Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

The Collection of Social Information Necessary for Resource and Visitor Management in the Dyea Area of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

Project ID: J9W88030013

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: University of Washington

Fiscal Year: 2003

Initial Funding: $40,000

Total Funding: $40,000

Project Type: Research

Project Disciplines: Social

National Park: Klondike Gold Rush NHP

Principal Investigator: Johnson, Darryll

Agreement Technical Representative: Hahr, Meg

Abstract: The overall purpose of this cooperative agreement is to collect social information necessary for the development of visitor and resource management strategies in the Dyea area of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Specifically, the social data collection and associated analyses are intended to be used in association with the Visitor Experience and Resource Protection (VERP) planning framework to be used in the future by park managers. The project is conceptualized as a three-year project with the first year’s efforts (2003) focused on creating a work plan and developing methodologies. During the second year (2004) the project will focus on data collection and data processing and during the third year (2005) on data analyses and report writing.

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