Recreation

Wilderness Stewardship in the Rockies: Changing Trends in Recreation January 16-18, 2007
Attendee List AGENDA Focus: This year’s workshop on recreation in wilderness will be a forum for: • Discussing changing users and societal trends • Discussing changing uses • Exploring management strategies and tools for coping with these changes Summary and Observations
Tuesday, January 16
1:00 P.M.	Welcome- Lisa Gerloff, Rocky Mountains CESU
1:15	Changing Users and Societal Trends: Implications for Wilderness Moderator: Laurie Yung, Wilderness Institute, University of Montana
1:20	Changing Times, Changing Values- Cindy Swanson, USFS Region 1
2:05	National Trends in Recreation Use- Troy Hall, University of Idaho
2:50	Break
3:10	Local and Regional Trends in Recreation Use - Norma Nickerson, University of Montana
3:55	Discussion
5:00	Adjourn
Wednesday, January 17
8:25 A.M.	Changing Uses in Wilderness Recreation Moderator: Chris Ryan, USFS-Region 1
8:30	Managers’ Observations on Recreation Use Kyle Johnson, Glacier National Park Deb Mucklow, Flathead National Forest, Spotted Bear District Susan James, Bear Trap Canyon Wilderness, Bureau of Land Management
9:15	Discussion
10:00	Break
10:20	Understanding Recreation Trends in the Pacific Northwest- Troy Hall, University of Idaho
11:05	Discussion
12:00	Lunch
1:15	The Recreation Industry Response to Changing Trends and Users: Is it Impacting Wilderness Resources? Chris Coughlin, Glacier Wilderness Guides Craig Mackey, Colorado Outward Bound School Jack Rich, Rich Ranch- Outfitting and Guest Ranch Steve Thompson, National Parks Conservation Association Each panel member will get 10 minutes to respond to the following questions: 1) How do you perceive use changing (i.e. are clients different, are expectations different, etc; 2) How are you and/or the recreation industry responding to these changes; and 3) What do you perceive to be the consequences (biophysical, wilderness experience, etc) of these changes?
2:15	Discussion
3:00	Break
3::20	Managing Increasing Use in Wilderness George Nickas, Wilderness Watch Craig Mackey, Colorado Outward Bound School
4:00	Discussion
5:00	Adjourn

Thursday, Junuary 18
8:15 A.M.	Current Developments, Tools and Strategies related to Changing Use Moderator: Kathy Tonnessen, National Park Service
8:15	Managing Recreation Use in Wilderness and Backcountry Settings - Steve McCool, University of Montana
8:45	Lunch Creek work at Glacier (what to do to control social trails)- Joyce Lapp, Glacier National Park
9:30	Break
9:45	Backcountry campsite assessment in Yellowstone National Park- Dan Reinhart, Yellowstone National Park
10:30	Discussion
11:15	Break
11:30	Envisioning Practical and Innovative Tools for Future Recreation Management Facilitator: Laurie Yung, Wilderness Institute, University of Montana A visioning exercise to explore new approaches 1) What’s missing from the current recreation management toolbox? How might these gaps be filled? What kinds of new approaches and strategies do we need? 2) How might technology assist in the development of new approaches to management and monitoring [e.g. trail counters, video cameras, web reservations and registration, others we have not yet developed] 3) What kinds of new strategies do we need for working with adjacent land managers to coordinate recreation management? 4) How might new approaches maximize the pros and minimize the cons of limiting the number of visits/visitors? 5) What new approaches might we take to distribute different types of recreation use? (e.g. hiking, climbing, fishing, skiing, snowshoeing, stock use, trail running)
12:30	Adjourn