Ecological Wilderness Restoration: Attitudes Toward Restoring the Mount Logan Wilderness
DeMillion MA and Lee ME. 2001. Ecological Wilderness Restoration: Attitudes Toward Restoring the Mount Logan Wilderness. Pages 130-133. In Vance RK, Edminster CB, Blake JA: Ponderosa pine ecosystem restoration and conservation: steps toward stewardship Proceedings RMRS-P-22. Flagstaff, AZ. April 25-27, 2000. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Ogden, UT
This paper focuses on the need for ecological wilderness restoration and presents options for managers to consider while discussing wilderness restoration. To determine the most preferred wilderness restoration method among communities located near the Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip Field Office, a social survey was conducted that focused on attitudes of community residents living in proximity to the Mount Logan Wilderness , which is in northern Arizona within the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. The study focused on this wilderness because an ecological restoration project was occurring outside the wilderness boundary. The survey was designed to determine the local acceptance of a mechanical, nonmechanical, or prescribed fire wilderness restoration method. Mechanical methods are often the most controversial, but survey respondents held the most positive attitude toward this method.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- DeMillion, Marcy; Lee, Martha
- Units
- PARA
- Keywords
- Arizona, method, Mt. Logan, Pinus ponderosa, Wilderness Restoration