National Park Service (NPS) units across the U.S. receive hundreds of thousandsof visitors annually, but visitor demographics have generally not matched theincreasing diversity of the U.S. population. The purpose of this study is to providethe NPS and community-based organizations (CBOs) with...

The well-being of the workforce is clearly a matter of concern to the employer. Such concern translates to considerable costs in the form of fringe benefit packages, health promotion programs, ergonomics, and other ways to reduce absence and enhance health and satisfaction. Despite such efforts,...

The natural environment benefits greatly from the work of volunteers in environmental stewardship programmes. However, little is known about volunteers' motivations for continued participation in these programmes. This study looked at the relationship between volunteer commitment and motivation,...