Updated November 24, 2003 Hiking in Michigan State Parks NASPD State Park Managers Forums 2004 Forum 2003 Forum 2002 Forum 2001 Forum 2000 Forum 1999 Forum 1998 Forum Forums are sponsored annually for state park managers and focus on different topics each year. State Park Research Reports published by The Center for State Park Research at Indiana State University Research Report 01-1: Writing the State Park Business Plan (see the 2001 NASPD State Park Managers Forum for accompanying slides) Research Report 00-2: Strategic Influence Scanning - A Decade of Trends in State Parks (Available in Acrobat Format and as slides as presented at the 2000 NASPD Fall Forum in acrobat format (1.8 mb)) Research Report 00-1: The Diversity of State Parks (only available in Acrobat Format) Research Report 99-1: An Eight Year Fiscal Analysis of State Parks (only available in Acrobat format Research Report 98-1: 1998 Status of the State Parks (only available in Acrobat format PowerPoint Presentations The State Park Fiscal Crises: The Big Picture (November, 2003) view from the web, download the presentation. Trends in State Park Operations as presented at the 2000 Trends Symposium (September, 2000) view from the web, download the pdf file, download the presentation. State Parks: A Diverse System as presented at the 2000 Social Aspects of Recreation Research Symposium (February, 2000) State Park Resort Lodges - Presentation made at the 1999 Resort Commercial Recreation Association Trends in America's State Parks: A Six Year Analysis (1992-1997) as presented at the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, May, 1998 Cherokee Indiana Capital, Georgia Research and Abstracts Reported Elsewhere From Missouri: Economic Impact of State Park Visitors (2003) From Wisconsin: State Parks and Their Gateway Communities - development and recreation planning issues in Wisconsin (2003) A Statistical Report of America's State Parks in 1997 in 6 sections) Introduction State Park Areas State Park Facilities State Park Visitation State Park Finances Conclusions The Nevada Survey of State Taxes/Fees Dedicated to Parks and Recreation in Acrobat (89k) format Hunting in the State Parks - 1998: A list of current policies Bond Referenda by State Park Agencies - 1998. A multiple year report. Lifeguard Effectiveness from the Center for Disease Control (Dec. 2001) Federal Research Research Supporting State Parks The Northeast National Park Service Region report on The Northeastern United States in the Next Two Decades: Implications for the National Park Service (October 2001) Outdoor Recreation Demands and Trends from the USFS Southern Research Station. An excellent source of information about trends in outdoor recreation. Also link to the Southern Research Station Home Page. The National Park Service Social Science Research Page provides information regarding social science activities and includes technical assistance, research opportunities, and publications. USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station Human Dimensions Research Team The Southeaster Forest Research Station's Recreation, Wilderness, and Urban / Wildland Interface Unit has a significant amount of data related to size, use, and trends in outdoor recreation. Travel and Tourism Related Reports Tourism Research from the Travel Industry Association of America Recreation Research and Statistics from the American Recreation Coalition U. S. Census Bureau National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife - Associated Recreation Statistical Abstracts of the United States (1995-2000) The 2001 Statistical Abstract of the United States International Research Report of the Panel on the Ecological Integrity of Canada's National Parks From the World Commission on Protected Areas Publications Myakka River State Park, Florida