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| I. Reduce use of the entire wilderness | |||||||||||||
| 1. Limit number of visitors in the entire wilderness |
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| 2. Limit length of stay in the entire wilderness |
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| 3. Encourage use of other areas |
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| 4. Require certain skills and/or equipment | |||||||||||||
| 5. Charge a flat visitor fee | |||||||||||||
| 6. Make access more difficult throughout the entire wilderness | |||||||||||||
| II. Reduce use of problem areas | |||||||||||||
| 7. Inform potential visitors of the disadvantages of problem areas and/or advantages of alternative areas |
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| 8. Discourage or prohibit use of problem areas |
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| 9. Limit number of visitors in problem areas |
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| 10. Encourage or require a length-of-stay limit in problem areas |
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| 11. Make access to problem areas more difficult and/or improve access to alternative areas |
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| 12. Eliminate facilities or attractions in problem areas and/or improve facilities or attractions in alternative areas |
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| 13. Encourage off-trail travel |
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| 14. Establish differential skill and/or equipment requirements |
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| 15. Charge differential visitor fees |
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| III. Modify the location of use within problem areas | |||||||||||||
| 16. Discourage or prohibit camping and/or stock use on certain camp sites and/or locations |
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| 17. Encourage or permit camping and/or stock use only on certain campsites and/or locations |
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| 18. Locate facilities on durable sites |
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| 19. Concentrate use on sites through facility design and/or information |
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| 20. Discourage or prohibit off-trail travel |
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| 21. Segregate different types of visitors |
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| 22. Encourage use outside of peak use periods |
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| 23. Discourage or prohibit use when impact potential is high |
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| 24. Charge fees during periods of high use and/or high-impact potential |
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| V. Modify type of use and visitor behavior | |||||||||||||
| 25. Discourage or prohibit particularly damaging practices and/or equipment |
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| 26. Encourage or require certain beharvior, skills, and/or equipment |
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| 27. Teach a wilderness ethic |
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| 28. Encourage or require a party size and/or stock limit |
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| 29. Discourage or prohibit stock |
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| 30. Discourage or prohibit pets |
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| 31. Discourage or prohibit over-night use |
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| VI. Modify visitor expectations | |||||||||||||
| 32. Inform visitors about appropriate wilderness use |
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| 33. Inform visitors about conditions they may encounter in the wilderness |
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| VII. Increase the resistance of the resource | |||||||||||||
| 34. Shield the site from impact |
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| 36. Remove problems |
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| 37. Maintain or rehabilitate impacted locations |
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