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<br />OOll~5 <br /> <br />Three rivers were chosen for study. They were: the Allagash River in <br /> <br />Maine, the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the <br /> <br />Chattooga River found in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. <br /> <br />The selection of rivers was based on three factors. The first was the <br /> <br />length of time the river had been in the National Wild and Scenic <br />Rivers System. The second was the geographic location of the river. <br />All three rivers are in different regions with different land use <br />characteristics. This distribution would identify regional problems <br />~ <br />as well as those problems common to all rivers. The third was. the managing <br />agencies: State National Park Service~the U.S. Forest Service. <br />I <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />1-' <br />i <br />.~1 <br /> <br />Prior to making any personal contacts, it was necessary to research <br /> <br /> <br />information on each river. A bibliography appears in the back of the <br /> <br /> <br />report. Most of the viewpoints ~ were compiled through interviews <br /> <br /> <br />(via phone calls) and questionnaires. The questionnaires differed <br /> <br /> <br />somewhat with each river according to environment and the official <br /> <br /> <br />status of the respondent. Respondents fell into three general categories: <br /> <br /> <br />river managers, State, Federal or local government officials (other <br /> <br /> <br />than managers), and private riverside landowners and/or local residents. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The methodology used to conduct this study had several limiting factors. <br />A major drawback was ~ime e~im9~t. Only three rivers could be <br />researched within the available time frame. Another drawback was that <br /> <br />all questioning had to be via long distance telephone. The inability <br /> <br />; <br />to have face to face contact with the interviewees impaired the researcher's <br /> <br />-2- <br />