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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"hiking trail"”.
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On Garde Path and Hiking Trail: Conservation and Community in the Life of Caroline Livermore
<p>Conservationist Caroline Sealy Livermore (1885-1968) was the main force in a series of community-based campaigns that created several county and state parks in Marin County, California. Founder of the Marin Conservation League in 1934, Livermore established a partnership between the public and …
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Reconsidering the Politics of Nature and Community on the Applachian Trail
… The history and development of the Appalachian Trail is reviewed as an example of how private citizens can reshape unbuilt environments through physical work and dedication to a common goal. Through the work of maintaining a 2,100-mile hiking trail, trail managers come to share common …
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Designing a wilderness : the legacy of Benton MacKaye and the Appalachian Trail.
… first published a plan for a long-distance hiking trail along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains in 1921. Ninety years later, MacKaye's greatest accomplishment is the Appalachian Trail, a footpath traversing over two-thousand miles through fourteen states. His plan incorporated both …
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Route Validation Using Radio Frequency Identification
… both reasonably remote or local conditions. In a hiking trail application, for example, park authorities can use the information gathered to more quickly locate a missing hiker, reducing safety risks to the person as well as saving time and money associated with search and rescue. We will also …
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Seasonal Movements, Habitat Use Patterns and the Effects of Human Disturbances on Elk in Custer State Park, South Dakota
… (i.e., road use, hunter activity, horse and hiking trail use, and CSP Resort Company activities) were also intensively monitored throughout the same period using surveys, traffic counters, trail registrations, and infrared trail counters. Elk in CSP are segregated into five relatively …
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Hiding in Plain Sites: The Role of Implied Descriptive Norms on Littering Behavior
… and two additional site conditions (lake and hiking trail). Study 3 results were similar to study 1 results. The anti-littering norm was more salient in natural locations compared to built locations, though the perceived descriptive norm for littering was weaker in the natural locations …
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Irish Hills Natural Reserve Conservation Plan Update
… Obispo’s green belt that provides a number of hiking and mountain biking<br />trails within a short distance from the downtown core as well as ensures that valuable<br />habitat be preserved into the future. As the subject of my thesis project, IHNR presented the opportunity to pursue an aspect …
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Technology on the Trail: Using Cultural Probes to Understand Hikers
… since long before concepts like recreational hiking or national parks existed. Nowadays, "digital" is usually implied before the word technology, and discussion of technology and trails often revolves around smartphones and GPS systems. However, a wide variety of hiking gear has benefited from …