- inform park managers and the public about visitor use and impacts;
- minimize visitor impacts to park resources and help ensure high quality visitor experiences.
- coordinate university social science and visitor impact research to support park needs;
- conduct small scale research projects to understand visitor use;
- inventory and monitor visitor use numbers, activities, behaviors, and impacts;
- mitigate visitor use through site management practices and Leave No Trace (LNT) visitor education.
Friends of Acadia Ridgerunner and Recreation Intern