. Advancing knowledge of forests and rangelands : 1984 research accomplishments. Wood Research United States Bibliography; Forests and forestry Research United States Bibliography; Forest fires Research United States; Insect pests Research United States; Forest management Bibliography. Predicting Use of an Urban Forest Recreation Area As a major provider of outdoor recreation in the United States, the Forest Service has developed expertise that is not avail- able to smaller organizations. Therefore, whenever it is practical to do so, Forest Service recreation experts share their knowledge with
. Advancing knowledge of forests and rangelands : 1984 research accomplishments. Wood Research United States Bibliography; Forests and forestry Research United States Bibliography; Forest fires Research United States; Insect pests Research United States; Forest management Bibliography. Predicting Use of an Urban Forest Recreation Area As a major provider of outdoor recreation in the United States, the Forest Service has developed expertise that is not avail- able to smaller organizations. Therefore, whenever it is practical to do so, Forest Service recreation experts share their knowledge with others. Scientists at the North Central Station have been working with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, to help predict the use of the forest preserve on any particular day of the year. This kind of information is needed to make decisions about site design, rules and regulations, and scheduling of maintenance and law enforcement. The station scientists have devised a way to predict use based on the day of the week, the month, and the weather. A separate use prediction model has been developed for each of the eight entrance roads into the forest preserve, and com- puter programs have been developed to estimate use. As a result of these use predictions (1,641,000 visits a year on the eight entryways), traffic control has been changed and new roads have been planned. Maintenance and law enforce- ment are being reviewed, and the daily estimates will guide the scheduling of any new construction. The techniques applied here could be applied in many other high-use recreation areas. 18. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Forest Service. [Washington, D. C. ?] : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service
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