Investigator’s Annual Reports (IAR’s) for Crater Lake National Park

Scenic Images of Crater Lake National Park: A Focus Group Analysis

 

Report Number: 12832

Permit Number: CRLA1997ASQA

Date Received: Jan 01, 1998

Reporting Year: 1997

Principal Investigator: David Rolloff, Department of Forest Resources, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Park-assigned Study Id. # CRLA1997ASQA

Permit Expiration Date: Jan 01, 1998

Permit Start Date: Jan 01, 1997

Study Starting Date: Jan 01, 1997

Study Ending Date: Jan 01, 1997

Study Status: Completed

Activity Type: Research

Subject/Discipline: Recreation / Aesthetics

Objectives: To conduct a qualitative exploration of visitors’ attitudes and perceptions regarding the qualities of Crater Lake as a scenic resource.

Findings and Status:  Findings have been similar to a visitor study conducted in 1996 (with similar objectives). Most visitors in the focus groups expressed that the pristine condition of Crater Lake is one of the reasons it is valued aesthetically. Project is part of a student’s research and data is not completely analyzed to date.

For this study, were one or more specimens collected and removed from the park but not destroyed during analyses? No

Funding provided this reporting year by NPS: 0

Funding provided this reporting year by other sources: 0

Full name of college or university:  n/a

Annual funding provided by NPS to university or college this reporting year: 0

 

 

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