Wilderness Stewardship in the Rockies: Let's Talk!
Glacier National Park, Montana
January 22-24, 2003

 

Executive Summary

 

Session 1: Day use management

David Cole publications:

Cole, David. 2001. Day Users in Wilderness: How Different are They? (RMRS-RP-31): USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Cole, David N. and Monz, Christopher A. 2002. Trampling Disturbance of High-Elevation Vegetation, Wind River Mountains. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol. 34, No. 4, 365-376. Publication # 461

Zabinski, Catherine A, et al. 2002. Restoration of Highly Impacted Subalpine Campsites in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Oregon. Restoration Ecology, Vol. 10, No. 2, 275-281. Publication # 455

Cole, David N.; Watson, Alan E.; Hall, Troy E.; Spildie, David R. 1997. High-use destinations in wilderness: social and biophysical impacts, visitor responses, and management options. Res. Pap. INT-RP-496. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 30 p.

Wayne Freimund Publications:

Freimund, Wayne A.; Cole, David N. 2001. Visitor Use Density and Wilderness Experience: Proceedings: Freimund, Wayne A.; Cole, David N. comps. Visitor Use Density and Wilderness Experience. 2001 June 1-3; Missoula, MT Proc RMRS-P-20, Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station: 67

Davenport, Mae A., Borrie, William T., Freimund, Wayne A., and Manning, Robert E. 2002. Assessing the Relationship between Desired Experiences and Support for Management Actions at Yellowstone National Park Using Multiple Methods. Journal of Parks and Recreation Administration, Vol. 20, No. 3. 51-64.

Borrie, William T., Freimund, Wayne A., and Davenport, Mae A. 2002. Winter Visitor to Yellowstone National Park: Their Value Orientation and Support for Management Actions. Human Ecology Review, Vol. 9, No., 3. 41-48.

 

Session 2: Recreation management and monitoring

Handouts:

Protocol for Collecting Data on Social Indicators, Shenandoah National Park
(Page 1; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4; Page 5; Page 6)

Monitoring Impacts Sources

 

Session 3: Site restoration/ Weed monitoring and management

References and links to more information:

For more information on plant management in Glacier and related papers, please visit:
http://www.nps.gov/glac/resources/bio6.htm#Plant

For information on native plant propagation protocols, visit:
http://nativeplants.for.uidaho.edu/

Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute: The Linking Wilderness Research and Management Series of Annotated Reading Lists. Volume 4-- Understanding and Managing Invasive Plants in Wilderness and Other Natural Areas

 

Session 4: Multicultural Orientations toward Wilderness

Publications and Links to more information:

Watson, Alan E. 2000. Wilderness Use in the Year 2000: Societal Changes That Influence Human Relationships With Wilderness. In: Cole, David N.; McCool, Stephen F.; Borrie, William T.; O'Loughlin, Jennifer, comps. 2000. Wilderness science in a time of change conference- Volume 4: Wilderness visitors, experiences, and visitor management; 2000 May 23-27; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-15-VOL-4. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 53-60.


Blackfeet Nation: http://www.blackfeetnation.com/

Blackfeet Community College: http://www.bfcc.org/

 

Session 5: Technology in Wilderness

Publications:

Borrie, William. 2000. Impacts of Technology on the Meaning of Wilderness. In: Watson, Alan E.; Aplet, Greg H.; Hendee, John C., comps. Personal, Societal, and Ecological Values of Wilderness: Sixth Wilderness Congress proceedings on research, management, and allocation; vol. II: 1998 October 24-29; Bangalore, India. Proc. RMRS-P-14, Ogden, UT: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Freimund, W.A., and Borrie, W.T. 1998. Wilderness in the 21st Century: Are There Technical Solutions to our Technical Solutions? International Journal of Wilderness, 3(4), 21-23.

 

Session 6: Human/wildlife interactions

References and Links to more information:

Yellowstone National Park: http://www.nps.gov/yell/home.htm

Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute: The Linking Wilderness Research and Management Series of Annotated Reading Lists. Vol. 5 Backcountry Recreation Impacts to Wildlife

 

Session 7: Human waste management in Wilderness

References and links to more information:
Tippets, N., O'ney, S., and Farag, A.M. 2001. Backcountry Water Quality in Grand Teton National Park: DNA Analysis Helps Identify Sources of Fecal Coliforms. ParkScience, Vol. 21 #1. 25-27.

Available Products:
The Scat Machine- http://www.steensmountain.com/scatmachine.htm
-Portable toilet dumping station

The Scat Machine Poop Tube Washer- http://www.steensmountain.com/pooptube.htm
-toilet washing system designed as both a dump station and cleaning system for backcountry human waste carry-out programs

Restop 2 Solid Waste Bag- http://www.WhenNatureCalls.com or http://www.restop.com/RS2.htm
Wag bags- http://www.thepett.com/

Links:
Grand Teton National Park- http://www.nps.gov/grte/
Paria Canyon/Vermillion Cliffs www.az.blm.gov/paria
USFS San Dimas Technology & Development Center http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/techdev/sdtdc.htm