Evaluation should include
- environmental effects of human activity on wilderness areas
- effects of nonnative species introduced or dispersed through outdoor recreation
- the responsibility of outdoor recreation managers as stewards of the environment
- economic benefits of outdoor recreation.
Teacher Resource: Evaluation Resource Hub, National Recreation and Park Association
Process/Skill Questions:
- How can human use enhance and/or degrade wilderness areas?
- What are the local economic benefits created by wilderness areas?
- How are economic principles and wilderness principles in opposition to each other?