COVID Visitation Bump
We compared trail entrance numbers recorded at several trailheads from fall 2019 (Pre-COVID) vs. 2020 (Post-COVID) and found a 25+% increase in 2020 (i.e., during COVID). These statistics are especially interesting in that the increase in usage occurred without having students resident on campus. Throughout New Jersey, our parks and preserves received record attendance as people sought the outdoors.