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Society and Conservation Faculty Publications

2020

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Managing Cultural Resources On The Alaska Peninsula, Laura Stelson, William L. Rice, B. Derrick Taff Aug 2020

Managing Cultural Resources On The Alaska Peninsula, Laura Stelson, William L. Rice, B. Derrick Taff

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Twentieth-century cultural resources provide physical evidence of human relationships with a landscape that has shaped the wilderness areas we know today. These cultural resources enrich the meaning of an area as wilderness, but also present multiple management challenges surrounding visitor use in designated wilderness areas. The National Geographic Society Katmai Expeditions of the 1910s present a case study of how historic trails and their associated artifacts interact not only with present issues toward the dual-enforcement of the National Historic Preservation Act and Wilderness Act, but also with the management of visitor use along a corridor containing relatively recent traces of …


Changes In Recreational Behaviors Of Outdoor Enthusiasts During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Analysis Across Urban And Rural Communities, William L. Rice, Timothy J. Mateer, Nathan Reigner, Peter Newman, Ben Lawhon, B. Derrick Taff Aug 2020

Changes In Recreational Behaviors Of Outdoor Enthusiasts During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Analysis Across Urban And Rural Communities, William L. Rice, Timothy J. Mateer, Nathan Reigner, Peter Newman, Ben Lawhon, B. Derrick Taff

Society and Conservation Faculty Publications

The COVID-19 pandemic presents not only a global health crisis but has also disrupted the daily lives of people around the world. From a leisure perspective, urban outdoor enthusiasts are one group particularly impacted by the pandemic and the subsequent institutional response. Stay-at-home orders and physical distancing recommendations serve as potential inhibitors to outdoor recreation activities central to the lifestyles and wellbeing of outdoor enthusiasts. In urban areas, where these orders and recommendations are most restrictive, the potential impacts on recreation behavior are most consequential. This study provides an empirical analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the recreational behaviors …