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OPENING SESSION: TRENDS and CURRENT ISSUES IN STATE PARKS

 

Measuring and Improving Customer Satisfaction with Government Services

GLEN D. ALEXANDER, Chief, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation

The Resource and the Storyline: An Interpretive Balancing Act

WILBUR K. LAPAGE, Director, New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation

Current Trends and Issues: Pennsylvania State Parks

ROGER FICKES, Director, Bureau of State Parks, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources

 

OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANNING

 

Estimating Dispersed Recreational Use on Michigan’s State and National Forests

DR. CHARLES M. NELSON, Assistant Professor, and JOEL A. LYNCH, Graduate Student, Michigan State University, Department of Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources

Identified Recreation Opportunities and Preferences for the Lower Penobscot River, Maine

MILTON J. FUSSELMAN, President, Recreation Associates, Maine; JOANNE F. TYNON, Assistant Professor, University of Maine, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Program

Outdoor Recreation Opportunities and Land Use Change in Vermont’s Lake Champlain Basin

JOHN J. LINDSAY, Associate Professor, University of Vermont

Indicators and Standards of the Quality of the Visitor Experience at a Heavily-Used National Park

ROBERT E. MANNING, Professor, University of Vermont; DAVID W. LIME, Research Associate; and RICHARD F. MCMONAGLE, Research Assistant, University of Minnesota

 

WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

 

Monetary and Social Impact Measures of Visitor Experience and the Effects of a Piping Plover Recovery Program on Visitor Experience

LAURA GILBERT, Research Assistant, University of New Hampshire, Resource Administration and Management  

Angler Specialization among Salmon and Trout Anglers on Lake Ontario

CHAD P. DAWSON, Associate Professor, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Effect of Experience, Expectation and Resource Availability on Perceptions of Crowding among Trout Anglers in Pennsylvania

CRAIG A. MILLER, The Pennsylvania State University, Recreation and Park Management

 

OUTDOOR RECREATION MANAGEMENT

 

Specific Responsible Environmental Behavior among Boaters on the Chesapeake Bay: A Predictive Model Part II

STUART P. COTTRELL, Assistant Professor, Christopher Newport University, Education and Leisure Studies; ALAN R. GRAEFE, Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Recreation Management

Potential Revenues from a New Day-Use Fee

STEPHEN D. REIUNG, Professor and Chair, and HSIANG-TAI CHENG, Associate Professor, University of Maine, Department of Resource Economics and Policy

The Development of a Recreational Land Classification System

ROBERT W. REINHARDT, Director, and DIANA GOULD, Parks Researcher, Natural Resources Planning and Facility Development Bureau; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

People’s Perceptions of Managed and Natural Landscapes

ARTHUR W. MAGILL, Principal Resource Analyst, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station

The Relationship of Recreation Specialization to the Setting Preferences of Mountain Bicyclists

TIMOTHY E. HOPKIN, Outdoor Recreation Specialist, Henderson County Parks and Recreation; ROGER L. MOORE, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

Advancing Environmental Stewardship in New York State Parks and Historic Sites

THOMAS L. COBB, Ph.D., Park Manager and Natural Resources Specialist; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Educational Training and Attitudes Towards Recycling among Campground Managers in Iowa

MARCI COBB, Instructor, and ROBERT A, ROBERTSON, Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire, Department of Resource Economics and Development

Validity of Using Photographs to Simulate Visible Qualities of Forest Recreation Environments

ROBIN E. HOFFMAN, Visiting Lecturer, and JAMES F. PALMER, Associate Professor, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry

 

OUTDOOR RECREATION: SATISFACTION and CONFLICT

 

Factors Impacting the Satisfaction of Private Campsite Owners with Campground Recreation Operations

ANDY HOLDNAK, Assistant Professor, Western Illinois University, Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; ELLEN DROGIN, Lecturer, The University of Maryland, Department of Recreation

Recreation Conflicts on Mt. Evans

JERRY J. VASKE, Associate Professor, KARIN W1TFMANN, Research Assistant, SUSAN LAIDLAW, Research Assistant, and MAUREEN P. DONNELLY, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, Department of Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism

 

TRAVEL and TOURISM

 

Selected Leisure Lifestyles of Residents in Rural Tourist and Non-Tourist Communities in Massachusetts

LAWRENCE R. KLAR, JR., Professor, and RODNEY B. WARNICK, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration

Rural Influentials’ Perception of Tourism and Its Potential for Economic Development: A Qualitative Study

STEVEN W. BURR, Assistant Professor, Western Illinois University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration

Time Series Analysis of Travel Trends in Vermont

VARNA M. RAMASWAMY, Graduate Student, and WALTER F. KUENTZEL, Assistant Professor, University of Vermont, School of Natural Resources

The New England Travel Market: Changes in Generational Travel Patterns

RODNEY B. WARNICK, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration

 

INTERPRETATION, EDUCATION, and OUTREACH

 

The Effect of a Verbal Interpretive Message on Day User Impacts at Mount Rainier National Park

ANNE KERNAN, Graduate. Student, and ELLEN DROGIN, Instructor, The University of Maryland, Department of Recreation, College Park

 

ECONOMICS

 

Factors Affecting the Value of a Wilderness Visit: A Contingent Valuation Study of Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness Users

