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Erin Tucker (SIUC) Logan Park, Ph.D. (SIUC) Ryan Sharp Ph.D. (NPS) Ken Chilman, Ph.D. (SIUC)

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. Photo from commons.wikipedia.org. Planning.

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Erin Tucker (SIUC) Logan Park, Ph.D. (SIUC) Ryan Sharp Ph.D. (NPS) Ken Chilman, Ph.D. (SIUC)

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  1. 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 Photo from commons.wikipedia.org

  2. Planning • General Management Plan • History • RVIMS • RAVI

  3. 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

  4. Research Questions • What are river use levels currently? • What is the range of conditions available on the river with respect to crowding and conflict?

  5. Study Methods • Visitor Use Levels • Sampling approach • Data collection • Questionnaire • Sampling approach • 532 visitors surveyed; 93% response rate

  6. Study Results: Visitor Use Levels

  7. Study Results: Questionnaire

  8. Trip Characteristics Boaters • Ave. trip length= 5.1 hours • Local Floaters • Multiple days • Mid-western

  9. Discussion and Conclusions

  10. Monitoring • Frequent, affordable, effective • Best monitoring plan is one you can actually conduct!

  11. Social Impacts • Crowding • Conflict

  12. 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)

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