Backcountry Recreation Management

References

Websites

Trails and Greenways Clearinghouse at www.trailsandgreenways.org/

American Trails at www.AmericanTrails.org/

Leave no Trace at www.lnt.org/

Searchable Trails Bibliography at www.sctrails.net/trails/LIBRARY/TrailsBibliography.html/

Publications

Beneficial Designs, Inc. 1998. Universal trail assessment process training guide: Assessing outdoor paths, access routes and trails to collect access, mapping, usage and maintenance information. Santa Cruz, California: PAX Press, a subsidiary of Beneficial Designs, Inc.

Birkby, Robert. 1996. Lightly on the land: The SCA trail-building and maintenance manual. Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers, 800-553-4453.

Cole, David N. 1982. Wilderness campsite impacts: Effect of amount of use. Res. Pap. INT-284. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station.

_____. 1983. Monitoring the condition of wilderness campsites. Res. Pap. INT-302. Ogden, Utah: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Research Station.

_____. 1989. Wilderness campsite monitoring methods: A sourcebook. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-259. Ogden, Utah: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station.

Colorado Trails and Wildlife Task Force. 1998. Planning Trails With Wildlife in Mind: A Handbook for Trail Planners. Denver: Colorado State Parks, 303-866-3203 x306.

Griswold, Stephen. 1996. A handbook on trail building and maintenance: For national, state and local natural resource managing agencies. Three Rivers, California: Sequoia Natural History Association and National Park Service, 209-565-3758.

Hooper, Lennon. 1983. NPS trails management handbook. D2023NPS. Denver, Colorado: USDI, National Park Service, 303-969-2130.

Joslin, G., and H. Youmans, coordinator. 1999. Effects of recreation on Rocky Mountain wildlife: A review for Montana. Committee on Effects of Recreation on Wildlife, Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society.

Knight, Richard L.; Gutzwiller, Kevin J., editors. 1995. Wildlife and recreationists: Coexistence through management and research. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

Littlejohn, Margaret. 1996. Yellowstone National Park visitor study. Visitor Services Project Report Number 75. Moscow, Idaho: Cooperative Park Studies Unit, University of Idaho..

Marion, Jeffrey L., Roggenbuck, Joseph W., and Manning, Robert E. 1993. Problems and practices in backcountry recreation management: A survey of National Park Service Managers. Natural Resources Report NPS/NRVT/NRR-93/12. Denver, Colorado: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

Moore, Roger, Vicki LaFarge, and Charles Tracy. 1992. Organizing outdoor volunteers. Boston, Massachusetts: Appalachian Mountain Club, 617-523-0636.

USDA, Forest Service. 1996. Standard specifications for construction and maintenance of trails. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 202-512-1800, www.fs.fed.us/database/acad/specs/.

USDA, Forest Service. 1996. Standard drawings for construction and maintenance of trails. EM-7720-104.Washington, D.C.: USDA, Forest Service, 202-205-1421.

Hallman, Richard. 1997. Handtools for trail work. TE92A17-Technical Services. Missoula, Montana: USDA, Forest Service, Technology & Development Center, 406-329-3900.

Hammitt, William E., and Cole, David N. 1987. Wildland recreation: Ecology and management. New York, New York: John Wiley and Sons.

Appalachian Trail Conference. 1988 Appalachian trail: Local management planning guide. Harpers Ferry, WV. Appalachian Trail Conference, 304-535-6331.

McCoy, Michael, and Mary Alice Stoner. 1992. Mountain bike trails: Techniques for design, construction and maintenance. Missoula, Montana: Bikecentennial.

Stankey, George H., Cole, David N., Lucas, Robert C., Peterson, Margaret E., and Frissell, Sidney S. 1985 The Limits of Acceptable Change (LAC) system for wilderness planning. General Technical Report INT-176. Ogden, Utah: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain and Range Experiment Station.

Videos

USDA, Forest Service. 1994.Trails in wet areas: Turnpike and puncheon construction. Missoula, Montana: USDA, Forest Service, Technology & Development Center, 406-329-3900.

USDA, Forest Service. 1995. Basic trail maintenance. Missoula, Montana: USDA, Forest Service, Technology & Development Center, 406-329-3900.

USDA, Forest Service. 1998. Handtools for trail work: Part 1, Part 2. Missoula, Montana: USDA, Forest Service, Technology & Development Center, 406-329-3900.