A Post Audit Evaluation of Methodology for Wild and Scenic River Development and Management, the Clearwater River, Idaho: A Case Study of Public Involvement Practices

摘要

The uniqueness of the Idaho Clearwater Wild River Program, the Nation's first wild river program, was delineated from a planning standpoint. Methodologies were designed to recognize the nature of this ten-year-old program and to suggest a validity procedure for measuring the human impacts of other established water resource programs. The program covers the Clearwater Middle Fork, including the Lochsa and Selway Rivers. The results of this study supported the initial program efforts and recommended that additional public involvement techniques be implemented.