Delta National Wild and Scenic River 2005 Recreation User Survey
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The purpose of this study was to describe Delta River users, their trips, and their opinions about the river and management options.
Specific objectives for the boater survey were to:
• Describe river user characteristics (demographics, residency, experience on the Delta, etc.)
• Describe trip characteristics (length, party size, craft, etc.)
• Describe reasons for taking trips and preferred opportunity types.
• Describe user perceptions of facilities and support for improvements or new development.
• Describe and evaluate current impact levels.
• Describe extent of potential conflicts between users and likely reasons for conflict.
• Describe support for management actions to address impacts or conflicts.
• Explore potential displacement and product shift among veteran users.
• Describe acceptability of ATV impacts and attitudes toward ATV management issues.
• Compare findings with those from other Alaskan river studies when possible.