"Provide it ... But will they come?": A look at African American and Hispanic visits to federal recreation areas

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 257-265

  Johnson, Cassandra Y ^a   Bowker, J ^a   Green, Gary ^b   Cordell, H ^a  

^a Forestry Sciences Lab   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Federal lands; Forest recreation; Minority visitation; National forests

Indexed keywords

FEES AND CHARGES; LAND USE; PUBLIC WORKS; RECREATION CENTERS;

FEDERAL LANDS; FEDERAL RECREATION AREAS; FOREST RECREATION; PUBLIC RECREATION AREAS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT;

COSTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; LAND USE; RECREATION;

EID: 36249001248     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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