Chase Lamborn
Environment & Society
Assistant Director

Educational Background
MS, Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Science and Management, (Attitudes toward public land policy), Utah State University, 2014 Thesis
Exploring visitor attitudes toward the proposed Greater Canyonlands National Monument: A survey in Utah's Indian Creek Corridor
Expertise
Fisheries Management; Visitor Use Monitoring and Management
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Russell, Z., Beeco, J., Miller, Z., Wilkins, E.J, Lamborn, C., Smith, J., (2026). Communicating darkness: Visitor preferences for night sky interpretation. Journal of Interpretation Research, doi: 10.1177/10925872261417304
- Lamborn, C., Ohlberger, J., Walsworth, T., Westley, P.A, Cunningham, C.J, Wynsma, S., Smith, J., (2025). A synthesis of factors related to trends in abundance and demography of Alaska Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Salmonidae): Implications for research, management, and policy. Fish and Fisheries, 26, 520-532. doi: 10.1111/faf.12895
- Rempel, W., Lamborn, C., Miller, Z.D, Smith, J., (2025). Exploring angler participation: The role of constraints, negotiation strategies, and crowding responses. Fisheries Research, 26, 520-532. doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107454
- Smith, J., Lamborn, C., (2024). The influence of population growth and weather on the value of recreational angling trips within Utah (USA). Fisheries Research, 274, 106976. doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2024.106976
- Lamborn, C., Smith, J., (2023). Social and ecological impacts of fire to coastal fisheries: A study of the Kenai River Fishery (Alaska, USA). Marine and Coastal Fisheries, doi: 10.1002/mcf2.10240
- Beeco, A., Wilkins, E., Miller, A.B, Lamborn, C., Anders, S., Miller, Z., Smith, J., (2023). Support for management actions to protect night sky quality: Insights from visitors to state and national park units in the U.S.. Journal of Environmental Management, 118878. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118878
- Smith, J., Miller, A., Lamborn, C., Spernbauer, B., Creany, N., Richards, J.C, Meyer, C., Nesbitt, J., Rempel, W., Wilkins, E.J, Miller, Z., Freimund, W., Monz, C., (2021). Motivations and spatial behavior of OHV recreationists: A case-study from central Utah (USA). Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 36, 100426. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2021.100426
- Lamborn, C.C, Smith, J.W, (2019). Human perceptions of, and adaptations to, shifting runoff cycles: A case study of the Yellowstone River (Montana, USA). Fisheries Research216, 96-108. doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2019.04.005
- Lamborn, C., Smith, J.W, Burr, S., (2017). User fees displace low-income outdoor recreationists . Landscape and Urban Planning, 167, 165-176. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.06.007
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Technical Reports
Research Reports
- Smith, J., Miller, Z., Miller, A., Lamborn, C., Beeco, A., Anderson, S., (2023). Characteristics, management preferences, and spending profiles of night sky recreationists in Utah. Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Utah State University
- Smith, J., Miller, A., Lamborn, C., (2023). Recreationists and nearby residents’ perceptions of water quality at Utah Lake. Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Utah State University *
- Smith, J., Miller, A.B, Lamborn, C., Monz, C., Rumore, D., (2021). Outdoor recreation use and indicators of the ecological, physical, and social characteristics of recreation settings in the Central Wasatch: Phase 1 interim report. Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Utah State University *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Teaching
ENVS 4550 - Recreation Use Monitoring and Assessment, Fall 2021
, Spring 2021
ENVS 3300 - Fundamentals of Recreation Resources Management, Spring 2021
ENVS 3300 - Fundimentals of Recreation Resource Management, Spring 2021
ENVS 4130 - Wildland Recreation Policy and Planning, Spring 2020
Extension
Visitor Use Monitoring and Management, 2016 - Ongoing