Entries by Doug Eiken

Approved Board Minutes 11-18-12

Here are the minutes of the NASORLO Board Conference Call of November 18, 2012 as a follow up to the Annual Meeting.   These were approved at the subsequent Board meeting Conference Call on January 28, 2012. NASORLO Approved Board Minutes 11-18-2011

The vast economic benefits of State Parks are shown

The new report attached shows that “state parks contribute roughly one-third of all nature recreation in the United States, measured in hours of nature recreation per capita.” The author estimates that value nationally at $14 billion.  Add that to the $22 billion national economic impact estimates (MGM models) and we’re looking at $36 billion.  The […]

Research: Neighborhood Parks and Open Space Access Encourages Activity in Children

Sometimes it takes academia a while to catch up with things we ‘know’ at a gut level. Case in point: a recent study published in the International Journal of Health Geographics, Tweeted along by childhood researcher and “play advocate” Tim Gill, shows that pre-school kids who live in greener neighborhoods are more likely to play […]

New Outdoor Recreation Research released !

The USFS has commissioned several studies of outdoor recreation trends.  These reports are available at the following sites.. Recent Outdoor Recreation Trends http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/nrrt/nsre/IRISRec/IRISRec23rpt.pdf Hispanic Americans and Outdoor Recreation http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/nrrt/nsre/IRISRec/IRISRec24rpt.pdf If you wish to see the other IRIS Reports, go to http://warnell.forestry.uga.edu/nrrt/nsre/IrisReports.html t

Research shows growth in viewing and photographing nature as key outdoor recreation trend in past ten years

The USFS has released an assessment of the status of outdoor recreation in the past ten years.  This report outlines trends in outdoor recreation in the nation.  A very valuable research resource.  An excerpt reads.. While motorized activities showed growth up to about 2005, these activities, along with hunting and fishing, and backcountry activities, ended […]