Ski Jenkins!
Jenkins Mountain backcountry skiing is open at the Paul Smith’s College VIC to offer great skiing experiences and a case study for Visitor Use Management.
Adapting to Jenkins Mountain
Chad Dawson knows a little bit about recreation and wilderness management. Professor Emeritus of Recreation Resources Management at SUNY ESF and a former APA Commissioner, Dawson is uniquely qualified to help shepherd the State of New York toward adaptive management, a new management paradigm for the Adirondack Forest Preserve.
UPDATE: Development Continues on AWA’s Visitor Use Management App
The concept was simple: Provide a digital alternative to the ubiquitous trailhead register books many visitors fill out (and all visitors should fill out) on their way in and out of the backcountry.
Wilderness Visitor Management: There’s an App for That!
Good visitor use management requires better visitor data than we have today.
Adirondack Explorer – It’s Debatable: No To Permits
The term “overuse” implies that we have too many people visiting the High Peaks. This term, while convenient and perhaps apt, greatly oversimplifies the problem and solution.
High Peaks Wilderness Gateway
Consider for a moment of the High Peaks traffic that both Lake Placid and the Keene Valley get. Think of the drive it takes to get to any of those trailheads from outside of the Park. Now imagine a “High Peaks Wilderness Gateway” facility right at Exit 29 on the Northway.