Emily J Wilkins, PhD (Former Employee)
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Support for management actions to protect night sky quality: Insights from visitors to state and national park units in the U.S. Support for management actions to protect night sky quality: Insights from visitors to state and national park units in the U.S.
Light pollution is a global phenomenon where anthropogenic light sources continue to grow unabated, affecting both social and ecological systems. This is leaving parks and protected areas as some of the last vestiges of naturally dark environments for protecting views of the night sky. Yet, even parks and protected areas have outdoor lighting. Alternative lighting practices are needed to...
Authors
J. Beeco, Emily Wilkins, Anna Miller, Chase Lamborn, Sharolyn Anderson, Zachary D. Miller, Jordan Smith
Visitation to national parks in California shows annual and seasonal change during extreme drought and wet years Visitation to national parks in California shows annual and seasonal change during extreme drought and wet years
This study examines the influence of drought indicators on recreational visitation patterns to National Park Service units in California (USA) from 1980 to 2019. We considered mountain, arid, and coastal park types across a climate gradient where seasonal recreational opportunities are directly or indirectly dependent on water resources. Significant departures from the normal...
Authors
Jeffrey Jenkins, John Abatzoglou, Emily Wilkins, Elizabeth Perry
What is “big data” and how should we use it? The role of large datasets, secondary data, and associated analysis techniques in outdoor recreation research What is “big data” and how should we use it? The role of large datasets, secondary data, and associated analysis techniques in outdoor recreation research
With researchers increasingly interested in big data research, this conceptual paper describes how large datasets, secondary data, and associated analysis techniques can be used to understand outdoor recreation. Some types of large, secondary datasets that have been increasingly used in outdoor recreation research include social media, mobile device data, and trip reports or online...
Authors
Dani Dagan, Emily Wilkins
Bureau of Reclamation: Visitor satisfaction survey instructions Bureau of Reclamation: Visitor satisfaction survey instructions
The purpose of the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Visitor Satisfaction Survey is to measure visitors’ opinions about BOR facilities, services, and recreational opportunities. This effort helps BOR meet requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) and other BOR and Department of the Interior (DOI) strategic planning efforts. This survey manual provides the...
Authors
Emily Wilkins, Nicholas Cole, Rudy Schuster
Rural-urban differences in hunting and birdwatching attitudes and participation Rural-urban differences in hunting and birdwatching attitudes and participation
Outdoor recreation facilitates important connections to nature and wildlife but is perceived differently across population segments. As such, we expected that current and past socio-demographic characteristics of individuals would influence intention to participate in outdoor recreation. We solicited 5,000 U.S. residents. (n = 1,030, 23% response) to describe their perceptions of hunting...
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Emily J. Wilkins, Nicholas W. Cole, Holly M. Miller, Rudy Schuster, Ashley Dayer, Jennifer Duberstein, David Fulton, Howard Harshaw, Andrew Raedeke
Communicating information on nature-related topics: Preferred information channels and trust in sources Communicating information on nature-related topics: Preferred information channels and trust in sources
How information is communicated influences the public’s environmental perceptions and behaviors. Information channels and sources both play an important role in the dissemination of information. Trust in a source is often used as a proxy for whether a particular piece of information is credible. To determine preferences for information channels and trust in various sources for...
Authors
Emily J. Wilkins, Holly M. Miller, Elizabeth Tilak, Rudy Schuster
Does proximity to wetlands matter? A landscape-level analysis of the influence of local wetlands on the public’s concern for ecosystem services and conservation involvement Does proximity to wetlands matter? A landscape-level analysis of the influence of local wetlands on the public’s concern for ecosystem services and conservation involvement
The success of landscape-level conservation depends on public support and an understanding of public opinion. However, perceptions of wetlands’ importance may differ based on proximity to a wetland. This study used a mail-out survey across the entire U.S. (n=1,030) to investigate the public’s knowledge of local wetlands, visitation to wetlands, concern over losing ecosystem services...
Authors
Emily J. Wilkins, Wilson Sinclair, Holly M. Miller, Rudy Shuster
Public views of wetlands and waterfowl conservation in the United States—Results of a survey to inform the 2018 update of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan Public views of wetlands and waterfowl conservation in the United States—Results of a survey to inform the 2018 update of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan
Executive Summary This report provides information from a general public survey conducted in early 2017 to help inform the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) 2018 update. This report is intended for use by the NAWMP advisory committees and anyone interested in the human dimensions of wetlands and waterfowl management. A mail-out survey was sent to 5,000 addresses in the...