JEFFREY A. MICHAEL, Graduate Research Assistant, STEPHEN REILING, Professor and Chair, and HSIANG-TAI CHENG, Associate Professor, University of Maine, Department of Resource Economics and Policy

Sector Analysis of Economic Impacts from Heritage Centers

CHARLES H. STRAUSS, Professor, and BRUCE E. LORD, Senior Research Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources

Techniques for Assessing Extramarket Values

DONALD F. DENNIS, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station

The Integrated Business Information System: Using Automation to Monitor Cost-Effectiveness of Park Operations

DICK STANLEY, Chief, Economic Research, and BRUCE JACKSON, Research Officer, Department of Canadian Heritage, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0C3

 

DEMOGRAPHICS

 

Gender Differences in the Use of Public Parks in Northeast Ohio

DAVID SCOTT, Manager of Research and Program Evaluation, Cleveland Metroparks (now at Texas A&M University)

  Examining African American and White Outdoor Recreation Participation after Demographic Standardization on Selected Characteristics

JAMES E. CHRISTENSEN, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, School of Natural Resources; JOHN F. DWYER, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

Frontcountry Encounter Norms among Three Cultures

JERRY J. VASKE, Associate Professor, MAUREEN P. DONNELLY, Assistant Professor, ROBERT M. DOCTOR, Research Assistant, JAMES P. PETRUZZI, Research Assistant, Colorado State University, Department of Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism

Effect of Involvement Level on Mail Panel Survey Response Rates

MARK E. HAVITZ, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies; DENNIS R. HOWARD, Coordinator and Professor, The Ohio State University, Sport Management Program

Forecasting Outdoor Recreation Participation: A Cohort-Component Projection Model for Illinois Residents

JOHN F. DWYER, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

The Outdoor Situational Fear Inventory: A Newer Measure of an Older Instrument

ANDERSON B. YOUNG, Professor/Chair, State University of New York at Cortland, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies; ALAN EWERT, Professor/Chair, University of Northern British Columbia, Outdoor Recreation and Tourism; SHARON TODD, Lecturer of Recreation and Leisure Studies, THOMAS STEELE, Professor of Physical Education, and THOMAS QUINN, Assistant Professor of Physical Education, State University of New York at Cortland

Regional Trade Market Analysis: Resort Marketing Approaches

DAVID C. BOJANIC, Associate Professor, and RODNEY B. WARNICK, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration

Understanding Seasonal Home Use: A Recommended Research Agenda

SUSAN I. STEWART, Research Social Scientist, USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station; DANIEL J. STYNES, Professor, Michigan State University, Department of Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources

 

ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTIONS and ETHICS

 

Environmental Ethics and Wilderness Management: An Empirical Study

WILLIAM A. VALLIERE, Graduate Student, and ROBERT E. MANNING, Professor, University of Vermont, School of Natural Resources

Concern with the Rural Environment: Urban Views on the Use of Agricultural Pesticides and Chemicals

STEVE JACOB, Graduate Research Assistant, and A. E. LULOFF, Professor of Rural Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology

The 1992 Vermont Recreation Survey and Environmental Index: Vermonters’ Perceptions of Recreational and Environmental Issues in Vermont

KEVIN R. WIBERG, Data. Analyst, and FREDERICK E. SCHMIDT, Director, University of Vermont, Center for Rural Studies; ROBERT E. MANNING, Professor, University of Vermont, School of Natural Resources; SUSAN BULMER, State Land Planner, Vermont Division of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

PLANNING and GIS

 

Identifying Criteria and Establishing Parameters for Forest-based Ecotourism in Northern Ontario, Canada

STEPHEN W. BOYD, Consultant/Doctoral Candidate, and RICHARD W. BUTLER, Professor, The University of Western Ontario, Department of Geography; WOLFGANG HAIDER, Social Research Scientist, Center for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research

Boating Opportunities: A Geographical Analysis of Travel Patterns and Motivations

ROBERTS. BRISTOW, Associate Professor, and WILLIAM D. BENNETT, Professor, Westfield State College, Department of Geography and Regional Planning

 

PANEL DISCUSSION:  PARTNER SHIPS

 

The Use of Contractors and Partnerships in Public Forest Recreation: Some Considerations

BEN W. TWIGHT, Professor, Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources

The New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: A Partnership in Action

PHILIP G. CORRELL, Trail Manager, and JANET C. WOLF, Project Director, New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route

Natural Resource Partnerships: Literature Synthesis and Research Agenda

STEVE SELIN, Assistant Professor, and NANCY MYERS, Graduate Student, West Virginia University, Division of Forestry

 

CHANGES IN FEDERAL AGENCIES

 

Human Dimensions Research and Ecosystem Management: Policy and Research Implications for Recreation Research Efforts

ALAN EWERT, Ph.D., Professor/Chair, University of Northern British Columbia, Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

 

POSTER SESSION

 

Travel and Tourism Trends

DEBORAH J. CHAVEZ, Supervisory Social Scientist, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station

A Case Study of the Impacts of “All Inclusive Pricing” on Resort Recreation Participation

ANDY HOLDNAK, Assistant Professor, Western Illinois University, Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration; HEIDI JEWETT, Recreation Director, Mohonk Mountain House

Steps in the Open Space Planning Process

STEPHANIE B. KELLY, Associate Professor/Coordinator, and MELISSA M. RYAN, Research Assistant, Westfield State College, Department of Geography and Regional Planning