Park Operations: Economic impacts of search-and-rescue operations on wilderness management in the national parks
Ward W, Park L, Coulson E. 2012. Park Operations: Economic impacts of search-and-rescue operations on wilderness management in the national parks. Park Science. 28(3):103–105
Search and rescue has become an integral part of wilderness management for the National Park Service. The NPS conducts thousands of search-and-rescue operations annually, each with impacts and management implications. Economic costs are just one of the many types of impacts that stem from these operations. As wilderness managers conduct search-and-rescue operations, they are faced with significant economic costs. Management options to alleviate some of the associated search-and-rescue costs include using applications of the minimum tool rule and cost sharing with wilderness users.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Ward, Whitney; Park, Logan; Coulson, Evan
- Units
- APIS , DENA , GRCA , GRTE , NRSS , WICA
- Keywords
- Apostle Islands, Denali NP, Grand Canyon NP, Grand Teton NP, Management, minimum tool rule, search and rescue, Wilderness, Wind Cave NP