CONTEXT Concern over liability is a barrier to allowing community use of school property for the purpose of engaging in active sport and recreational activities. Recreational user statutes have the potential to limit liability for public schools when use occurs outside of regular school hours, reduce the fear of liability among school administrators, and increase opportunities for access to sch...

Outdoor recreation continues to be utilized as Alternative Complementary Medicine among veterans and others who have experienced trauma. A popular subset of these activities are conducted either single event or multiday outings focused on hunting fishing. Observations participant interest in processing preparing the fish game procured while engaged outdoor provoked initiation a survey combat-wo...

Outdoor recreation opportunities are crucial for sustaining people’s physical and mental health, forests important recreational venues in Europe, especially its northern part. Our study sought to characterise outdoor patterns their changes Latvia due the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a representative population survey with public participatory GIS elements that allowed respondents map favoure...

In Finland, private forest owners own nearly 60% of land. The average size a property is around 30 hectares. Many identify as multi-objective with varying management goals related to recreation, biodiversity, and scenery, in addition timber production. aim this research was assess how cooperative approach game-oriented could be perceived by also evaluate the type mechanisms that influence princ...