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. 2017 Mar 20;114(14):3774–3779. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1701370114

Table S2.

Visitors’ reported participation in a range of activities during visits to public forests within 1 y of being surveyed and motivations for visiting on the day of the survey

Activity Past year, % This visit, %
Hiking on trails 92 51
Viewing waterfalls 72 26
Walking for pleasure or exercise 81 24
Viewing scenery 79 17
Nature viewing 83 16
Swimming 65 15
Mountain biking 35 14
Photographing nature 64 10
Camping 60 9
Picnicking 54 8
Wildflower viewing 46 8
Fishing 39 8
Running on trails 33 7
Wildlife watching 54 4
Birdwatching 27 3
Backpacking 29 3
Collecting fruits or berries 30 1
Collecting things (e.g., sticks/rocks) 27 1
Canoe/kayak/boating 42 1
Collecting mushrooms 9 <1
Horseback riding 6 <1
Collecting medicinal plants 4 <1
Hunting 10 0
Geocaching 5 0