Daily and total visitor activity statistics collected during study using all station observations at the Bluffton Native Habitat Waterway, Bluffton, Indiana, and Deetz Nature Preserve in New Haven, Indiana, during the summer of 2016. Values are the number of visitors per day at each station during study. Number in parentheses is number of sampling days. The sampling day total for the Bluffton “All Stations” location represents days during which data were collected from at least one Bluffton station. IQR is inter-quartile range. Empty cells are indicated with an em-dash.
| Time Period | Statistic | Bluffton Native Habitat Waterway Stations | Deetz Nature Preserve Stations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge (73) | Drive-way (94) | Parking Lot (87) | All Stations (116) | Parking Lot (95) | |||
| ATV | Total | Visitors | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Visits | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Biking | Total | Visitors | 28 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 36 |
| Visits | 15 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 26 | ||
| Fishing | Total | Visitors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Visits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Hiking | Total | Visitors | 58 | 6 | 39 | 103 | 351 |
| Visits | 42 | 4 | 29 | 75 | 257 | ||
| Daily | Median Visitors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| IQR Visitors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Total | Visitors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Horseback riding | Visits | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Only in parking lot | Total | Visitors | 0 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 905 |
| Visits | 0 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 780 | ||
| Daily | Median Visitors | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| IQR Visitors | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Photography | Total | Visitors | 13 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Visits | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Daily | Median Visitors | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| IQR Visitors | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | ||