An Adaptive Management Plan to Improve Canoeing Recreation along the Grand River in West Michigan
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Natural Resource Management
Mentor Information
Todd Aschenbach, aschenbt@gvsu.edu
Department
Biology
Location
Kirkhof Center 2270
Start Date
13-4-2011 11:00 AM
End Date
13-4-2011 11:30 AM
Keywords
Environment
Abstract
Nature deficit disorder refers to the trend suggesting that children are spending less time outdoors. Grand Valley students are suffering from this, and one way to get them outdoors is to improve local canoeing opportunities. I hypothesize that improving recreational canoeing opportunities will result in students spending more time outdoors. An adaptive management plan will be developed to assess and improve recreational canoeing along the Grand River through the identification of potential canoe landing sites, and establishment of river improvement projects. Results will be used to develop a program for the improvement of recreational canoeing and help to get students outside.
An Adaptive Management Plan to Improve Canoeing Recreation along the Grand River in West Michigan
Kirkhof Center 2270
Nature deficit disorder refers to the trend suggesting that children are spending less time outdoors. Grand Valley students are suffering from this, and one way to get them outdoors is to improve local canoeing opportunities. I hypothesize that improving recreational canoeing opportunities will result in students spending more time outdoors. An adaptive management plan will be developed to assess and improve recreational canoeing along the Grand River through the identification of potential canoe landing sites, and establishment of river improvement projects. Results will be used to develop a program for the improvement of recreational canoeing and help to get students outside.