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C. "Griff"

Griffin

griffinc@gvsu.edu

Professor

104 Lake Ontario Hall

616-331-3104

Natural Resource Policy, Wildland Recreation, Public Participation

George Wright Society
International Association for Society and Natural Resources
River Management Society
Society for Wilderness Stewardship

BIO 105 Environmental Science
BIO 107 Great Lakes and Other Water Resources
BIO 338 Environmental Ethics
NRM 300 Ethical Recreation: Leave No Trace
NRM 451 Natural Resource Policy
NRM 420 Wildland Recreation Management
NRM 495 Trends in Natural Resource Management (Capstone)
NRM 496 Trends in Western U.S. Natural Resource Management
NRM 497 Field Trip - Issues in Western U.S. Natural Resources Management

Dr. Griffin's research interests include (1) natural resource policy, (2) public participation in natural resource management, (3) Communication of the wilderness idea, (4) Trail and wilderness user surveys, and (5) outdoor recreation and wilderness.

Ph.D. - Environmental Science - State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY.
Dissertation: Effectiveness and Feasibility of Best Management Practices in Reducing Urban Nonpoint Sources of Nitrogen: Uncertainty and Policy Analysis.
M.S. - Environmental Science - State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY.
B.S. - Business Administration, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.

*undergraduate co-author      **graduate co-author

Griffin, C.B. 2018. Camping Setbacks near Waterbodies in Wilderness: Leave no Traces Messages and US Forest Service Regulations. International Journal of Wilderness 24(2):60-67.

Griffin, C.B. 2017. Managing Unconfined Recreation in Wildernesses. International Journal of Wilderness 23(1):13-17.

Griffin, C.B. 2015. Shifting Baseline Syndrome and Wilderness Character.  International Journal of Wilderness.  21(3):18-22. 

Griffin, C.B. 2013.  Commercial Watercraft Use on the Pine River National Scenic River.  Report to the Huron-Manistee National Forest. Manistee, MI.

Griffin, C.B. et al. (students from the NRM 420 course), 2012. Trail Conditions in the GVSU Ravines. Report to GVSU Facilities, Allendale, MI.

Griffin, C.B., 2011. Baseline Inventory and Monitoring Plan for Identifying Visitor Use Levels in the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness. Report to the Huron-Manistee National Forest. Manistee, MI.

Griffin, C.B., M. Buzzard, and M. Maxey. 2011. Baseline Inventory and Monitoring Plan for Identifying User-Created Campsites in the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness. Report to the Huron-Manistee National Forest. Manistee, MI.

Griffin, C.B. 2011. Revisions to the Wilderness Education Plan for Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness. Report to the Manistee National Forest. Manistee, MI.

Griffin, C.B. 2010. Visitors’ Perceptions of the North Country National Scenic Trail. Michigan Academician XL:65-84.

Griffin, C.B., M. Buzzard, and M. Maxey. 2010. Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Visitor Use Survey – Summer Results. Report to the Manistee National Forest, Manistee, MI. May. 12 pp.

Griffin, C.B. 2010. Preliminary Results and Management Implications of User-Created Campsites in the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness. May. 41 pp.

Griffin, C.B. 2008. Demographics of Individuals Acquiring a Permit in 2003-2006 for Boat Use on the Pine River, Michigan. Report to the U.S. Forest Service, Huron-Manistee National Forest, Manistee MI. 35 pp.

Januchowski, S.R., C.A. McAlpine, J.G. Callaghan, C.B. Griffin, M. Bowen, D. Mitchell and D. Lunney. 2008. Identifying Multiscale Habitat Factors Influencing Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Occurrence and Management in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Ecological Management and Restoration 9(2):134-142.

Isely, E., C. Griffin, and R. Rediske. 2007. Michigan’s Natural Rivers Act: Conflict and Coordination in Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Resource Management. Society & Natural Resources 20(1):85-92.

Griffin, C.B. 2004. Telling the Truth about Wilderness. A Call for Honesty. International Journal of Wilderness 10(3):47.

Griffin, C.B. 1999. Watershed Councils: An Emerging Form of Public Participation in Natural Resource Management. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 35(3):505-518. 

 *undergraduate co-author     **graduate co-author

Griffin, C.B., 2019. “Unconfined Recreation in USFS Wilderness: What have we Learned?” Poster session. The 2019 National Wilderness Workshop: The Path from Recreationist to Steward; Engaging Wilderness Users to Help Care for the Places They Cherish. Society for Wilderness Stewardship and the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance. Oct. 23-26, Bend, OR.

Griffin, C. B. and J. Kukowski*. 2019. “A National Look at Unconfined Recreation in Wilderness Managed by the Bureau of Land Management.” National Environment and Recreation Research Symposium. Apr. 7-9, Annapolis, MD.

Griffin, C.B. 2018. “Rules Governing Recreation in Selected USFS Wildernesses: Comparing Agency Websites with Special Orders.” Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Apr. 8-10, Annapolis, MD.

Griffin, C.B. 2017. “The State of Unconfined Recreation in the National Wilderness Preservation System.” George Wright Society Conference: Connections Across People, Place, and Time: Advancing Thought and Practice in Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites. Apr. 2-7. Norfolk, VA.

Griffin, C.B. 2017. “Lessons Learned from the FWS Wilderness Character Reports for Unconfined Recreation.” George Wright Society Conference: Connections Across People, Place, and Time: Advancing Thought and Practice in Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites. Apr. 2-7. Norfolk, VA.

Griffin, C.B. 2016. “Developing a New Classification and Weighting Technique to Quantify Unconfined Recreation in Wilderness.” 28^th Annual Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Apr. 5, Annapolis, MD.

Griffin, C.B. 2015. “The Role of Education in Influencing Wilderness Values (and Management Actions).” Poster Presentation. George Wright Society Annual Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites: Engagement, Education & Expectations: The Future of Parks & Protected Areas. Mar. 29-Apr. 3, Oakland, CA.

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