Shuttle Services in the National Park System In 2016, 330,971,689 visited the fifty-eight national parks, containing over eighty million acres of public land, within the United States for outdoor recreation. (“Frequently Asked Questions (U.S. National Park Service). With this large influx of visitors, there are some major negative impacts to the delicate ecosystems in each park. After visiting seven of our National Parks and seeing the mass amounts of people and traffic on public lands, I wondered how this newly popular “ecotourism” affects the surrounding pristine environments of the National Parks. After investigating these impacts and finding the largest impact is caused by cars driving throughout the park, shuttle services are the …show more content…
According to a study done by the National Park Service, there is estimated to be well over ten thousand vehicular wildlife collisions over a recent eighteen-year time period. With a more anthropogenic viewpoint, less open space for parking, congested trails, and the inability to leisurely drive through many of the national park system’s scenic routes due to traffic are just a few inconveniences to the visitor’s experience. There are many ways to combat these negative implications of the increased outdoor tourism. A few proposed solutions to these impacts are to set a cap on attendance at each park, implementation of more trash and recycling bins throughout the parks and trails, and more education for visitors to the parks on land use ethics like leave no trace. Overall, the most effective solution to combat these negative effects is a shuttle service throughout the park. “. Transit services (e.g., public bus service) are a component of the overall park transportation system and are very desirable in park settings as they yield many advantages over personal auto access including reduced congestion in parking areas, a reduced carbon footprint, and an enhanced visitor experience.” (Monz. et al.) Shuttle services decrease traffic throughout the park’s roads, opening up parking space and overall reducing congestion. In a study done by the Park and Recreation administration in 2011, visitors in Yosemite National Park rated the ability to use alternative
“A Tale of Two Airlines” is an article written by Christopher Elliott to educate to economy on travel planning. He was born on May 31, 1960. He is a journalist and consumer advocate who writes for people who want to become more informed travelers (www.nbcnews.com/id/10912488/ns/travel/t/Christopher-elliott/#.Vc_RIO9RGM8). He is known for his many articles with the National Geographic Traveler Magazine and being a travel columnist with the Washington Post and USA Today. A Tale of Two Airlines or is Good Vs Evil in the air; Southwest Airline vs Spirit Airlines.
Tourism is the world’s largest industry with nature-based ecotourism seeing rapid growth since its initial arrival in the 1980s. It is estimated by the World Tourism Organisation that nature tourism generates 7% of all international travel expenditure (Lindberg, 1997) and this figure will have increased rapidly over recent years. It’s increase in popularity is due to a number of factors; tourists becoming increasingly bored of the typical sun, sea and sand holiday’s, the increase in global awareness or environmental issues such as global
This article was meant to provide Canadian’s insight into the struggle of preserving Canada’s national parks, and how quickly they are being consumed for commercial purposes. The article was also mean’t to provide as a warning for Canadians to take a stand to preserve the parks before they are entirely eradicated by the tourism and commercial industry. The CPAWS is currently taking action against developers since they feel that the parks are endangered and they are the only one’s willing to fight for the protection of the
Workplace romances are now one of the challenges that organizations of all sizes have to address. How they address them varies from organization to organization. Some businesses and organizations strictly prohibit them in any form or fashion, while others prohibit them when the participants are in certain roles within the organization. Some companies have chosen not to address the issue at all and others are using a more formal method of documenting and mitigating the risk they feel these relationships pose. One of the methods of documenting, and potentially mitigating, this
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United States has a lot of astounding natural attractions. But some of them are losing their rare beauty. Those attractions that are losing their beauty are in great need of help. Some natural attractions in the United States that are in the greatest need of conserving are the Everglades, Chesapeake Bay, Chihuahuan Desert, and the Northern Great Plains. The main reason why these places are in danger are because of humans.
