United States Department of Proceedings of the 2003 Agriculture Forest Service Northeastern Recreation Northeastern Research Symposium Research Station General Technical Report NE-317 April 6-8, 2003 Bolton Landing, New York Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium Policy Statement The Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium seeks to foster quality information exchange between recreation, tourism, and resource managers and researchers throughout the Northeast. The forum provides opportunities for recreation and tourism research managers from different agencies, state, and government levels, as well as those in the private sector to discuss current issues, problems, and research applications in the field. Students and all those interested in continuing education in recreation and tourism management are particularly welcome. NERR 2003 STEERING COMMITTEE: Andy Holdnak, 2003 Committee Chair Robert Bristow, Westfield State College Robert Burns, University of Florida Chad Dawson, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Ellen Drogin Rodgers, George Mason University Alan Graefe, The Pennsylvania State University Any Holdnak, University of Western Florida Walter Kuentzel, University of Vermont Gerard Kyle, Clemson University Bruce Lord, The Pennsylvania State University Ann Mates, USDA Forest Service, Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests Tom More, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station Andrew Mowen, Cleveland Metroparks Roy Ramthun, Concord College Robert Robertson, University of New Hampshire Steve Selin, West Virginia University David Solan, Mansfield University Sharon Todd, SUNY Cortland Gail Vander Stoep, Michigan State University Hans Vogelsong, East Carolina University Rodney Warnick, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Greg Wright, USDA Forest Service, Green Mountain National Forest Cover design by: Ann Rogers, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station Note: These proceedings have been prepared using electronic and hard copy supplied by the authors. While some editing has been done, the authors are responsible for the content and the accuracy of their papers. The use of trade, firm, or corporation names in this publication is for the information and convenience of the reader. Such use does not constitute an official endorsement or approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Forest Service of any product or service to the exclusion of others that may be suitable. Proceedings 2003 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium April 6 – 8, 2003 On Lake George in Bolton Landing, New York Compiled and Edited by: James J. Murdy University of New Haven Sponsors: East Carolina University George Mason University Mansfield University Michigan State University SUNY – Cortland SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry The Pennsylvania State University University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of Vermont USDA Forest Service – Green Mountain National Forest USDA Forest Service – Northeastern Research Station West Virginia University Westfield State College Proceedings of the 2003 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium GTR-NE-317 Contents Planning Issues The Implications of Demographic Change in Metropolitan Areas for the Use of Recreation Sites . .2 John F. Dwyer and David Klenosky Consideration of Property Risk Reduction at the Time of Home Purchase by Wildland-Urban Interface Home Owners . .11 Christine A. Vogt Computer Simulation as a Tool for Developing Alternatives for Managing Crowding at Wilderness Campsites on Isle Royaleome . .18 Stephen R. Lawson, Ann Mayo Kiely and Robert E. Manning Indicators and Standards of Quality at an Urban-Proximate Park: Litter and Graffiti at Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area . .24 Megha Budruk and Robert E. Manning Communications and Information “We’re Trying to Make This Picture Come Alive Again”: An Examination of How Site History is Presented to School Groups at Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum, Chittenango, New York . .34 Clifford Blizard and Rudolph Schuster Management Presentations 300 Years Makes a Difference: Using Focus Groups to Improve Recreation Management Efforts . .44 Joseph P. Flood Recreation Visitor Inventories: Key Information for Capacity Management . .48 Kenneth Chilman, James Vogel, and Greg Brown Service Quality and Outdoor Recreation Methodological and Conceptual Issues in the Development of Customer Service Measures for the National Recreational Reservation Service . .54 James D. Absher, Richard L. Kasul, and Wen-Huei Chang Standards of Quality for Traffic Congestion in Parks: An Empirical Study of the Blue Ridge Parkway . .60 William Valliere, Robert E. Manning, Steven Lawson, James Bacon, and Daniel Laven Consumptive