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Tou Thai Lee - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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listening to neglected voices hmong and Public Lands in minnesota and wisconsin
Society & Natural Resources, 2008Co-Authors: David N Bengston, Michele A Schermann, Maikia Moua, Tou Thai LeeAbstract:Natural resource managers need to understand the cultures and concerns of ethnic minority communities in order to serve them effectively. The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group that is heavily involved in natural resource-related activities but has been largely overlooked by social scientists. We conducted a series of five focus groups with Hmong Americans in Minnesota and Wisconsin, exploring their experiences and perspectives on Public Lands. Our participants revealed deep cultural and personal connections with the natural world and the importance of Public Lands to many Hmong. But we also heard about profound problems and concerns. Perceptions of racism, discrimination, and harassment from Public land managers and other agency personnel, recreationists, and private landowners are common. Participants had many suggestions for improvement and insights regarding the special needs of new refugees who arrived in the United States in recent years.
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Listening to neglected voices: Hmong Americans and Public Lands in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Society & Natural Resources, 2008Co-Authors: David N Bengston, Michele A Schermann, Maikia Moua, Tou Thai LeeAbstract:Natural resource managers need to understand the cultures and concerns of ethnic minority communities in order to serve them effectively. The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group that is heavily involved in natural resource-related activities but has been largely overlooked by social scientists. We conducted a series of five focus groups with Hmong Americans in Minnesota and Wisconsin, exploring their experiences and perspectives on Public Lands. Our participants revealed deep cultural and personal connections with the natural world and the importance of Public Lands to many Hmong. But we also heard about profound problems and concerns. Perceptions of racism, discrimination, and harassment from Public land managers and other agency personnel, recreationists, and private landowners are common. Participants had many suggestions for improvement and insights regarding the special needs of new refugees who arrived in the United States in recent years.
David N Bengston - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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listening to neglected voices hmong and Public Lands in minnesota and wisconsin
Society & Natural Resources, 2008Co-Authors: David N Bengston, Michele A Schermann, Maikia Moua, Tou Thai LeeAbstract:Natural resource managers need to understand the cultures and concerns of ethnic minority communities in order to serve them effectively. The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group that is heavily involved in natural resource-related activities but has been largely overlooked by social scientists. We conducted a series of five focus groups with Hmong Americans in Minnesota and Wisconsin, exploring their experiences and perspectives on Public Lands. Our participants revealed deep cultural and personal connections with the natural world and the importance of Public Lands to many Hmong. But we also heard about profound problems and concerns. Perceptions of racism, discrimination, and harassment from Public land managers and other agency personnel, recreationists, and private landowners are common. Participants had many suggestions for improvement and insights regarding the special needs of new refugees who arrived in the United States in recent years.
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Listening to neglected voices: Hmong Americans and Public Lands in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Society & Natural Resources, 2008Co-Authors: David N Bengston, Michele A Schermann, Maikia Moua, Tou Thai LeeAbstract:Natural resource managers need to understand the cultures and concerns of ethnic minority communities in order to serve them effectively. The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group that is heavily involved in natural resource-related activities but has been largely overlooked by social scientists. We conducted a series of five focus groups with Hmong Americans in Minnesota and Wisconsin, exploring their experiences and perspectives on Public Lands. Our participants revealed deep cultural and personal connections with the natural world and the importance of Public Lands to many Hmong. But we also heard about profound problems and concerns. Perceptions of racism, discrimination, and harassment from Public land managers and other agency personnel, recreationists, and private landowners are common. Participants had many suggestions for improvement and insights regarding the special needs of new refugees who arrived in the United States in recent years.
