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John Daigle
221 Nutting Hall
(207) 581-2850
email: john_daigle@umenfa.maine.edu
Title:
Associate Professor of Forest Recreation Management; Program Leader, Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Degrees:
- B.S., University of Maine, 1986 (Recreation and Park Management)
- M.S., Colorado State University, 1990 (Recreation Resources and Landscape Architecture)
- Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1997 (Forestry)
Specializations and Research Interests:
- Outdoor recreation planning and management
- Social research methods for natural resource professionals
- Human dimensions of natural resources management
Professional Organization Memberships:
- Society of American Foresters (SAF)
- Rural Sociological Association
- Wildlife Society
- Associate Editor, International Journal of Wilderness
- National Parks and Recreation Association
Selected Publications:
Daigle, J. In Press. Transportation needs in National Parks: A summary and exploration of future trends. George Wright Society Forum.
Brown, T., and J. Daigle. In Press. Improving Access through Strengthening State Recreational Liability Statutes. Transactions of the 73rd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. Wildlife Management Institute.
Munding, E., and J. Daigle. 2007. Nature-based tourism in Maine: The state’s role in promoting a strong tourism industry. Maine Policy Review. 16(1): 66-77.
Ednie, A. J., and J. J. Daigle. 2007. Maine Coastal Islands Visitor Survey 2006 Deer Isle / Stonington Region. Miscellaneous Report 443. Maine Agricultural Forest Experiment Station. The University of Maine. 64 p.
Muth, R. M., Zwick, R. R., Mather, M. E., Organ, J. F., Daigle, J. J., and Jonker, S. 2006. Unnecessary source of pain and suffering or necessary management tool: attitudes of conservation professionals toward outlawing leghold traps. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 34(3): 706-715.
Daigle, J. J. 2005. Allagash Wilderness Waterway Visitor Survey – 2003. Miscellaneous Report 436. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station. The University of Maine. 53 p.
Daigle, J., and C. Zimmerman. 2004. Alternative transportation and travel information technologies: Monitoring parking lot conditions over three summer seasons at Acadia National Park. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 22(4): 81-102.
Daigle, J., and C. Zimmerman. 2004. The convergence of transportation, information technology and visitor experience at Acadia National Park. Journal of Travel Research. November Vol. 10: 151-160.
Zimmerman, C., Daigle, J. J., and Pol, J. 2004. Tourism Business and Intelligent Transportation Systems: Acadia National Park, Maine. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1895, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 182-187.
Daigle, J., and C. Zimmerman. 2004. Alternative transportation and travel information technologies: monitoring parking lot conditions over three summer seasons at Acadia National Park. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 22(4):81-102.
Daigle, J., and C. Zimmerman. 2004. The convergence of transportation, information technology and visitor experience at Acadia National Park. Journal of Travel Research. November Vol. 10:151-160.
Zimmerman, C., J. Daigle, and J. Pol. 2004. Tourism business and intelligent transportation systems: Acadia National Park, Maine. Transportation Research Record 1895. Washington D.C.: National Academy of Sciences. Pp. 182-187.
Daigle, J.J., J. Hannon, and C. Stacy. 2003. Factors influencing experience quality: comparing user groups and place attachment to the St. Croix International Waterway. Pp. 133-141. In: Watson, A. and J. Sproull, Comps. Seventh World Wildnerness Congress Symposium: Science and Stewardship to Protect and Sustain Wilderness Values; 2001 November 2-8; Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Proc. RMRS-P-27. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
Daigle, J.J., J. Collenburg, and B. Wallace. 2002. Monitoring the condition of campsites on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. General Technical Report. Department of Conservation and Bureau of Parks and Lands.
Daigle, J.J., D. Hrubes, and I. Ajzen. 2002. A comparative study of beliefs, atttitudes and values among hunters, wildlife viewers and other outdoor recreationists. Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
Hrubes, D., I. Ajzen, and J.J. Daigle. 2001. Predicting hunting intentions and behavior: an application of the theory of planned behavior. Leisure Sciences 23(3):165-178.
Daigle, J.J. and B. Lee. 2000. Passenger characteristics and experiences with the Island Explorer bus. Technical Report NPS/BSO-RNR/NRTR/00-15. Department of Interior, National Park Service, Boston, Massachusetts.
Daigle, J.J., R.M. Muth, R.R. Zwick, and R.J. Glass. 1998. Sociocultural dimensions of trapping: a factor analytic study of trappers in six northeast states. Wildlife Society Bulletin 26(3):614-625..
Muth, R.M., D.A. Hamilton, J.F. Organ, D.J. Witter, M.E. Mather, and J.J. Daigle. 1998. The future of wildlife and fisheries policy and management: assessing the attitudes and values of wildlife and fisheries professionals. Transactions of the 63rd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference.
Muth, R.M., J.J. Daigle, R.R. Zwick, and R.J. Glass. 1996. Trappers and trapping in advanced industrial society: economic and sociocultural values of furbearer utilization in the northeastern United States. Sociological Spectrum. 16:421-436.
Daigle, J.J. 1995. Questions and answers: Theresa S. Hoffman of MIBA. Women in Natural Resources. 16(4):13-16. (Interview with the creator of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, a grassroots organization representing the interests of four Maine Indian tribes.)
Watson, A.E., D.R. Williams, and J.J. Daigle. 1991. Sources of conflict between hikers and bikers in the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 9(3):59-71.
Courses Taught:
- Forest Recreation Management
- Visitor Behavior and Management
- Wilderness and Wild Scenic Rivers Management
- Forest Recreation Planning
- Issues and Ethics in Parks, Recreation and Tourism
