Document Type
Article
Publication Title
International Journal of Wilderness
Publication Date
8-2020
Volume
26
Issue
2
Abstract
Twentieth-century cultural resources provide physical evidence of human relationships with a landscape that has shaped the wilderness areas we know today. These cultural resources enrich the meaning of an area as wilderness, but also present multiple management challenges surrounding visitor use in designated wilderness areas. The National Geographic Society Katmai Expeditions of the 1910s present a case study of how historic trails and their associated artifacts interact not only with present issues toward the dual-enforcement of the National Historic Preservation Act and Wilderness Act, but also with the management of visitor use along a corridor containing relatively recent traces of historically significant activities and events. This study draws on the findings of a 2 018 expedition identifying convergence of a historically significant trail w ith a popular path for backpackers through the Katmai Wilderness and explores the importance of cultural resources in long-distance trail planning and cultural resource management in designated wilderness.
Rights
© 2020 The WILD Foundation
Recommended Citation
Stelson, Laura; Rice, William L.; and Taff, B. Derrick, "Managing Cultural Resources On The Alaska Peninsula" (2020). Society and Conservation Faculty Publications. 28.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/soccon_pubs/28