Catherine M. Pringle - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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NEEDED: A UNIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT LONG‐TERM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON Public Lands
Ecological Applications, 2004Co-Authors: Catherine M. Pringle, Scott L. CollinsAbstract:We have gone from the early day philosophy that "if national parks were simply left alone they would survive forever" (Botkin 1990, Sellars 1997, Parsons 2004) to the current situation where parks are jeopardized by serious environmental threats both within and outside of their borders (e.g., Pringle 2000). While science alone cannot solve the environmental problems facing Public Lands, it can lead us to ask the right questions and result in critical information for management and policy needs (e.g., National Research Council [NRC] 1992, Sellars 1997). Unfortunately, we lack a unified infrastructure that supports long-term scientific research on Public Lands and facilitates application of that science to management. We believe that long-term scientific research would provide essential knowledge for management of Public Lands, a viewpoint expressed by others as well (Callahan 1984, Likens 1989). Our goals in this commentary are to highlight: (1) the scope and magnitude of environmental problems facing U.S. Public Lands; (2) the lack of long-term scientific information available to identify and address these problems; and finally (3) the value of long-term research, by using a few examples from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Long-term Ecological Research Program. U.S. Public Lands are facing environmental problems of increasing scope and magnitude. The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) recently began issuing an annual list of "America's Ten Most Endangered National Parks" to draw Public attention to the endangered status of many park units (NPCA 2002a). Environmental challenges include air pollution, threats to water resources, and recreational impacts of snowmobiles. NPCA's third annual listing of endangered parks includes Big Bend National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park, Glacier National Park, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Mojave National Preserve, Ocmulgee National Monument, Valley Forge National Historical Park, and Yellowstone National Park. To highlight the impacts of air pollution, which are evident throughout the national park system, NPCA also established its "Code Red" list of "Amer-
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THREATS TO U.S. Public Lands FROM CUMULATIVE HYDROLOGIC ALTERATIONS OUTSIDE OF THEIR BOUNDARIES
Ecological Applications, 2000Co-Authors: Catherine M. PringleAbstract:U.S. Public Lands are increasingly threatened by human alteration of hydrologic connections outside their boundaries. Cumulative effects of dams, impoundments, regulated flows, wetLands drainage, and groundwater extraction outside of Public land boundaries can play a key role in controlling the hydrology and biology within these managed areas. Expanding human populations require more water, and they often look to Public Lands to meet their demands. Immediate challenges facing water resource managers are increased pressure to dam rivers and pump aquifers near Public Lands, as a result of water shortages exacerbated by droughts coupled with increased demands from municipal and agricultural growth. As pollutants become more concentrated in less water, water quality often becomes a major related issue. While these problems are particularly acute in rapidly growing regions of the arid West where water is severely limited, they are also emerging in the East. Data on cumulative effects of hydrologic alterations on the biological integrity of Public Lands have not been systematically assessed at a national level. However, emerging trends can be used to gauge the magnitude of outside pressures and to place water resource challenges into context. The U.S. National Park Service is participating in water rights adjudications in over 50 different park service units. The U.S. Forest Service currently has over 500 legal claims concerning water rights for national forests located in 55 basins of 11 Western states. Similar conflicts exist for national wildlife refuges which are particularly vulnerable to water quality and quantity problems because of their small size; in 1994, 150 out of 224 Western wildlife refuges reported conflicts with other water users, and only 98 reported that their existing water rights assured delivery of adequate water in an average year. As human demands for water continue to expand, financially strapped federal land management agencies have a greater need for strengthened institutional, legal, and scientific tools to manage hydrologic connections. Two case studies from different biogeographic extremes (Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge in the arid Nevada desert and the Caribbean National Forest in the wet tropics of Puerto Rico) illustrate the synergism that can occur between field managers and scientists in implementing localized solutions. Moreover, they highlight the critical need to address cumulative long-term effects of hydrologic alterations outside of Public land boundaries. Recommendations include: establishment of more stream gaging stations and monitoring programs within and adjacent to Public Lands; development of new and innovative partnerships between federal land management agencies and both federal and academic scientists; and interdisciplinary research and development of science-based tools to predict cumulative and interactive effects of hydrologic alterations.
Volker C. Radeloff - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sprawling and diverse: The changing U.S. population and implications for Public Lands in the 21st Century.
Journal of environmental management, 2018Co-Authors: Miranda H. Mockrin, Susan I. Stewart, Megan S. Matonis, Kenneth M. Johnson, Roger B. Hammer, Volker C. RadeloffAbstract:Public Lands are typically established in recognition of their unique ecological value, yet both ecological and social values of Public Lands change over time, along with human distribution and land use. These transformations are evident even in developed countries with long histories of Public land management, such as the United States. The 20th Century saw dramatic changes in the American population, in distribution and in racial and ethnic diversity, leading to new challenges and new roles for Public Lands. Our goal with this paper is to review changing demographics and implications for terrestrial protected areas in the U.S. We overview the fundamentals of population change and data, review past trends in population change and housing growth and their impacts on Public Lands, and then analyze the most recent decade of demographic change (2000-2010) relative to Public Lands. Discussions of demographic change and Public Lands commonly focus on the rural West, but we show that the South is also experiencing substantial change in rural areas with Public Lands, including Hispanic population growth. We identify those places, rural and urban, where demographic change (2000-2010), including diversification and housing growth, coincide with Public Lands. Understanding the current trends and long-term demographic context for recent changes in populations can help land managers and conservation scientists mitigate the effects of residential development near Public Lands, serve a more diverse population, and anticipate future population changes.
