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2Department of Health and Wellness Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States
3Department of Biology, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
Located 50 miles from Chicago, at Indiana Dunes National Park, thousands interact with rangers annually, many taking part in ranger-led hikes. The study focused on visitor recollections of a ranger-led hike that provided opportunities to learn about landscape change, recent events, and associated scientific findings. Interpreters are encouraged to co-construct audience-centered experiences, making space in interactions for visitors’ knowledge, interests, and previous experience. Researchers observed six ranger-led hikes incorporating audience-centered design elements and recruited a convenience sample of twenty-one visitors for participation in a pre-hike survey to gather responses about interest and knowledge before the hike and their willingness to participate in a follow up post-hike phone interv
WASHINGTON, DC – Summer finally arrived, bringing with it soaring temperatures and a stifling grip on the forecast.
WASHINGTON, DC – Summer finally arrived, bringing with it soaring temperatures and a stifling grip on the forecast. But it also means the kids are out of school, vacation requests are being put in, and the longer days can be filled with exciting ventures in national parks!
Some of this nation’s best playgrounds are preserved within the National Park System, including scenic rivers, vast lakes, and spectacular coastal waters. With copious options across the country, why not beat the heat in a national park?
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The National Park designation and then the pandemic have driven record tourism this spring to the Indiana Dunes, Northwest Indiana s top drawn and one of the Hoosier State s most visited