Exploring R3 Opportunities in State Parks
Strategic Priority
Recruitment, Retention, Reactivation (R3) - Engaging Participants
Project Documents
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Project Description
| State parks across the Midwest (MAFWA) attract more than 300 million visits annually. State park visitors already have an interest in the outdoors and some skills, knowledge, and familiarity with natural places. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance at most state parks has increased (in some cases dramatically), straining park personnel and financial resources. Given the interest and abundance of park visitors, we hypothesize that there may be interest in hunting, fishing, and shooting sports among their ranks; parks may be the segue to other outdoor activities. There is a paucity of quantifiable information to evaluate this hypothesis. Similarly, information on park use by hunters and anglers is scarce. Therefore, this project will conduct surveys of park visitors, hunters, and anglers in Midwest states to determine the existing level of crossover participation and the level of interest of park visitors in hunting, fishing, and shooting sports and vice-versa. The report generated from this survey will identify the resources and tools that could be provided to park visitors to encourage start-up and/or increase participation in hunting, fishing, and shooting sports. The management implications of the results of this first phase will be to design marketing campaigns and implementable actions that may result in more efficient and effective R3. |
Project Facts
- Organization Name: Midwest Association of Fish And Wildlife Agencies
- Organization Status: NGO classified as 501(c)(6)
- State: Kansas
- Obligation: $121,213
- Start Date: 01-01-2024
- End Date: 12-31-2024
