Recreation Fees


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Congress has expressed concern about the ability of fed. land mgmt. agencies to provide high-quality recreational opportunities to visitors, and in 1996 it authorized the recreational fee demo. program to allow agencies to test new or increased fees to help address unmet needs. This report reviews the implementation by 4 agencies -- Park Serv., Forest Serv., BLM, FWS -- of this program. The report reviews (1) the implementation of the program and the fee revenues generated; (2) the program's expenditures; (3) the agencies use of innovative or coordinated approaches to fee collection; and (4) the program's effects on visitation. Maps. Photos.







Recreation Fees


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Park Science


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Trends in Outdoor Recreation, Leisure, and Tourism


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This book focuses on the issues and trends in outdoor, 'nature-based' recreation, leisure and tourism and explores the implications for public policy, planning, management and marketing. It is intended as supplementary reading for advanced students and is a useful reference tool.




Reservoirs of Opportunity


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Transcending Boundaries


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A compilation of abstracts of papers presented at the 8th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, held June 17-22, 2000. The abstracts explore the social dimensions of managing spatial landscapes for various purposes. The theme of the symposium, "Transcending Boundaries: Natural Resource Management form Summit to Sea," provided participants with the opportunity to explore the challenges of working across conceptual, cultural, and physical boundaries. The symposium focused on how social science research is being brought to bear on the exploration of "boundary issues" in resource management.