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Final Report – October 2001 Percent 40 40 35 35 30 30 25 25 20 20 15 15 34.50 37.43 10 10 5 0 11.70 9.94 1.75 4.68 Photo1 Photo 2 Photo 3 1 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Figure 49. Highest level of trail standard tolerated – Mountain Palm Springs Management Actions to Achieve/Maintain Acceptable Conditions At Mountain Palm Springs and Borrego Palm Canyon survey sites, questionnaires focused on the visitors’ perception of the management action that should be taken to maintain trail impacts at a tolerable level. In order to maintain the level of trail standards you prefer in this area, what management actions should the Park undertake? Table 57. Management action to achieve tolerable trail standard (Mountain Palm Springs, Borrego Palm Canyon) 1 = strongly disagree Mean Median Std. Dev. 5 = strongly agree MPS BPC MPS BPC MPS BPC Increase ranger patrols 2.67 3.01 3.00 3.00 1.15 1.03 More info on trail conditions 3.80 3.59 4.00 4.00 1.02 0.88 Increase trail maintenance 3.04 3.28 3.00 3.00 0.91 0.87 Encourage off-peak use 3.70 3.57 4.00 4.00 0.94 0.96 More well-defined trail 2.83 2.90 2.50 3.00 1.32 1.25 Return to more natural condition 3.77 3.71 4.00 4.00 1.26 1.09 Comparing the two sites, visitors surveyed at Borrego Palm Canyon were slightly more accepting of increased ranger patrols and trail maintenance than those surveyed at Mountain Palm Springs (Table 57). Conversely, they were slightly less likely than their Mountain Palm Springs counterparts to report wanting more trail information. At both sites, providing more complete information on trail conditions, encouraging off-peak use, and allowing the trails to return to a more natural condition were more often preferred by survey respondents. 70
Final Report – October 2001 Summary Overall, the purpose of the study was to capture certain characteristics of the visitors and the nature of their visits, their reasons for coming to the Park, the importance of the Park to them, how they viewed management, and an evaluation of the Park conditions they preferred to see. While some differences were noted among responses to some of the questions, when compared by season and by site, the population of visitors was reasonably consistent. Nevertheless the differences did offer some insight into the different opportunities offered within the two seasons and by the six sites. These differences may help managers understand the range of opportunities provided by the Park to its visiting clientele. 71
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