Webinar: Challenges and Solutions to Keeping Parks and Public Lands from being Loved to Death

It's more important than ever to have a firm grasp of basic principles for the management of recreation on protected lands. Listen to a conversation with experts to discuss practical steps you can take to manage the impacts of outdoor recreation on the places you manage, live near, or love.

Watch Part 1
Panelists: Jeff Mow, Superintendent, Glacier National Park, National Park Service; Michiko Martin, Director, Recreation, Heritage and Volunteer Resources, USDA Forest Service; Lewis Ledford, Executive Director, National Association of State Park Directors; Chris Monz, Professor, Utah State University.

Watch Part 2
This 90-minute panel discussion provides practical guidance on a variety of ways park and protected area managers, non-profit organizations, and user groups can minimize the ecological impacts of outdoor recreation. Panelists: Chris Monz, Utah State University; Ashely D'Antonio, Utah State University; Abby Sisneros Kidd, University of Wyoming; Jordan Smith, Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Utah State University.

Specific topics include:
- The consequences of concentrating and dispersing use.
- Temporal and spatial zoning to minimize conflict.
- Effective communication strategies.