RR CREDIT 2: MAXIMIZING RECREATION OPPORTUNITY
2 POINTS
INTENT
To create and/or expand recreational opportunities on private and
public lands while minimizing user conflicts and resource impacts.
REQUIREMENTS
In cooperation with appropriate agencies, prepare an assessment of
supply and demand for different types of recreational experiences in
the vicinity of your project.
•
Identify existing and potential recreation opportunities and
possible users.
• Identify sources of potential
user conflict.
• Outline strategies for
fostering positive interactions among users, organizations and land
managers as new recreation services and opportunities are proposed and
developed.(1 point)
AND FOR AN ADDITIONAL POINT
Locate recreation services and facilities (hiking trails, ski slopes,
restroom facilities, camping, etc.) on a site previously
impacted. Enhance the site so that the natural environment is
restored.
OR
If no impacted sites exist, locate recreation services and facilities
at a site that minimizes the impact on the existing ecosystem and
environment both socially and biologically.
•
Prepare a management plan that demonstrates how the
site’s resources and carrying capacity will be respected and
how the facility design and operation will minimizes user conflicts.
• Propose an independent
monitoring plan to document performance.(1 point)
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