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Visitor Use Management & Monitoring

Wilderness Specialists - KSAs needed to manage and monitor visitor use in wilderness.
Entry Level	Knowledge and understanding of: agency commercial services policies and procedures inventory and monitoring techniques visitor use and impacts visitor use management techniques public contact principles and techniques wilderness education tools and techniques Ability to: conduct inspections and report on permit/authorization compliance issues communicate effectively with staff and the public develop and conduct educational programs train and lead other employees or volunteers Skilled in: monitoring visitor use and impacts effective communication with wilderness users
Full Performance Level	Knowledge and understanding of: same as Entry Level processes to determine capacities of areas and analyze alternatives when recreation capacity exceeds standards permit (rationing systems) and allocation processes current and national wilderness visitor uses trends the relationship between visitor use management and other components of the wilderness resource wilderness education programs and tools key NGOs and local or regional political issues related to use of public lands techniques for measuring/understanding wilderness visitor experiences outdoor recreation management principles Ability to: monitor visitor use and impacts compare use and impact levels with planning objectives identify and implement visitor use management actions determine the need for commercial services issue and administer commercial service permits/authorizations if appropriate to agency partner with researchers work with local NGOs and special interests to address wilderness issues Skilled in: same as Entry Level developing and using wilderness education programs and tools identifying research and science needs evaluating research and science project proposals using web-based wilderness resources
Expert Level	Knowledge and understanding of: same as Full Performance relevant research literature Ability to: identify strategies for determining the characteristics, expectations and demands of wilderness visitors, and how their expectations will affect the wilderness resource apply understanding of law, regulation, and policy to recommend or make decisions related to visitor use management work with NGOs and address political issues regionally and nationally complete analysis, devise new procedures, and provide advice on complex problems using technical information or resource data that is often inconclusive or unclear Skilled in: developing understanding and support for agency objectives and actions responding to complaints or protests exchanging information on current technical developments maintaining relationships with special interest groups or organizations building consensus through compromise or by development of suitable alternatives