Attitudes and Customer Service Perceptions Among New England Anglers . .67 Thomas Wickham, Alan R. Graefe, and Robert Burns Recreation Behavior Does Distance Matter? Differences in Characteristics, Behaviors and Attitudes of Visitors Based on Travel Distance . .74 Gyan P. Nyaupane, Alan R. Graefe, and Robert Burns Assessment of Overnight User Behavior in the High Peaks Wilderness Area: Strategies for Trends Analysis . .82 Stephen F. Langdon A Comparison of Residents and Non-Residents on Perceptions of Off Road Vehicle Use and Carrying Capacity . .91 Coley S. Hughes and Hans Vogelsong Proceedings of the 2003 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium GTR-NE-317 Founder’s Forum Perspectives, Retrospectives and Prospectives: NERR in Its 15TH Year . .98 Gail A. Vander Stoep Featured Posters Obligations Inherent to the Creation of Leisure Spaces: What Can the History of Shenandoah National Park Teach Us? . .110 Ben Amsden Indian Students’ Perception of Rural West Bengal as a Tourist Destination . .116 Ranjan Bandyopadhyay and Deborah Kerstetter New England Recreational Fishers’ Attitudes Toward Marine Protected Areas: A Preliminary Investigation .121 Robert A. Robertson and Gregg Caporossi The Impact of Wildland Fire Reduction Techniques on Attitudes Toward Fuels Mitigation: A Comparison of Special Use Cabin Permittees and Other Home Owners Living near a National Forest . .128 Greg Deau and Christine A. Vogt Determining Standards of Quality for Pay Fishing Establishments in West Virginia . .134 Jamie N. Fields, Aurora Moldovanyi, Chad D. Pierskalla, and Michael A. Schuett Changing Ethnic Populations in the State of Michigan: Ethnic Input in Leisure Services Provision Among Michigan Park Recreation Departments . .139 Jerry L. Ricciardo The Media Dichotomy of Sports Heroes and Sport Celebrities: The Marketing of Professional Women’s Tennis Players . .145 Joshua Shuart The Social Benefits of Saltwater Recreational Fishing . .152 Adam B. Thomas and Hans Vogelsong Traffic Congestion and Tourist Displacement in the NH Route 1A/1B Corridor: Does Sampling Method Matter? . .157 Josh Wiersma and Robert A. Robertson Tourism and the Community Ethnic Tourism Development in Yunnan, China: Revisiting Butler’s Tourist Area Lifecycle . .164 Erwei Dong, Duarte B. Morais, and Lorraine Dowler Perceptions of Tourism Development: The Case of Micanopy, Florida . .170 Jung Eun Kim and Lori Pennington-Gray Case Study of the Relationship Between the Socio-Economic Equality and Spatial Distribution of Tourist Sites in Taiwan: An Application of Geographic Information Systems. .177 Chung-Hsien Lin, Duarte B. Morais and, Jing-Shoung Hou University and Small Tourism Business Partnerships: The Case of Isle of Shoals Steamship and UNH’s Tourism Planning and Development Program. .185 Robert A. Robertson and Robin Whittaker Specialized Recreation Guided Birding Tours: An Examination of the Market, Important Tour Parameters, and Participant Demographics . .194 Deborah Che Measuring Birdwatcher Preferences Through Importance-Performance Analysis . .203 Christopher Ellis and Hans Vogelsong Proceedings of the 2003 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium GTR-NE-317 Specialized Recreation (continued) Only “Real Divers” Use New York’s Great Lakes . .211 Sharon L. Todd Flying Fun: An Exploratory Examination of Serious Leisure . .219 Phillip Wang Recreation and the Community Solitude, Nature, and Cities . .224 Thomas A. More, Christopher Long and James Averill Web-Based Surveys in Outdoor Recreation Planning: A New Hampshire Case Study . .230 Kim Pawlawski and Robert A. Robertson Open Space Planning and the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act . .240 Robert Bristow, Nicoll Skala, and Nathan Pelletier Environmental Issues Facing Managers Environmental Response to Natural Resource Management Regimes: Twenty Years of Visitor Impacts in the Bob Marshall Wilderness . .246 Clint Cook, David Andrus, and R. Neil Moisey Predictors of Personal Responsibility to Protect the Marine Environment Among Scuba Divers . .252 Stuart Cottrell and Carolin Meisel Non-Consumptive Outdoor Recreation, Activity Meaning, and Environmental Concern . .262 Rob Porter and Alan Bright Environmental Sensitivity and Youthful Participation in Outdoor Recreation . .270 Tinelle Bustam, Anderson Young, and Sharon Todd Management Issues in Outdoor Recreation Attitudes Toward Fees and Perceptions of Costs of Participating in Day-Use Outdoor Recreation . .278 Allan Marsinko, John Dwyer, and Herb Schroeder Community Perceptions of Wildland Fire Risk and Fire Hazard Reduction Strategies at the Wildland – Urban Interface in the Northeastern United States . .285 Brian Blanchard and Robert L. Ryan Outdoor Recreation and the Quabbin Reservoir: An Exercise in Political Maneuvering . .295 Beth E.Cohen and David K Loomis Meanings and Places Past