Data from 2014 Wilderness Management Survey: Science needs, training needs, and demographics of managers

Stewards and managers of wilderness areas within the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) were selected for surveying in 2014 in order to provide input for the development of the 2014 Inter-agency Strategic Plan for the NWPS. Research focused on major challenges in stewardship and planning, and where managers saw rising needs for specific training or research. Additionally, managers provided optional, follow-up data regarding the previous NWPS Strategic Plan, from 1995, and the degree to which its goals and values were enacted. The results of this study provide data on managers of wilderness areas and their ideas, concerns, and desires for future management planning. The purpose of that input is to further the development of the 2014 Inter-agency Strategic Plan for the NWPS.