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Outdoor recreation United States national parks, forests, and public lands /

This book presents an overview of the vast and diverse federal recreation system, its historical evolution, methods of management and development, and the different roles played by the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. It exp...

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Main Author: Zinser, Charles I.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : J. Wiley, ©1995.
New York : [1995]
Physical Description: xx, 898 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Subjects:
Outdoor recreation -- United States -- Management.
Public lands -- Recreational use -- United States -- Management.
Natural resources -- United States -- Management.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Recreational Resources: Basic Concepts and Use
  • 2. Recreation Resources: Background and Sectors
  • 3. National Parks: Concept and System
  • 4. National Parks: Alaska
  • 5. National Parks: The Lower 49 States
  • 6. National Parks: Other Areas
  • The Lower 49 States
  • 7. National Forest System: Evolution and Extent
  • 8. National Forest System: Recreation Planning and Management
  • 9. National Forest System: Recreational Facilities and Use
  • 10. National Forest System: Case Studies
  • 11. National Wildlife Refuge System
  • 12. Bureau of Land Management
  • 13. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Indian Lands
  • 14. Amenity Resources: Wilderness, Rivers, Trails, Seashores, and Lakeshores
  • Appendix I Recommendations of the President's Commission on Americans Outdoors 1987
  • Appendix II National Park Service: A Chronology
  • Appendix III National Park System: Areas, Acreages, and Use
  • Appendix IV Overnight Stays in National Park Service Areas by Type of Accommodation
  • 1991
  • Appendix V National Park Facilities
  • Appendix VI National Park Service: Regional Offices
  • Appendix VII National Forest System: Regional Offices
  • Appendix VIII National Forest System: Areas, Acreages, and Use
  • 1992
  • Appendix IX Recreation Opportunity Spectrum Setting Indicator Matrices
  • Appendix X National Forests: Recreational Use by Activity
  • 1992 Recreation Visitor Days
  • Appendix XI Facilities in the National Forests
  • Appendix XII Tongass National Forest: Landscape Character Types
  • Appendix XIII National Wildlife Refuge System: Areas, Acreages, and Use
  • Appendix XIV National Wildlife Refuge System: Recreational Opportunities
  • Appendix XV Bureau of Land Management: Recreational Opportunities
  • Appendix XVI Bureau of Land Management: Recreational Resources
  • Appendix XVII Bureau of Land Management Districts: Annual Visitors Use
  • 1992
  • Appendix XVIII Army Corps of Engineers Projects and Recreation Facilities
  • Appendix XIX Bureau of Reclamation: Projects and Recreation Areas
  • 1989
  • Appendix XX Recreation Areas by Reservoirs on TVA Land, Former TVA Land, Tributary Area Association Land, and Private Land
  • Appendix XXI Federal Indian Reservations
  • Appendix XXII National Wilderness Preservation System
  • 1994
  • Appendix XXIII Wild and Scenic Rivers System: River Mileage Classifications
  • 1993
  • Appendix XXIV National Recreation Trails
  • 1993.

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