Blackfoot Challenge summer data collection project will inform response to increasing recreation

Blackfoot Challenge summer data collection project will inform response to increasing recreation

The 2020 pandemic altered our behavior in many ways. For some folks, it drove them outdoors, seeking an escape from cooped-up isolation. Almost immediately, Blackfoot residents noticed changing visitor patterns – with more people in campgrounds, trails and on the river, many of them new to outdoor recreation and unaware of how to act as good stewards. Within a few months, Blackfoot residents start...