Backcountry Visitors' Leave No Trace Attitudes
Vagias WM and Powell RB. 2010. Backcountry Visitors' Leave No Trace Attitudes. International Journal of Wilderness. 16(3):21-27
This study examined overnight backcountry visitors' attitudes regarding 22 common backcountry behaviors. Each behavior corresponded with a specific Leave No Trace Principle for Responsible Recreation. Insight and further understanding of backcountry visitors' attitudes regarding common backcountry behaviors can assist in the development of more efective visitor education strategies, potentially resulting in the reduction of visitor-induced recreation impacts. Data were collected via a mail-back questionnaire from visitors to Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, Glacier National Park, Montana, and Olympic National Park, Washington. Results indicate widespread variability in the perceived appropriateness of several common backcountry activities, indicated that backcountry behaviors may also vary.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Vagias, Wade; Powell, Robert
- Units
- CUIS , GLAC , OLYM
- Keywords
- backcountry behavior, Backpacking, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Glacier National Park, Leave No Trace, Olympic National Park, Questionnaire, Visitor Impact, Wilderness