan Park, Ph.D. (SIUC)
Ryan Sharp Ph.D. (NPS)
Ken Chilman, Ph.D. (SIUC)
George Wright Society 2011
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Planning
• General Management Plan
• History– RVIMS– RAVI
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways
• Ozark Highlands of SE Missouri
• 134 miles of river
• 1.4 million visitors/year
• Boating, canoeing, swimming, fishing, tubing, hiking, horseback riding, and camping
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Research Questions
• What are river use levels currently?
• What is the range of conditions available on the river with respect to crowding and conflict?
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Study Methods
1. Visitor Use Levels• Sampling approach• Data collection
2. Questionnaire• Sampling approach• 532 visitors surveyed; 93% response rate
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Study Results: Visitor Use Levels
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Study Results: Questionnaire
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Trip Characteristics
Boaters• Ave. trip length= 5.1
hours• Local
Floaters• Multiple days• Mid-western
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Discussion and Conclusions
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Monitoring
• Frequent, affordable, effective
• Best monitoring plan is one you can actually conduct!
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Social Impacts
• Crowding
• Conflict
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Acknowledgements
• Joel Ramtahal (SIUC)
• Ross Smith, Jacob Nordmann, Sean Patrick (SIUC)
• Dr. James Price, Russ Runge, and all of the ONSR NPS staff
• Keri Cahill (NPS, Denver Service Center)