Soil and Recreational Use on the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore : I. Soil Sustainability for Trails and Campsites, II. Bank Erosion in the Presque Isle Campground
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1982-07Author
Kraft, George J.
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/79721Description
The Apostle Islands are located in northernmost Wisconsin at the tip of the Bayfield Peninsula (Fig. 1). Twenty of
the 22 islands and a portion of the adjacent mainland constitute the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The National Park Service manages the Lakeshore for various types of outdoor recreation. To facilitate sound planning and development, the National Park Service contracted with
scientists at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point to inventory the natural resources of several islands. The inventory consisted of soils and vegetation mapping, wildlife habitat evaluation, soil and water sample collection and analysis, and bank erosion rate measurement. Outer and
Stockton Islands were inventoried during the summers of 1973
and 1979, respectively. This thesis contains two aspects of the Outer and Stockton Islands inventories: (1) an assessment of the suitability of Apostle Islands soils for supporting
trails and campsites, and (2) an evaluation of bank erosion in the Presque Isle campground.