Management+Strategies

Management Strategies for LRW

I. Recreation

__Common Frameworks__

1) **VERP** - Visitor Experience & Resource Protection 2) **VIM** - Visitor Impact Management 3) **LAC** - Limits of Acceptable Change 4) **VAMP** - Visitor Activities Management Process

** Recreation Management Tools for Lake Raleigh Woods ** · __ Direct __ o Enforcement o Limiting use

**Pros** – Typically has the highest compliance rate and limits depreciative behavior. **Cons** – Costly and time consuming. Has the ability to change visitor experience. Visitors travel to site and find it is closed. Difficult to stop all visitors from using the resource.

· __ Indirect __ o Information o Education

**Pros** – Allow visitors to make their own responsible decisions regarding the resource. Low, one-time cost and little maintenance is required. Educate visitors about the resource. Environmental education project opportunity for NCSU students. **Cons** - Visitors can chose to disobey the signs or education. Signs can be stolen or vandalized. Resource is more susceptible to depreciative behavior.

· __ Resource Alteration __ o Trail Construction o Trail Maintenance

**Pros** – Reconstruct the trail for long term sustainability. Limit the amount of damage to the trail and surrounding areas. Provide opportunities for students to learn trail construction and modification techniques. **Cons** - Costly and time consuming. A trail assessment would be required. Hardening the surface may cause off trail walking, running or biking.

· __ Bridge Building __ o Cooperation o Volunteering o Public

**Pros** – Cooperation among different faculty and students within NCSU. Volunteering efforts would establish a good working relationship between NCSU and the community. Public involvement with recreation management would be educational and cost (time, resource) effective. **Cons** - Individuals within the community could abuse this instilled power to manage the trails. A volunteer coordinator position would need to be established.

