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Historical Perspective of the Forest Recreation Program – Part 7

Historical Perspective of the Forest Recreation Program – Part 7

by Clayton Kessler | Sep 25, 2012 | British Columbia, Canada

Existing management categories for recreation sites and trails include: Managed sites and trails with fees – Camping and trail fees are charged where the agreement holder has proposed user fees to help offset routine maintenance costs, and where the ministry has...
Historical Perspective of the Forest Recreation Program – Part 6

Historical Perspective of the Forest Recreation Program – Part 6

by Clayton Kessler | Sep 25, 2012 | British Columbia, Canada

Following the 2003/04 season, it became apparent that the ministry could not adequately deliver the recreation program with existing levels of funding and staffing ($880,000 with 12 recreation staff, five of which were transitional one-year positions).  It was...
Historical Perspective of the Forest Recreation Program – Part 5

Historical Perspective of the Forest Recreation Program – Part 5

by Clayton Kessler | Sep 25, 2012 | British Columbia, Canada

In 2002, the Core Services Review recommended that the function for managing recreation sites and trails be removed from the Ministry of Forests’ mandate in order to concentrate limited staff and budget resources on core priorities such as sustainable forest...
Historical Perspective of the Forest Recreation Program – Part 4

Historical Perspective of the Forest Recreation Program – Part 4

by Clayton Kessler | Sep 25, 2012 | British Columbia, Canada

In the mid 1990s, due to increasing pressures from public use, the recreation program focused much of its resources on managing problems at near urban recreation sites.  At these high-use sites, vandalism, rowdyism and overcrowding had escalated to the point where...
Historical Perspective of the Forest Recreation Program – Part 3

Historical Perspective of the Forest Recreation Program – Part 3

by Clayton Kessler | Sep 25, 2012 | British Columbia, Canada

In order to manage for the full spectrum of recreation resources, the Forest Service initiated the development of a recreation inventory system in the early 1980s.  The Forest Service recreation inventory classified recreation features into three categories –...
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