Visitor diversity through the recreation manager lens : comparing Forest Service Regions 8 (U.S. South) and 5 (California) / Cassandra Johnson Gaither, Nina S. Roberts, Kristin L. Hanula.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Gaither, Cassandra Johnson, author.

Roberts, Nina S., author.

Hanula, Kristin L., author.

Contributor:

United States. Forest Service. Southern Research Station, issuing body.

Series:

General technical report SRS ; 205.

General technical report SRS ; 205

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National parks and reserves--Public use--California.

National parks and reserves.

National parks and reserves--Public use--Southern States.

Outdoor recreation--California.

Outdoor recreation.

Outdoor recreation--Southern States.

Minorities--Services for--California.

Minorities.

Minorities--Services for--Southern States.

Minority consumers--California.

Minority consumers.

Minority consumers--Southern States.

Minorities--Services for.

National parks and reserves--Public use.

California.

Southern States.

Genre:

Online resources.

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 22 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.

Place of Publication:

Asheville, NC : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Research & Development, Southern Research Station, March 2015.

Summary:

In response to changing demographics and cultural shifts in the U.S. population, the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture has initiated a range of "culturally transforming" management practices and priorities aimed at better reflecting both the current and future U.S. population (USDA 2011). This makeover also calls attention to the various publics served by the Forest Service and questions whether the Agency's services and programming are reasonably accessible by racial and ethnic minority populations within the U.S. populace. Although a priority for upper level management, the actual implementation of recreation visitor services may be difficult to achieve given competing management demands. The present study is an effort to generate greater understanding of the priority given to visitor diversity by forest managers in two of the Forest Service's most racially and ethnically diverse regions: the 13 Southern States (not including Puerto Rico) that compose Region 8, and Region 5 (California only). Importantly, we want to understand better what this emphasis on visitor diversity means from the perspective of National Forest recreation managers. We identify management priorities and challenges facing recreation managers in their attempts to connect with (i.e., outreach and/or engage) and understand culturally and ethnically diverse visitors. Results indicate that managers in both regions consider visitor diversity important, but fiscal constraints and understaffing inhibit more targeted programming. As expected, results indicate more programming aimed at diverse recreation visitors in Region 5 compared to Region 8, although racial, ethnic, and, increasingly, cultural diversity are prevalent in a number of key areas adjacent to National Forest lands in the South.

Notes:

"March 2015"--Page [2] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 21-22).

Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from title page (USFS, viewed July 2, 2018).

Other Format:

Print version: Johnson-Gaither, Cassandra. Visitor diversity through the recreation manager lens

OCLC:

908217372