Event Title
Wilderness Messages Available on Land Management Agency Websites
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Liberal Studies
Mentor Information
C. "Griff" Griffin
Department
Biology
Location
Kirkhof Center 1142
Start Date
11-4-2012 11:00 AM
Keywords
Information, Innovation, and Technology, Environment
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service (USFS) websites offer different information about the values described in the Wilderness Act. Using a random sample of wilderness areas, I compared these agencies based on existing information found on their websites. I searched for information directly related to the values in the Wilderness Act and I compared each agency website based on specific values and purposes of Wilderness areas. The criteria used for comparison were: appearance of natural forces affecting the area, outstanding opportunities for solitude and primitive unconfined recreation, and ecological, geological or other features of value. Once these values have been determined I will then classify the agency website as either anthropocentric or biocentric. Finally I will offer information on specific techniques that may be useful to improve the wilderness message that land management agencies are presenting.
Wilderness Messages Available on Land Management Agency Websites
Kirkhof Center 1142
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service (USFS) websites offer different information about the values described in the Wilderness Act. Using a random sample of wilderness areas, I compared these agencies based on existing information found on their websites. I searched for information directly related to the values in the Wilderness Act and I compared each agency website based on specific values and purposes of Wilderness areas. The criteria used for comparison were: appearance of natural forces affecting the area, outstanding opportunities for solitude and primitive unconfined recreation, and ecological, geological or other features of value. Once these values have been determined I will then classify the agency website as either anthropocentric or biocentric. Finally I will offer information on specific techniques that may be useful to improve the wilderness message that land management agencies are presenting.