Environmental Impact Management in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (Marion J. and Sober T., 1987)

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Journal article

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English

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Abstract or Summary

Increases in wilderness and backcountry recreational use have resulted •n significant environmental impacts that are requiring more intensive visitor and resource management by the managing agencies. Resource impacts in the nation's most highly used wilderness, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, have been reduced through the implementation of a designated site camping policy in the early 1970s. The number and location of sites are matched to visitor numbers and use patterns by a travel model developed from visitor trip records. Recently, a campsite rehabilitation program has been extended to campsites currently in use in an effort to restore natural conditions and prevent impacts from reaching unacceptable levels. This has been accomplished through the use of native materials and plant species to reduce both the area and the extent of impact at each campsite.

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Bibliographical Data

• Author: Jeffrey L. Marion and Toivo Sober
• Title: Environmental Impact Management in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
• Year: 1987
• In: Northern Journal of Applied Forestry
• Volume 4. Issue 1

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