Using the Findings from DIY Trail User and Visitor Research

 

Webinar Summary

For this webinar, Michele Archie, principal of Harbinger Consultancy, joined us to continue exploring the new Conducting and Using Visitor and Recreational User Research Do-It-Yourself Guide and Toolkit, which was developed with support from ORCBC and other partners. The focus of this webinar is using your research findings.

After this 60-minute webinar, you will: - Be familiar with the guide and the resources it provides to support analyzing and using the data you collect. - Understand how to estimate the economic impact of your trails and outdoor recreation. - Explore other potential uses of data about trail users and outdoor recreation visitors. Michele Archie is principal of The Harbinger Consultancy, a firm based in the U.S. Rocky Mountain Western region. Michele leads Harbinger’s work in community and regional economic analysis, outdoor recreation, and community-based education and tourism.

The objectives of the webinar was to help the webinar participants:

  • Become familiar with the guide and the resources it provides to support analyzing and using the data you collect.

  • Understand how to estimate the economic impact of your trails.

  • Become familiar with the guide and the resources it provides to support low-cost, DIY research.

Michele Archie is principal of The Harbinger Consultancy, a firm based in the U.S. Rocky Mountain Western region. Michele leads Harbinger’s work in community and regional economic analysis, outdoor recreation, and community-based education and tourism.

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