Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: 1991 visitor survey data

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BWCA_1991_mailback_data.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing the compiled response data from mailback surveys sent to overnight visitors to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
BWCA_1991_onsite_data.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing data gathered from onsite interviews and surveys of overnight visitors to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. These visitors were later sent the mailback survey.
BWCA_1991_coverletters.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF file containing the first, second and third cover letters attached to mail back surveys in the packets sent to overnight visitors in 1991.
BWCA_1991_onsite_survey.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing the original survey instrument used to collect the onsite visitor data in BWCA_1991_onsite_data.csv.
BWCAW_1991_mailback_survey.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing the original mailback survey instrument used to collect the data in BWCA_1991_mailback_data.csv.
BWCAW_1991_report.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing an analysis report, revised in September 1992, of the mailback survey data.
Cole_et_al_1995_INT-RP-483.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing the reseach paper: Cole, David N.; Watson, Alan E.; Roggenbuck, Joseph W. 1995. Trends in wilderness visitors and visits: Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Shining Rock, and Desolation Wildernesses. Research Paper: INT-RP-483. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station.
Watson_1995_NJAF.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing the journal article: Watson, Alan E. 1995. Opportunities for solitude in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 12(1): 12-18.
Watson_Cronn_1994_Trends.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing the article: Watson, Alan E.; Cronn, Richard. 1994. How previous experience relates to visitors' perceptions of wilderness conditions. In: Backcountry Recreation Management. Washington, DC: Trends 31(3): 43-46.
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