The Value of roaded, multiple-use areas as recreation sites in three national forests of the Pacific Northwest (1984) (20572838245)

Title: The Value of roaded, multiple-use areas as recreation sites in three national forests of the Pacific Northwest
Identifier: CAT85822114 (find matches)
Year: 1984 (1980s)
Authors: Clark, Roger N; Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or. )
Subjects: Forest roads Northwest, Pacific; Forests and forestry Northwest, Pacific Multiple use; Recreation areas Northwest, Pacific; National parks and reserves Northwest, Pacific; Wilderness areas Northwest, Pacific Recreational use
Publisher: Portland, Or. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library



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Figure 6A.—Day users engage in specific activities, such as motorbiking or fishing, and are generally scattered over a wide area. Figure 6B.—Campers spend more time in camp doing chores or just relaxing. Selection of Sampled Users Beginning July 1, field assistants distri- buted questionnaires to campers at their campsites in each of the three study areas. The next day, they distributed the questionnaires to day users as they entered the areas. On the third day, campers were sampled. This alternate- day pattern, followed for the remainder of the sampling period, was designed to nullify any biases that might have resulted from seasonal factors such as rainfall and snowpack. Day users.—A day-use party was de- fined as one person or a group traveling together into the area for a stay that did not involve overnight camping. Question- naires were distributed to day users every other sampling day by stopping every other vehicle at fire prevention stations at the entrance to the study areas. Hours of distribution alternated between morning (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and afternoon (1 p.m. to 6 p.m.) to cover the primary period of entry. Heavy traffic along the road some- tive made it impossible for the field assistants to interview potential study participants; some parties were then waved on to reduce traffic congestion. The number waved on did not exceed 20 percent for any of the areas. It was presumed that because day users arrived at the study area in random order, the failure to contact these users would not have a significant effect upon the out- come of the survey. After a selected day-use party had been stopped, the adult driver and passenger (where available) were asked if they would
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participate in the survey. Women, often not represented in recreation surveys, were purposely sought out. When parties agreed to participate, the interview was conducted and the participants were instructed about how to complete and return the questionnaire. Less than 1 percent of the day users contacted elected not to participate in the interview (fig- 7). Figure 7.—To sample day users, alternate vehicles were stopped every other day; occupants were interviewed then handed a questionnaire. 7