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Table 5: Recreational Use, Its Negative Effects, and its Management
in Selected Sonoran Desert Protected Areas

Protected Areas Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge Cibola National Wildlife Refuge Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Yuma District BLM Wilderness Areas(4)2 and ACECs 3 Imperial National Wildlife Refuge Organ Pipe National Monument Phoenix Parks Catalina State Park San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area Colorado River and Alto Golfo de California
# of Visitors in the Last Year 18,000 39,000 50,000 ~2,050 132,200 200,00-400,00 - 145,000 100,000 unknown
Has # Increased by Half Since 1990? no no unknown Yes, in Eagletail Wilderness only. Unknown for others unknown unknown unknown yes yes unknown
Recreation Types 1 (ranked) FI, ORV, BO, BW, HI, HU, PH BO, BW, FI, HU HI, HU, RC, RV, PI, BW, BP Viewing cultural sites, HI, HU, RC, BP BO, HI, EE, ORV, PI, HU, BW HI, RV, PI, PH, BW, MB, BP HI, BW, PI, MB, HR (not ranked) HI, RV, PI, BW, MB, BP HU BW, HI, PI HU, BP, MB, RV, RC, BO RV, ORV, BO, PI, BW, BP, HI, HU
Elements Negatively Affected and/or Negative Effects nesting birds, migratory birds, soil erosion riparian habitat fuelwood, understory vegetation, soil erosion, archeological sites, noise

archeological sites, "natural values", desert pavement disturbance by off-road vehicles

 surface disturbance and creation of off-road vehicle routes fuelwood, understory vegetation, endangered plants, archeological sites, soil erosion on trails, off-road vehicle damage no data archeological sites, soil erosion nesting birds, understory vegetation, endangered plants, soil erosion, archeological sites small mammals, fuelwood, understory vegetation, water quality, soil erosion, traffic, noise, dune disturbance, solid waste, endangered plants, endangered animals
Is Recreation Management Adequate for the Next 10 Years? no ? yes yes yes no - no no no

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