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t Working Draft—GSFO Recreation Appendix- 3-6-2009 Hardscrabble/East Eagle Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) (Alternative D) Recreation Management Zone(RMZ) 1 RMZ Outcome Objective The outcome objective identifies the specific recreation activities to be emphasized, the outcomes (experiences and benefits) to be produced/realized as well as the desired customer assessment standard to be monitored and achieved. Participants in visitor assessments report an average 4.0 realization of the targeted experience and benefit outcomes listed below. (4.0 on a probability scale where: 1 = Not at all realized to 5=totally realized). Activities Experiences Benefits Personal: Mountain • Enjoying frequent access • Improved physical fitness/better health maintenance Biking to outdoor physical activity • Improved outdoor recreation skills • Developing your skills and • Living a more outdoor-oriented lifestyle. abilities • Improved balance of work and play in my life • For the challenge or sport • Restored my mind from stress/tension/anxiety • Enjoying the areas wildlife, • Greater awareness of this area as a special place scenery,views and aesthetics Community/Social: • Lifestyle improvement or maintenance • Heightened sense of satisfaction with our community Environmental: • Preserve the special landscape character of this place Economic: • Increased desirability as a place to live or retire Proposed Recreation Setting Character Conditions (RSCCs) RSCCs depict the desired future recreational qualities of the landscape(physical), the qualities associated with use(social), and the conditions created by management(operational);that influence the kinds of recreation activities that are offered and recreation outcomes produced/realized. Proposed Physical RSCCs Remoteness:The area is more remote by reducing motorized vehicle routes. Naturalness: More man-made landscape alterations in the form of trails and facilities are seen. New non- recreational modifications(e.g. ROWs,fences, ponds)are not visually obvious near recreation facilities and trails, Visitor Facilities: More facilities(e.g. trailheads, restrooms)are found within the area Proposed Social RSCCs Contacts(avq.) Participants encounter a season average 8-10 encounters/day. Group Size(avq.): Participants encounter a season average 6-8 people per group. Evidence of Use: Sounds of other people intermittently heard. A few small localized areas of vegetation alteration and compacted/bare soils are acceptable. Inappropriate recreation use is rehabilitated. Proposed Operational RSCCs Access(types of travel): Mountain bike single-track trails and use are predominant. Page I 28