Backcountry Visitor Experience and Social Science Indicators for Glacier Bay National Park

Glacier Bay National Park (GBNP), located in the panhandle of southeast Alaska, preserves more than 3.2 million acres and provides for a range of visitor opportunities. Marine waters make up nearly one fifth of the park, and no point of land is more than 30 miles from the coast. A range of backcount...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Furr, Gabriella R., Lamborn, Chase C., Sisneros-Kidd, Abigail, Monz, Christopher, Wesstrom, Shannon T.
Other Authors: U.S. National Park Service
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Hosted by Utah State University Libraries 2021
Subjects:
backcountry experience
experience quality
Glacier Bay
indicators of quality
motivations
spatial use
thresholds of acceptability
visitor use
Environmental Studies
glacier
Alaska
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/envs_stures/35
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1034&context=envs_stures
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Summary:Glacier Bay National Park (GBNP), located in the panhandle of southeast Alaska, preserves more than 3.2 million acres and provides for a range of visitor opportunities. Marine waters make up nearly one fifth of the park, and no point of land is more than 30 miles from the coast. A range of backcountry experiences are possible, both on land in designated Wilderness (e.g., camping and hiking) and on water (e.g., sea kayaking, fishing, sightseeing, natural and cultural interpretation, and wildlife viewing).

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