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Forests 2011, 2, 993-1012; doi:10.3390/f2040993 OPEN ACCESS forests ISSN 1999-4907 /journal/forests Article An Ecosystem Approach to Recreation Location Quotients Andrew Oftedal 1,*, Mae Davenport 1, Ingrid E. Schneider 1, Cindy Zerger 2, Brian Schreurs 2 2 and Mary Vogel 1 Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, 115 Green Hall, 1530 Cleveland Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA; E-Mails: mdaven@ (M.D.); ingridss@ (I.S.) 2 Center for Changing Landscapes, University of Minnesota, 151 Rapson Hall, 89 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; E-Mails: czerger@ (C.Z.); bschreur@ (B.S.); vogel001@ (M.V.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ofte0036@; Tel.: +1-612-624-3400; Fax: +1-612-625-5212. Received: 31 August 2011; in revised form: 11 November 2011 / Accepted: 28 November 2011 / Published: 2 December 2011 Abstract: Despite the widespread agreement on the importance of preserving ecological integrity in conservation and outdoor recreation decision-making processes, traditional metrics analyzing the supply of and demand for conservation and recreation resources have focused on geographical and population-centric units of measurement rather than ecological ones. One tool past researchers have used to inform recreation resource planning is the recreation location quotient (RLQ). While simple park-to-population ratios or acres-per-capita metrics provide a base measure of carrying capacity and are