Yellowstone
Yellowstone releases report on visitor use
Published
4 years agoon
Posted By
Outlaw PartnersYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
A peer-reviewed report summarizing the results of Yellowstone’s 2018 Visitor Use Study was recently released online.
The National
Park Service contracted Otak Inc., RRC Associates and The University of Montana
Institute for Tourism Recreation Research to conduct the study to help better
understand how visitors experience the park in real time, across the summer
season, and across different parts of the park. More than 4,000 people
responded to the surveys, one of the largest in the history of the National
Park Service.
Yellowstone visitation has substantially increased over the past 10 years,
ranging from 3.2 million in 2009 to 4.2 in 2016, and 4.1 million in 2018. The
survey results provide a variety of park-wide and site-specific data that the
park plans to use to make decisions in upcoming years.
Survey results indicate that 85 percent of
respondents thought their experience in the park was good or excellent, with
the top three reasons for visiting being scenery, wildlife and thermal
features. Approximately 67 percent of the visitors participating in the survey
were first-time visitors to the park. Overall, 92 percent waited less than 10
minutes to enter the park and 86 percent waited less than 10 minutes to find
parking.
“This study gives us very actionable information on how we can better manage
and plan for increasing visitation in Yellowstone,” said Superintendent
Cameron Sholly. “I largely credit the National Park Service team and our
partners for the high visitor satisfaction levels. That said, there is no
question that increasing visitation levels are having higher impacts on
resources, our staff and infrastructure, and our gateway communities.”
While the 2016 Visitor Use Study surveyed people who visited in early
August after their departure from the park, the 2018 Visitor Use
Study used in-person interviews and GPS-based tablets to survey visitors
in real time as they traveled through the park. It was conducted during one
week of each month from May through September 2018.
Yellowstone is
focused to a great extent on constructing a visitor use strategy that
understands and responds to increased visitation in the following key areas: 1)
impacts on resource conditions; 2) impacts on staffing, operations and
infrastructure; 3) impacts on visitor service levels; and 4) impacts on gateway
communities and partners.
The park has and will continue to use a range of data, including this survey, to develop actions that improve performance in these four key areas.
Visit nps.gov/yell/learn/management/visitor-use-study-2018.htm to view the 2018 Visitor Use Survey results.
The Outlaw Partners is a creative marketing, media and events company based in Big Sky, Montana.
Upcoming Events
march, 2024
Event Type :
All
All
Arts
Education
Music
Other
Sports
Event Details
Children turning 5 on or before 9/10/2024:
more
Event Details
Children turning 5 on or before
9/10/2024: Kindergarten
enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year can be completed by following the
registration process now.
Children
born on or after September 11, 2019: 4K enrollment is now open for
families that have a 4-year-old they would like to enroll in our program for
the 2023-2024 school year. Please complete the 4K Interest Form to
express your interest. Completing this form does not guarantee enrollment into
the 4K program. Enrollment is capped at twenty 4-year-olds currently
residing within Big Sky School District boundary full time and will be
determined by birth date in calendar order of those born on or after September
11, 2018. Interest form closes on May 30th.
Enrollment now is critical for fall preparations. Thank you!
Time
February 26 (Monday) - April 21 (Sunday)
Event Details
My Barking Dog is a nightmare comedy
more
Event Details
My Barking Dog is a nightmare comedy that tells the story of Toby and Melinda, two lonely people whose lives are forever changed the night they encounter a starving coyote at their apartment building. Over time they grow to expect him, leaving ritual offerings to entice the coyote every night. Toby and Melinda forge a connection over this visitor and share curiosity and concern about his presence in the city. The coyote expands their world–until, one night, their world is shattered. Their lives are pushed suddenly into uncharted territory, sending them on a surreal odyssey that changes their city–and the world–forever.
Directed by LX Miller. Starring Max Schneider and Denise Hergett
Verge Theater is continuing their mission to provide accessible theater to our community. Tickets for My Barking Dog are Pay What You Wish with a suggested price of $35. Audience members are offered the opportunity to select the price point that is comfortable for them when purchasing tickets.
My Barking Dog runs March 15-17, 22-24, 28-30
Performances on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays begin at 7:00 p.m., with Sunday matinees offered at 3:00 p.m.
Suitable for ages 16 . No animals are harmed in the staging of this production.
Tickets are available online at www.vergetheater.com
Time
15 (Friday) 7:00 pm - 30 (Saturday) 8:30 pm
Location
Verge Theater
Event Details
Saturday, March 23rd 6:00-8:00pm We will combine the heart-opening powers of cacao with the transcendental powers of breathwork and sound. Together, these practices will give us the opportunity for a deep
more
Event Details
Saturday, March 23rd 6:00-8:00pm
Time
March 23 (Saturday) 6:00 pm - April 23 (Tuesday) 8:00 pm
Location
Santosha Wellness Center
169 Snowy Mountain Circle
29mar3:00 pm4:00 pmGood Friday Mass: St. Joseph Catholic Mission3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Event City:Big Sky
Event Details
Friday of the Passion of the Lord St. Joseph Catholic Mission
Event Details
Friday of the Passion of the Lord
St. Joseph Catholic Mission
Time
(Friday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm