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Our Mission

The Park Solutions Lab develops and applies innovative science based solutions to help parks address challenging issues.

Our Methods

To develop the solutions that are  effective and allows clients to accomplish their goals quickly, the Park Solutions Lab uses a variety of methods to gather and analyze data. A few of these methods that have proved to be most effective are listed below:

Survey of visitors, communities,
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​ and stakeholders

Analysis of Digital Mobility Data and

Location Based Services Data to
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determine use levels and impacts

Spatial analysis of use,

impacts, and resources

social media analysis and evaluation of visitor-
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photography posted ​online and captured onsite

Tourism and park use on-site field cameras and
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equipment to determine the impact of tourism

Facilitating public meetings

​and conducting interviews

Development and applications of

methods to gauge public opinion of
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controversial management issues

Providing trainings and workshops
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​on Visitor Use Management

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Mission Related News

The National Parks Traveler is a journal dedicated to reporting issues that involve or affect America's National Parks. These are the types of problems the Park Solutions lab works to solve. To view their newsfeed please click their on logo!

​The Park Solutions Lab is a research unit within the Clemson University Institute for Parks. 

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Services:

​We specialize in research applications related to the Interagency Visitor Use Management Framework.

We provide defensible information that serves as a basis for management decisions.

 We specialize in projects that inform park planning and visitor use management. 

We partner with land management professionals to co-produce solutions. 
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We train the next generation of park professionals and researchers. 

If Interested in partnering with the park solutions lab click here
​to get connected with a team member for more information

Collaborators and Partners:

​Clemson University
Clemson University Institute for Parks
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Denver Service Center – U.S. National Park Service
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management
Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation
Institute for Water Resources – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Interagency Visitor Use Management Council
National Estuarine Research Reserve
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Science Foundation
​South Carolina State Parks
Tennessee State Parks
Tigers United University Consortium
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
U.S National Park Service
​Virginia State Parks

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