An Adaptive Management Plan to Increase Nature Oriented Recreation and Education in a Public Park in West Michigan.

Presentation Type

Poster/Portfolio

Presenter Major(s)

Natural Resource Management

Mentor Information

Todd Aschenbach, aschenbt@gvsu.edu

Department

Biology

Location

Henry Hall Atrium 85

Start Date

13-4-2011 9:00 AM

End Date

13-4-2011 10:00 AM

Keywords

Environment

Abstract

People all over the world, particularly in urban areas, lack the opportunity to become connected with nature. In west Michigan, public parks provide such recreational opportunities that allow individuals to enjoy and respect the outdoors. I hypothesize that improving trails and adding educational opportunities will increase recreation levels and the users respect for nature. An adaptive management plan will be developed that implements more opportunities for recreation and important educational features of the local ecosystem in Zeeland, Michigan. The results will be used to determine if these provided opportunities are beneficial in connecting the local population with their environment .

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An Adaptive Management Plan to Increase Nature Oriented Recreation and Education in a Public Park in West Michigan.

Henry Hall Atrium 85

People all over the world, particularly in urban areas, lack the opportunity to become connected with nature. In west Michigan, public parks provide such recreational opportunities that allow individuals to enjoy and respect the outdoors. I hypothesize that improving trails and adding educational opportunities will increase recreation levels and the users respect for nature. An adaptive management plan will be developed that implements more opportunities for recreation and important educational features of the local ecosystem in Zeeland, Michigan. The results will be used to determine if these provided opportunities are beneficial in connecting the local population with their environment .