Petersen, Margaret E. Improving voluntary registration through location and de- 

 sign of trail registration stations. Research Paper INT-336. Ogden, UT: U.S. 

 Departnnent of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range 

 Experiment Station; 1985. 8 p. 



Four combinations of sign and location were studied on three trails in the 

 Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT, to determine effect on visitor registration rates. 

 Registration rates generally improved, and for some classes of visitor doubled, 

 when the station was moved 1 to 3 miles up the trail from the trailhead. Sign 

 message, though less influential than location, significantly raised registration 

 rates for some visitors. Registration stations should be located where it is con- 

 venient for visitors to stop along the trail. 



KEYWORDS: registration, compliance, trail registers 



