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Inventory, Monitoring and Modeling of Recreation Activity and Impacts in IFNM and Las Cienegas Conservation Area Univ

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Inventory, Monitoring and Modeling of Recreation Activity and Impacts in IFNM and Las Cienegas Conservation Area Univ

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    1. Inventory, Monitoring and Modeling of Recreation Activity and Impacts in IFNM and Las Cienegas Conservation Area University of Arizona John Lynch

    2. A Monitoring Program for Visitor Use and Associated Impacts in Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Phase I - Recreation Monitoring and Impact Assessment (Completed) Phase II- Visitor Use/Social Inventory & Monitoring (October 2002) Phase III - Simulation Modeling to Evaluate Alternative Management plans and Derive Capacity Measures – (Spring 2003) Phase IV - Establishing a Long Term Social and Ecological Monitoring Program (Fall, 2003)

    3. Phase I - Recreation Impact Assessment

    4. Phase II- Visitor Inventory and Monitoring Visitor On-Site Diary Diary/Survey Mailing to Local Hunters Recreation Activity Mapping with Recreation Groups Automated Pressure Sensitive Counter Pads Visitor Registers Observation

    5. Visitor On-Site Diary (Fall, 2002)

    6. Survey Map

    7. Local Hunter Survey (N=2000)

    8. Recreation Activity Mapping (Fall/Spring 2001-02)

    9. Visitor Registers

    10. Where are we now? Completed Recreation Impact Study and Analyzing data Hunter Surveys distributed and returning for analysis Diary/Survey and Visitor Registers to be distributed Fall, 2002. Counter Pads to be installed Fall, 2002.

    11. Ironwood Forest National Monument Travel Route Inventory and Recreation Use Study Phase I - Inventory of Existing Route Conditions (Completed) Phase II - Develop a Social and Infrastructure Inventory/Monitoring Program (Spring, 2002) Phase III- Model Development Management plan simulation and Evaluation (Spring, 2003) Phase IV – Establishing a Long Term Social and Impact Monitoring System

    12. Phase I - Route Inventory Video GPS Classification System – route class, access vehicle, function class, ROS Class etc. Route Condition Map Outputs

    13. Route Class Inventory

    14. Route ROS Class Inventory

    15. Route Vegetation Clearance Class

    16. Recreation Site Map

    17. Recreation Sites by Activity Class (N=338)

    18. Phase II- Visitor Inventory and Monitoring Visitor On-Site Diary Diary/Survey Mailing to Local Hunters Recreation Activity Mapping with Recreation Groups Automated Pressure Sensitive Counter Pads Observation

    19. Visitor On-Site Diary (Fall, 2002)

    20. Counter Pad Technology Pressure Sensitive Pads (N=25) Capture Event, time, Date New ones differentiate between horses, vehicles and foot traffic Infrared Trails counters (N=5) Capture total numbers of parties entering from various locations in Monument

    22. Pad Location and Data

    23. Where are we now? Route Inventory (Complete) Recreation Impact Study (Spring, 2003 Hunter Surveys (Fall, 2002) Diary/Survey and Visitor Registers to be distributed (Fall, 2002) Counter Pads (Complete)

    24. Dynamic Model Development A model will be developed using data from Phases I-III to mimic current conditions and explore management options

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