There are many ways to look at this subject. One is by the industry and how this subject could affects the local businesses. I personally would feel an affect of the banning of snowmobiles in the park. I work for a company that manufactures snowmobiles and the grooming equipment that keeps the trails open. There is a great amount of revenue that comes from the thriving industry. There are some 85,000 visitors each winter that generates over 30 million dollars throughout the three surrounding states. The other way to look at this subject is the pollution that these snowmobiles create. "Tests have been done to prove that just one snowmobile creates the same amount of pollution that of 100 automobiles" (The New York Times, 2002). They generate up to 68% of all the carbon monoxide and up to 90% of all the hydrocarbons emitted in the park. This has been proven to be a huge factor when it comes to nature along with the plants and animals in the area.
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My 1st contention is national parks can actually negatively affect the environment, they draw thousands or even hundreds of thousands of visitors who all impact the environment, whether through pollution from cars or the impact of camping. The roads that are built for cars in the parks have a severe impact on the environment and the animals that are l m, iving there. according to ournationalparks.us “High levels of park attendance affiliated with vehicular traffic have caused the Yosemite National Park administration to wonder how it can still allow visitors to enjoy the exuberance of the park, but, at the same time, preserve the habitat of the more popular
Grizzly bears attacking campgrounds is quite a common occurrence and further perpetuates fearful side of the bear. On the other hand, the practice of ecotourism not only brings people closer to nature, but it also brings some of its negatives consequences along which can increase the risk Human-Grizzly bear conflicts. For instance, as seen in Yellowstone national park, tourists feeding by Grizzly bears increased the chances of bears seeking out more human contact as they became habituated and food conditioned; thus, increasing conflict probabilities (Wondrak Biel, 2006). There are numerous root causes but they all dwindle down to anthropogenic activity and human presence and it can have a significant impact on the welfare and conservation of grizzly
“Communities should seek to identify and address “recreation deserts” and connect residents with under-utilized recreational spaces through bike and walking trails“(Hannan, 2012). A recreation desert typically is an area where there are no, or aren’t enough per capita of people using, opportunities for recreation. Large cities are the most common example of this. As we have built cities, freeways, and overpasses green space, recreation facilities, and parks have gone by the wayside. However, this is not an issue that can be addressed by just recreation professionals. To install recreation opportunities there must be political, financial, and community support and backing. There also needs to be input from those who will be using the facilities,
The Issue of National Park conservation has become a widely controversial issue today. With the National debt reaching 17 trillion dollars some politicians think it is alright to either sell off national park land to commercial foresters, miners, and even foreign nations or to just close some parks entirely to make up some of the national debt. They are completely unaware that the parks arent just a “pretty area of land for tourists”. Many cities depend on the parks for their well-being. A quote from a local newspaper in California supports this “National parks don’t boast concession stands or charge tax, but data indicates they bring in millions of dollars to local economies each year”(Tree). Supporters of cutting the parks include big CEO’s of major companies and some of them not even in this country.
The website for the national and state park systems helps to enlighten the public on the subject of impending changes in policy and regulations, as well as new developments in different parks. Due to this, the parks and recreation districts judge that individuals and families will be more agreeable to the idea of traveling to parks in different states because of the easy accessibility of directions and information about the parks. Owing to the latest rise in interest of campgrounds and recreation areas, there has been an increase in funds. This new revenue has made possible the purchase of more parkland throughout the United States. Without prevailing use of the Internet, this most likely would not have been possible. The East Bay Park District has been able to purchase 1,476 of land. This is the single largest acquisition that the Park has made in over twenty years. The York Center Park District been able to purchase and protect a 20-acre area in the last five years. This is the largest area they manage. With the acquisition of supplementary parkland, it is more likely that this land will continue in its natural condition and not be converted into an urbanized region.
Urban parks are defined in their comparative and contrastive relationships to the urban environments surrounding them. Although frequently conceptualized as natural landscapes, the physical and social uses of parks give
Visitors and traffic management: Reducing the impacts on sensitive natural areas would enable the local communities to protect and sustain for future generations. The Peak District National Park could be shown as an example, as they have visitors from all around the world and it has enormous impact on social life’s as well as the landscape of the visiting places. By restricting, the visitor numbers would essentially lead them to cover most of the areas and it will reduce the traffic. They can minimise the risks by enforcing external visitors to visit at certain time, which will create an opportunity for protection and other things.