Smoke Does Little To Scare Off Campers On Public Lands, Report Suggests
Public radio stations across the American West highlight a new RFF study about the affect of wildfire smoke on outdoor recreation.
"Camping season and wildfire season overlap. But smoke doesn't appear to scare off many campers on public lands, according to a new report from the non-profit research firm Resources for the Future.
By comparing campground data in the West to wildfire, smoke, and air quality data over a ten-year period, the researchers found that campground use declines in response to fire and smoke–but by very little."