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housing growth forests and Public Lands in northern wisconsin from 1940 to 2000
Journal of Environmental Management, 2009Co-Authors: Roger B. Hammer, Susan I. Stewart, Todd J. Hawbaker, Volker C. RadeloffAbstract:Rural, forested areas throughout the United States are experiencing strong housing growth with potentially detrimental impacts on the environment. In this paper, we quantify housing growth in Northern Wisconsin over the last sixty years to determine if growth rates were higher near Public Lands, which may represent an important recreational amenity. We used data from the U.S. Census to produce decadal housing density estimates, ‘‘backcasts,’’ from 1940 to 2000 for northern Wisconsin to examine ‘‘rural sprawl’’ in northern Wisconsin and its relationship to forested areas and Public Lands. We integrated housing density estimates with the 1992/1993 National Land Cover Dataset to examine the relationship between rural sprawl and land cover, especially forests. Between 1940 and 2000, private land with <2 housing units/km 2 decreased from 47% to 21% of the total Landscape. Most importantly, housing growth was concentrated along the boundaries of Public Lands. In 14 of the 19 counties that we studied, housing growth rates within 1 km of a Public land boundary exceeded growth rates in the remainder of the county, and three of the five counties that did not exhibit this pattern, were the ones with the least amount of Public land. Future growth can be expected in areas with abundant natural amenities, highlighting the critical need for additional research and effective natural resource management and regional planning to address these challenges.
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Housing growth, forests, and Public Lands in Northern Wisconsin from 1940 to 2000
Journal of environmental management, 2009Co-Authors: Roger B. Hammer, Susan I. Stewart, Todd J. Hawbaker, Volker C. RadeloffAbstract:Rural, forested areas throughout the United States are experiencing strong housing growth with potentially detrimental impacts on the environment. In this paper, we quantify housing growth in Northern Wisconsin over the last sixty years to determine if growth rates were higher near Public Lands, which may represent an important recreational amenity. We used data from the U.S. Census to produce decadal housing density estimates, ‘‘backcasts,’’ from 1940 to 2000 for northern Wisconsin to examine ‘‘rural sprawl’’ in northern Wisconsin and its relationship to forested areas and Public Lands. We integrated housing density estimates with the 1992/1993 National Land Cover Dataset to examine the relationship between rural sprawl and land cover, especially forests. Between 1940 and 2000, private land with
Michele A Schermann - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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listening to neglected voices hmong and Public Lands in minnesota and wisconsin
Society & Natural Resources, 2008Co-Authors: David N Bengston, Michele A Schermann, Maikia Moua, Tou Thai LeeAbstract:Natural resource managers need to understand the cultures and concerns of ethnic minority communities in order to serve them effectively. The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group that is heavily involved in natural resource-related activities but has been largely overlooked by social scientists. We conducted a series of five focus groups with Hmong Americans in Minnesota and Wisconsin, exploring their experiences and perspectives on Public Lands. Our participants revealed deep cultural and personal connections with the natural world and the importance of Public Lands to many Hmong. But we also heard about profound problems and concerns. Perceptions of racism, discrimination, and harassment from Public land managers and other agency personnel, recreationists, and private landowners are common. Participants had many suggestions for improvement and insights regarding the special needs of new refugees who arrived in the United States in recent years.
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Listening to neglected voices: Hmong Americans and Public Lands in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Society & Natural Resources, 2008Co-Authors: David N Bengston, Michele A Schermann, Maikia Moua, Tou Thai LeeAbstract:Natural resource managers need to understand the cultures and concerns of ethnic minority communities in order to serve them effectively. The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group that is heavily involved in natural resource-related activities but has been largely overlooked by social scientists. We conducted a series of five focus groups with Hmong Americans in Minnesota and Wisconsin, exploring their experiences and perspectives on Public Lands. Our participants revealed deep cultural and personal connections with the natural world and the importance of Public Lands to many Hmong. But we also heard about profound problems and concerns. Perceptions of racism, discrimination, and harassment from Public land managers and other agency personnel, recreationists, and private landowners are common. Participants had many suggestions for improvement and insights regarding the special needs of new refugees who arrived in the United States in recent years.