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Dept of Recreation Management and Policy
4 Library Way-193 Hewitt Hall

Durham, NH 03823

Phone: (603) 862-1644

Michael.Ferguson@unh.edu

Bob.Barcelona@unh.edu

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Dept of Recreation Management and Policy
4 Library Way-193 Hewitt Hall

Durham, NH 03823

Phone: (603) 862-1644

Michael.Ferguson@unh.edu

Bob.Barcelona@unh.edu

Technical Reports

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Dept of Recreation Management and Policy
4 Library Way-193 Hewitt Hall

Durham, NH 03823

Phone: (603) 862-1644

Michael.Ferguson@unh.edu

Bob.Barcelona@unh.edu

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Selected Professional Media Contributions

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‘Outdoor Renaissance' Leads to Changes in New England’s National Forests
UNH Leaders Hit the Road to Hear From N.H.
New England’s national forests faced challenges during COVID-19
New Englanders support more offshore wind power – just don’t send it to NY York
Increased visitorship in New England national forests leads to increased stresses cape
UNH study looks at how COVID-19 pandemic is impacting forests
Pandemic adversely impacted already stressed national forests
COVID-Fueled Recreation
Pandemic Adversely Impacts Already Stressed National Forest
Field Research in the Green Mountain National Forest
Research Rising to the Challenge: Not Letting a Crisis Go to Waste
New Hampshire Coastal Recreationists Support Offshore Wind
Precious Resources: Recreation in the age of COVID-19
To the Woods: Grad student finds her place with outdoor recreation research
Research Finds Shale Natural Gas Development Impacting Recreationists
More than half of U.S. beaches have fecal bacteria
Great Lakes to harness wind in country's largest offshore wind farm
UNH Research Finds Recreationists Support Offshore Wind Energy Development
Not Taking the Plunge: As climate changes, so does lake recreation behavior
Study: Climate change hinders summer fun on Lake Erie
Seeing the Hikers for the Trees: New study measures visitor use on popular White Mountain trails

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Selected Technical Management Reports

Informing Visitor Use Management and Outfitter Guide Permitting in the Lye Brook Wilderness of the Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests: Final Report. Submitted to USDA Forest Service Green Mountain National Forest, Manchester, Vermont.
Assessing Outdoor Recreation Visitor Behaviors and Decision-Making in the White Mountain National Forest: Final Report. Submitted to USDA Forest Service White Mountain National Forest, Campton, New Hampshire.
A Carrying Capacity Analysis for Presque Isle State Park: Final Report. Submitted to Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks and Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Erie, Pennsylvania.
Assessing Recreationists’ Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy Development in New Hampshire. Submitted to New Hampshire Sea Grant, Durham, New Hampshire.
Assessing the Economic Impact and Significance of Recreational Fishing on Lake Erie Waters. Submitted to Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Erie, Pennsylvania.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

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Expanding the Viewshed: Insights and Implications for Examining Visitor Use Management across Scales and Modalities in an Iconic National Forest. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2022.100570
Weather They Return: Modeling Outdoor Recreation Behaviors, Decision-Making, and Intention-To-Return in Federally Designated Wilderness. Forests. DOI: 10.3390/f13071018
The Outdoor Renaissance: Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic upon Outdoor Recreation Visitation and Behaviors in New England’s National Forests. Society of Natural Resources. DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2055247
The Nature of the Pandemic: Exploring the Negative Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic upon Recreation Visitor Behaviors and Experiences in Parks and Protected Areas. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2022.100498
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Social-Ecological Systems Approach to Managing Outdoor Recreation Visitation in Parks and Protected Areas. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2021.100473
Uncharted waters: Exploring coastal recreation impacts, coping behaviors, and attitudes towards offshore wind energy development in the United States. Energy Research and Social Science. DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102029.
What do outdoor recreationists think of fracking? Politics, ideology, and perceptions of shale gas energy development in Pennsylvania State Forests. Energy Research and Social Science. DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2019.101384
Developing Visitor Thresholds of Sound from Natural Gas Compressors for Motorized and Non-Motorized Recreation Users in Pennsylvania State Forests. Applied Acoustics. DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2019.107012
The Impacts of Shale Natural Gas Energy Development on Outdoor Recreation: A Statewide Assessment of Pennsylvanians. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2019.100230
Winds of Change: Predicting Water-Based Recreationists’ Support and Opposition for Offshore Wind Energy Development in the Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2018.10.006
Innovations in Outdoor Recreation Visitor Use Management: Applying Market Segmentation at the Timberline Lodge Recreation Complex. International Leisure Review. DOI: 10.6298/ILR.201806_7(1).0006
Coping with Climate Change: A Study of Great Lakes Water-Based Outdoor Recreationists. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. DOI: 10.18666/JPRA-2018-V36-I2-8296
The Influence of Natural Sounds on Attention Restoration. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. DOI: 10.18666/JPRA-2016-V34-I3-6893