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Outdoor Recreation in Federal, State and Local Parks

• Chapter 6

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Learning Outcomes

• Recall advice from professionals working in outdoor recreation professions
• Remember key terms, events and people that relate to the past and present

in outdoor recreation professions

• Recognize and explain concepts and models related to professional practice

in outdoor recreation professions

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Learning Outcomes cont.

• Recall facts about the passions, pay & perks, possibilities, preparation

related to outdoor recreation careers in general and the specific career areas

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• • Government Land Management Agencies
• • Non-Profit Outdoor Recreation Agencies
• • For Profit, Commercial Outdoor Recreation Businesses
• Summarize future opportunities and challenges facing outdoor recreation

professionals

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The Wide Scope of Outdoor Recreation and Parks

• At the federal level, there are 401 national parks, 545 fish and wildlife

recreation areas, nearly 193 million acres of national forests and over 4,000

• ther public land recreation sites
• All 50 states have similar outdoor recreation systems
• Canada has 44 national parks, hundreds of provincial parks
• Every North American city offers unique park and recreation experiences as

well.

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A Brief History of Open-Space and Recreation in North America

• Open-space in Urban Areas
• The American frontier was not limitless
• Village greens
• Boston Common
• Central Park
• Landscape architecture and Fredrick Law Olmstead

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National Parks and National Forests

• Yellowstone National Park established 1872
• Development of park management policies
• Department of the Interior
• Preservation takes precedence
• John Muir & the Sierra Club
• Forest Reserve Act of 1891
• U.S. Forest Service established in 1905
• Department of Agriculture
• Influence of President Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot
• Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act (1960) [five renewable resources: (1)
• utdoor recreation, (2) range, (3) timber, (4) watershed, and (5) wildlife and

fish values]

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Non-Profit & For Profit Organizations

• Non-Profit
• John Muir & the Sierra Club, 1892
• Connection between outdoor recreation and non-profits
• For-Profit
• Stephen T. Mather
• For-Profit Concessions

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Outdoor Recreation

• Managing Outdoor Resources
• Recreation
• Preservation
• Multiple use
• Wilderness
• Working with Park Visitors
• Three Key Factors Provided to Visitors:

✦ Protecting people fromm the resource ✦ Protecting the resource from people ✦ Protecting people from people

• Interpretation
• Planning, Financial Sustainability, and Partnerships
• Funding from three main sources:
• Taxes
• Private Donations
• User Fees

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Career Areas in Outdoor Recreation

• Government Land Management Agencies (also called conservation agencies)
• Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)
• For-Profit Commercial Outdoor Recreation Businesses

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Government Land Management 
 (Conservation) Agencies

• Passions: Public service and conservation/environmental ethics, working

with visitors, managing natural resources, historic preservation, wild open spaces, physical challenge, etc.

• Pays & Perks: Federal hourly wage pay scales (part time and full time).
• Preparation: May require only high school diploma. Most jobs require a

college degree or other credentials (outdoor recreation, environmental interpretation, biologist, geologist, hydrologist, law enforcement).

• Possibilities: Most jobs are offered to everyone on a competitive basis;

permanent positions take awhile to get.

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Non-Profit Organizations (NGOs)

• Passions: Desire to change the world--Conservation/environmental ethics,

sustainability, natural and cultural resources, advocacy, politics, marketing, events, fundraising.

• Pay & Perks: Many attract volunteers at no compensation. Full-time staff can

be paid salaries; top jobs are equivalent to corporate pay.

• Preparation: Business, legal, or scientific credentials. Experience is

important, especially a track record with fundraising

• Possibilities: Operate at international, national, and local levels. Permanent

positions are relatively few.

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Commercial, Outdoor Recreation Businesses

• Passions: Strong desire to work in a competitive business setting in a

beautiful location, customer service, belief in the power of capitalism, entrepreneurial spirit

• Pay & Perks: Minimum wage to “name your price”.
• Preparation: MBA is gold star. Four year college degree. Experience is very

important

• Possibilities: Unlimited

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Future Opportunities, Issues and Challenges

• Careers in outdoor recreation remain viable, but it can take time to get a

permanent, full-time, position

• Issues and Challenges
• Funding—public funds will be increasingly scarce, so partnerships are key
• Population—urban dwellers will continue to seek open space
• Environmental factors—as concern for sustainability grows, recreational

use patterns (what is allowed) will likely change

• Education—environmental and outdoor education are key to preparing

future generations to enjoy the outdoors

• Technology—cell phones, GPS, internet in parks

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In Review

• ______________ is considered America’s most famous naturalist and

conservationist; he has been called the “father of our National Parks.”

• a. Fredrick Olmstead
• b. John Muir
• c. Gifford Pinchot
• d. Stephen Mather

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In Review

• The United States Forest Service operates under which US government

department?

• a. Department Health and Human Services
• b. Department of Agriculture
• c. Department of the Interior
• d. Department of Commerce

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In Review

• Which key factor(s) is (are) a part of park rangers job and provides protection

and safety to park visitors?

• a. Protecting people from the resource
• b. Protecting the resource from the people
• c. Protecting people from people
• d. All of the above

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In Review

• What five renewable resources did the Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act

(MUSY) of 1960, develop and administer land for?

• a. Outdoor recreation, watershed, preservation, energy, timber
• b. Energy, range, watershed, timber, wildlife and fish values
• c. Outdoor recreation, watershed, timber, range, wildlife and fish values
• d. Outdoor recreation, timber, watershed, preservation, energy

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