Global Park Solutions Projects
United States of America
Fish Creek State Park Recreation Strategy
Global Park Solutions recently finalized a recreation strategy for the popular Fish Creek State park, near Missoula Montana. The client was Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. The project was done through the University of Montana’s Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and the Department of Society and Conservation. Download the Recreation Strategy Here.
Marshall Mountain Vision
One of the natural cornerstones in Missoula Montana is Marshall Mountain, a former ski resort that is currently transitioning ownership to the city of Missoula. Global Park Solutions led a stakeholder engagement process to develop a vision for Marshall Mountain far into the future that will guide all future planning efforts. Thrilled to be working with Montana Access Project on this!
Center for Large Landscape Conservation Strategic Planning
The Center for Large Landscape Conservation is the hub of a growing global movement to reverse the fragmentation of the earth’s landscapes and restore nature’s resilience to climate change. Global Park Solutions is assisting the Center in Strategic Planning and program planning.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Visitor Use and Strategic Operations Planning
Great Smoky Mountains National Park estimates that there has been a 25% increase in visitation over the previous ten years. This has challenged the park to meet the needs of visitors while simultaneously managing congestion, crowding, and providing the quality GRSM experiences that visitors expect. The project, done in collaboration with New Line Consultants is to assess actions to address congestion, develop public engagement strategies and to guide public meetings. Another aspect of the project is to develop a Strategic Operations Plan for the park. This activity is led by New Line Consultants with Global Park Solutions playing a support role.
Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute Science Charter Training
Since their establishment in 1993, Leopold Institute scientists have worked on many high priority wilderness issues for the four USA National Wilderness Preservation System agencies, including recreation experiences and impact; trends in use and users and managing conflicting demands; inventory and monitoring; ecosystem services, social and cultural resources and climate and land use change vulnerability assessment. Global Park Solutions trained the staff of the Leopold Institute in strategic planning as they update their 10-year science charter.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Training in Visitor Use Management
Faced with rapidly rising numbers of visitors to the park over the past several years, Great Smoky Mountains National Park wanted to increase their capacity to manage and plan for visitation and at the same time, maintaining a quality visitor experience. This training workshop was facilitated by Charles Besancon and Dr. Stephen McCool.