Authors
Emily J. Wilkins, Holly M. Miller
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 20
Support for management actions to protect night sky quality: Insights from visitors to state and national park units in the U.S. Support for management actions to protect night sky quality: Insights from visitors to state and national park units in the U.S.
Light pollution is a global phenomenon where anthropogenic light sources continue to grow unabated, affecting both social and ecological systems. This is leaving parks and protected areas as some of the last vestiges of naturally dark environments for protecting views of the night sky. Yet, even parks and protected areas have outdoor lighting. Alternative lighting practices are needed to...
Authors
J. Beeco, Emily Wilkins, Anna Miller, Chase Lamborn, Sharolyn Anderson, Zachary D. Miller, Jordan Smith
Visitation to national parks in California shows annual and seasonal change during extreme drought and wet years Visitation to national parks in California shows annual and seasonal change during extreme drought and wet years
This study examines the influence of drought indicators on recreational visitation patterns to National Park Service units in California (USA) from 1980 to 2019. We considered mountain, arid, and coastal park types across a climate gradient where seasonal recreational opportunities are directly or indirectly dependent on water resources. Significant departures from the normal...
Authors
Jeffrey Jenkins, John Abatzoglou, Emily Wilkins, Elizabeth Perry
What is “big data” and how should we use it? The role of large datasets, secondary data, and associated analysis techniques in outdoor recreation research What is “big data” and how should we use it? The role of large datasets, secondary data, and associated analysis techniques in outdoor recreation research
With researchers increasingly interested in big data research, this conceptual paper describes how large datasets, secondary data, and associated analysis techniques can be used to understand outdoor recreation. Some types of large, secondary datasets that have been increasingly used in outdoor recreation research include social media, mobile device data, and trip reports or online...
Authors
Dani Dagan, Emily Wilkins
Bureau of Reclamation: Visitor satisfaction survey instructions Bureau of Reclamation: Visitor satisfaction survey instructions
The purpose of the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Visitor Satisfaction Survey is to measure visitors’ opinions about BOR facilities, services, and recreational opportunities. This effort helps BOR meet requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) and other BOR and Department of the Interior (DOI) strategic planning efforts. This survey manual provides the...
Authors
Emily Wilkins, Nicholas Cole, Rudy Schuster
Rural-urban differences in hunting and birdwatching attitudes and participation Rural-urban differences in hunting and birdwatching attitudes and participation
Outdoor recreation facilitates important connections to nature and wildlife but is perceived differently across population segments. As such, we expected that current and past socio-demographic characteristics of individuals would influence intention to participate in outdoor recreation. We solicited 5,000 U.S. residents. (n = 1,030, 23% response) to describe their perceptions of hunting...
Authors
Emily J. Wilkins, Nicholas W. Cole, Holly M. Miller, Rudy Schuster, Ashley Dayer, Jennifer Duberstein, David Fulton, Howard Harshaw, Andrew Raedeke
Communicating information on nature-related topics: Preferred information channels and trust in sources Communicating information on nature-related topics: Preferred information channels and trust in sources
How information is communicated influences the public’s environmental perceptions and behaviors. Information channels and sources both play an important role in the dissemination of information. Trust in a source is often used as a proxy for whether a particular piece of information is credible. To determine preferences for information channels and trust in various sources for...
Authors
Emily J. Wilkins, Holly M. Miller, Elizabeth Tilak, Rudy Schuster
Does proximity to wetlands matter? A landscape-level analysis of the influence of local wetlands on the public’s concern for ecosystem services and conservation involvement Does proximity to wetlands matter? A landscape-level analysis of the influence of local wetlands on the public’s concern for ecosystem services and conservation involvement
The success of landscape-level conservation depends on public support and an understanding of public opinion. However, perceptions of wetlands’ importance may differ based on proximity to a wetland. This study used a mail-out survey across the entire U.S. (n=1,030) to investigate the public’s knowledge of local wetlands, visitation to wetlands, concern over losing ecosystem services...
Authors
Emily J. Wilkins, Wilson Sinclair, Holly M. Miller, Rudy Shuster
Public views of wetlands and waterfowl conservation in the United States—Results of a survey to inform the 2018 update of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan Public views of wetlands and waterfowl conservation in the United States—Results of a survey to inform the 2018 update of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan
Executive Summary This report provides information from a general public survey conducted in early 2017 to help inform the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) 2018 update. This report is intended for use by the NAWMP advisory committees and anyone interested in the human dimensions of wetlands and waterfowl management. A mail-out survey was sent to 5,000 addresses in the...
Authors
Emily J. Wilkins, Holly M. Miller