Jeff Marion, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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Informing planning and management through visitor experiences in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Informing planning and management through visitor experiences in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Policies mandate that managers at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument must balance recreational opportunities with a variety of resource management and utilization activities across a vast and diverse landscape containing numerous Wilderness Study Areas and other lands containing spectacular resources. This balancing act is stressed by increasing levels of use and recent changes...
Authors
Derrick Taff, Jeremy Wimpey, Jeffrey L. Marion, Johanna Arredondo, Fletcher Meadema, Forrest Schwartz, Ben Lawhon, Cody Dems
Recreational impacts to wildlife: Managing visitors and resources to protect wildlife Recreational impacts to wildlife: Managing visitors and resources to protect wildlife
Publication Abstract: Visitor use management is essential for maximizing benefits for visitors while achieving and maintaining desired resource conditions and visitor experiences on federally managed lands and waters. Visitor capacity, a component of visitor use management, is defined as the maximum amounts and types of visitor use that an area can accommodate while achieving and...
Authors
Jeffrey L. Marion
Mapping the relationships between trail conditions and experiential elements of long-distance hiking Mapping the relationships between trail conditions and experiential elements of long-distance hiking
Trail users that experience acceptable social and ecological conditions are more likely to act as trail stewards, exhibit proper trail etiquette, and use low-impact practices. However, the relationships between specific trail conditions and experiential elements of long-distance hiking are not well understood. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify how trail conditions...
Authors
Brian A. Peterson, Matthew T.J. Brownlee, Jeffrey L. Marion
Conflicting messages about camping near waterbodies in wilderness: A review of the scientific basis and need for flexibility Conflicting messages about camping near waterbodies in wilderness: A review of the scientific basis and need for flexibility
The preceding article by C. B. Griffin examines the differences in recommended camping distance from waterbodies from a perspective that there should be consistency between the guidance provided by land management agencies and low impact education and communication programs, such as Leave No Trace and Tread Lightly. We concur that regulatory and messaging consistency is a beneficial...
Authors
Jeffrey L. Marion, Jeremy Wimpey, Ben Lawhorn
Understanding and mitigating wilderness therapy impacts: The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument case study Understanding and mitigating wilderness therapy impacts: The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument case study
Studies demonstrate that wilderness therapy programs can be beneficial for participants; however, little research has explored the ecological impacts of these programs. A prominent wilderness therapy organization utilizes vast tracts of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) for programming. This study examines the specific ecological impacts stemming from the program in...
Authors
Amelia Romo, Jeffrey L. Marion, Jeremy Wimpey, Derrick Taff, Forrest Schwartz
Applying recreation ecology science to sustainably manage camping impacts: A classification of camping management strategies Applying recreation ecology science to sustainably manage camping impacts: A classification of camping management strategies
Wilderness and other protected natural areas such as national forests, parks, and refuges are managed to provide high-quality recreational opportunities while preserving natural resource conditions. In managing recreation visitation, land managers could allow visitors to create their own infrastructure of trails and campsites, or they could choose to apply an impact management strategy...
Authors
Jeffrey L. Marion, Johanna Arredondo, Jeremy Wimpey, Fletcher Meadema
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 123
Informing planning and management through visitor experiences in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Informing planning and management through visitor experiences in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Policies mandate that managers at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument must balance recreational opportunities with a variety of resource management and utilization activities across a vast and diverse landscape containing numerous Wilderness Study Areas and other lands containing spectacular resources. This balancing act is stressed by increasing levels of use and recent changes...
Authors
Derrick Taff, Jeremy Wimpey, Jeffrey L. Marion, Johanna Arredondo, Fletcher Meadema, Forrest Schwartz, Ben Lawhon, Cody Dems
Recreational impacts to wildlife: Managing visitors and resources to protect wildlife Recreational impacts to wildlife: Managing visitors and resources to protect wildlife
Publication Abstract: Visitor use management is essential for maximizing benefits for visitors while achieving and maintaining desired resource conditions and visitor experiences on federally managed lands and waters. Visitor capacity, a component of visitor use management, is defined as the maximum amounts and types of visitor use that an area can accommodate while achieving and...
Authors
Jeffrey L. Marion
Mapping the relationships between trail conditions and experiential elements of long-distance hiking Mapping the relationships between trail conditions and experiential elements of long-distance hiking
Trail users that experience acceptable social and ecological conditions are more likely to act as trail stewards, exhibit proper trail etiquette, and use low-impact practices. However, the relationships between specific trail conditions and experiential elements of long-distance hiking are not well understood. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify how trail conditions...
Authors
Brian A. Peterson, Matthew T.J. Brownlee, Jeffrey L. Marion
Conflicting messages about camping near waterbodies in wilderness: A review of the scientific basis and need for flexibility Conflicting messages about camping near waterbodies in wilderness: A review of the scientific basis and need for flexibility
The preceding article by C. B. Griffin examines the differences in recommended camping distance from waterbodies from a perspective that there should be consistency between the guidance provided by land management agencies and low impact education and communication programs, such as Leave No Trace and Tread Lightly. We concur that regulatory and messaging consistency is a beneficial...
Authors
Jeffrey L. Marion, Jeremy Wimpey, Ben Lawhorn
Understanding and mitigating wilderness therapy impacts: The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument case study Understanding and mitigating wilderness therapy impacts: The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument case study
Studies demonstrate that wilderness therapy programs can be beneficial for participants; however, little research has explored the ecological impacts of these programs. A prominent wilderness therapy organization utilizes vast tracts of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) for programming. This study examines the specific ecological impacts stemming from the program in...
Authors
Amelia Romo, Jeffrey L. Marion, Jeremy Wimpey, Derrick Taff, Forrest Schwartz
Applying recreation ecology science to sustainably manage camping impacts: A classification of camping management strategies Applying recreation ecology science to sustainably manage camping impacts: A classification of camping management strategies
Wilderness and other protected natural areas such as national forests, parks, and refuges are managed to provide high-quality recreational opportunities while preserving natural resource conditions. In managing recreation visitation, land managers could allow visitors to create their own infrastructure of trails and campsites, or they could choose to apply an impact management strategy...
Authors
Jeffrey L. Marion, Johanna Arredondo, Jeremy Wimpey, Fletcher Meadema