Using Signs to Reduce Visitor-Built Cairns: Gorham Mountain Trail, Acadia National Park
Jacobi C. 2003. Using Signs to Reduce Visitor-Built Cairns: Gorham Mountain Trail, Acadia National Park. Acadia National Park Natural Resources Report Number 2003-11. National Park Service, Acadia National Park. Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME
A description of how signs affect the condition of cairns on the Gorham Mountain Trail. A portion of the Executive Summary: "On a one-mile section of the Gorham Mountain Trail, we built 32 Bates cairns. Bates cairns are generally made from four stones in a pagoda-like structure, and they are very easy to monitor for alterations. For 30 days, we monitored the condition of the cairns every five days, restoring them to their original condition on each hike. We then installed three signs at either end of the trail section and in the middle, and repeated the monitoring runs every five days for 30 days, restoring their condition on each hike. Our hypothesis was that the signs would reduce visitor tampering with cairns. /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/Gorham Mountain/
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Jacobi, Charles
- Date of Issue
- 2003-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Acadia National Park
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Cadillac Mountain, erosion , Hiking, Human Use, Mount Desert Island, Mountains, South Ridge Cadillac Mountain Trail, Trails, Visitors