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Conservation, Preservation, and Recreation at Glacier National Park

Navigating Tensions of Purpose in the National Park Service

Maureen Wieland

This book navigates the complicated tensions involved in effectively communication the National Park Service’s mission to both conserve and preserve nature while also offering recreational experiences to the public. Maureen Wieland utilizes first-hand qualitative research conducted in Glacier National Park in Montana, one of America’s most highly visited parks, to weave together historical, interview, and observational data from both visitors and employees of the park to build a collaborative understanding of the park’s environmental status and mission. Through discussion of climate change, policy change, and environmental education at Glacier National Park, Wieland explores the complicated nature of the National Park Service as an organization and how national parks will evolve in the future. Scholars of communication, environmental studies, and public relations will find this book of particular interest.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 146 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-66692-363-6 • Hardback • October 2023 • $90.00 • (£69.00)
Series: Environmental Communication and Nature: Conflict and Ecoculture in the Anthropocene
Subjects: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Social Science / Research

Maureen Wieland is Director of Communication at Luther Crest Bible Camp in Minnesota and holds a PhD in public relations.

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: The Complicated History of the US National Park Service

Chapter 2: Building from the Past

Chapter 3: Returning to Glacier (Methods)

Chapter 4: A Deep Dive into the Data

Chapter 5: The Interpreted Mission of the National Park Service

Chapter 6: The Tensions are Rising in Glacier National Park

Chapter 7: Recommendations Toward the Future

Chapter 8: Conclusion

Appendix A: Online Survey

Appendix B: Observation Grids

Appendix C: Passive Observations

Appendix D: Active Observations

References

About the Author

This volume straddles autobiography and environmental studies in its examination of the role and remit of Glacier National Park. It considers the challenges faced by the National Park Service, its staff, and visitors to meet the goals of conservation and preservation while providing opportunities for access, discovery, and recreation. Admitting these complicated tensions of the Anthropocene, the chapters consider the perspectives of visitors and employees through the lens of Coordinated Management of Meaning theory to frame attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions about the environment, land, access, and interpretation. Four research questions guide this qualitative study of how visitors and staff interpret and co-construct the mission and purpose of the park while addressing environmental concerns. The book will be relevant to researchers from area studies, environmental studies, ecology, and public history interested in topics such as climate change, policy change, and environmental education. Revelatory in its meticulous process and fascinating research results, this book is an interesting read that gives readers an understanding of how valuable such research can be to the proper management, care, and future of national parks. Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty.


— Choice Reviews


Conservation, Preservation, and Recreation at Glacier National Park

Navigating Tensions of Purpose in the National Park Service

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Hardback
Summary
Summary
  • This book navigates the complicated tensions involved in effectively communication the National Park Service’s mission to both conserve and preserve nature while also offering recreational experiences to the public. Maureen Wieland utilizes first-hand qualitative research conducted in Glacier National Park in Montana, one of America’s most highly visited parks, to weave together historical, interview, and observational data from both visitors and employees of the park to build a collaborative understanding of the park’s environmental status and mission. Through discussion of climate change, policy change, and environmental education at Glacier National Park, Wieland explores the complicated nature of the National Park Service as an organization and how national parks will evolve in the future. Scholars of communication, environmental studies, and public relations will find this book of particular interest.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 146 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
    978-1-66692-363-6 • Hardback • October 2023 • $90.00 • (£69.00)
    Series: Environmental Communication and Nature: Conflict and Ecoculture in the Anthropocene
    Subjects: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Social Science / Research
Author
Author
  • Maureen Wieland is Director of Communication at Luther Crest Bible Camp in Minnesota and holds a PhD in public relations.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Preface

    Acknowledgements

    Chapter 1: The Complicated History of the US National Park Service

    Chapter 2: Building from the Past

    Chapter 3: Returning to Glacier (Methods)

    Chapter 4: A Deep Dive into the Data

    Chapter 5: The Interpreted Mission of the National Park Service

    Chapter 6: The Tensions are Rising in Glacier National Park

    Chapter 7: Recommendations Toward the Future

    Chapter 8: Conclusion

    Appendix A: Online Survey

    Appendix B: Observation Grids

    Appendix C: Passive Observations

    Appendix D: Active Observations

    References

    About the Author

Reviews
Reviews
  • This volume straddles autobiography and environmental studies in its examination of the role and remit of Glacier National Park. It considers the challenges faced by the National Park Service, its staff, and visitors to meet the goals of conservation and preservation while providing opportunities for access, discovery, and recreation. Admitting these complicated tensions of the Anthropocene, the chapters consider the perspectives of visitors and employees through the lens of Coordinated Management of Meaning theory to frame attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions about the environment, land, access, and interpretation. Four research questions guide this qualitative study of how visitors and staff interpret and co-construct the mission and purpose of the park while addressing environmental concerns. The book will be relevant to researchers from area studies, environmental studies, ecology, and public history interested in topics such as climate change, policy change, and environmental education. Revelatory in its meticulous process and fascinating research results, this book is an interesting read that gives readers an understanding of how valuable such research can be to the proper management, care, and future of national parks. Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty.


    — Choice Reviews


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