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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />00516 <br /> <br />6) With NPS collaboration, outline all current camp sites areas on orthorectified <br />images in the field using the pen tablet approach pioneered by Kaplinski et a!. <br />(2003). Important attributes of camp sites will be coded in linked data fields <br />(e.g., type of camp, percentage of campable area, total area covered by sand <br />vs. vegetation, boat mooring characteristics, etc). <br />7) Compare currently used camp sites with formerly identified sites to determine <br />changes in type, distribution, and (where possible) size and capacity of camp <br />sites over the past thirty years. <br />8) Track and quantify amounts and rates of vegetation encroachment within the <br />designated campsite boundaries. Vegetation encroachment will be measured <br />at camps currently being monitored by NAU, as well as at key Adopt-A- <br />Beach sites, plus at a random sample of all CRE camp sites (selected from the <br />total population of camp sites identified through the inventory). Vegetation <br />encroachment will be measured via repeat comparisons of remotely sensed, <br />digital imagery. <br /> <br />MO's and IN's ADDRESSED: Goal 9. This project directly addresses MO 9.3 and <br />CMINs 9.3.1 and 9.3.2, plus EIN 9.3.1. The project indirectly addresses MOs 9.1 and 9.4 <br />and CMINs 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3 and 9.4.1 (because diminishing size, quality and number of <br />camps influences the quality of visitor experience through affecting perceptions of <br />crowding, numbers of group encounters, and by increasing camp competition.) <br /> <br />Consequences of FY06 Funding Recommendations: The funding level currently <br />proposed by the BAGH for FY06 is only sufficient to continue the existing campable area <br />monitoring effort and conduct an evaluation of the current approach in relation to an <br />alternative approach using remotely sensed imagery subject to GIS analysis. The <br />proposed funding level is not sufficient to compile a comprehensive inventory of <br />campsites, as has been recommended in by previous studies, continue funding the Adopt- <br />A-Beach effort, or incorporate legacy data into a GIS to provide a more comprehensive <br />and longer-term record of campsite area change over time. If additional funding is made <br />available, additional components of the campsite monitoring program will be <br />implemented. <br />