America's National Park System
America's National Park System

Author: Lary M. Dilsaver

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-02-18

Total Pages: 507

ISBN-13: 1442256842

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Now in a fully updated edition, this invaluable reference work is a fundamental resource for scholars, students, conservationists, and citizens interested in America's national park system. The extensive collection of documents illustrates the system's creation, development, and management. The documents include laws that established and shaped the system; policy statements on park management; Park Service self-evaluations; and outside studies by a range of scientists, conservation organizations, private groups, and businesses. A new appendix includes summaries of pivotal court cases that have further interpreted the Park Service mission.

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations

Publisher:

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 1848

ISBN-13:

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Outdoor Recreation Trends and Futures
Outdoor Recreation Trends and Futures

Author: H. Cordell

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-01-03

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781505839708

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This publication presents a national study of outdoor recreation trends as part of the 2010 Renewable Resources Planning Act Assessment by the Forest Service, U S Department of Agriculture The objectives are to review past trends in outdoor recreation participation by Americans, to describe in detail current outdoor recreation participation patterns, and to compare patterns across regional and demographic strata Further objectives include describing recreation activity participation on public and private lands and providing projections of outdoor recreation participation out to the year 2060 One overriding national trend is quite evident: the mix of outdoor activities chosen by Americans and the relative popularity of activities overall have been evolving over the last several decades One general category of activity that has been showing growth in the first decade of the 21st century is nature-based recreation Between 2000 and 2009, the number of people who participated in nature-based outdoor recreation grew by 71 percent and the number of activity days grew about 40 percent

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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

Publisher:

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 1180

ISBN-13:

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Author: United States. Congress. House

Publisher:

Published: 1963

Total Pages: 2426

ISBN-13:

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