Vol. 36 (2013)
Yellowstone Np Report

Old Faithful Visitor’s Center Exhibit Observation Study

Pat Stephens Williams
Stephen F. Austin State University
Ray Darville
Stephen F. Austin State University
Sarah Fuller
Stephen F. Austin State University

Published 2013-01-01

Abstract

This report was a result of volunteer research orchestrated by Katy Duffy, Interpretive Planner, Yellowstone National Park. The data collection was a direct need for grant compliance for the National Science Foundation associated with exhibits for the new Old Faithful Visitor Education Center, which opened to the public in August, 2006. The objective of this research was to understand visitor interaction with these exhibits using an unobtrusive form of data collection.