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Our Public and Federal Lands

Our Public and Federal Lands. The big picture. 35% of US is public land 75% of that land is in Alaska. Logging, mining, grazing, , farming, oil and gas extraction, recreation, conservation of watershed, soil and wildlife resources . USFS. Mining oil, gas extraction and grazing. BLM.

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Our Public and Federal Lands

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  1. Our Public and Federal Lands

  2. The big picture • 35% of US is public land • 75% of that land is in Alaska

  3. Logging, mining, grazing, , farming, oil and gas extraction, recreation, conservation of watershed, soil and wildlife resources USFS Mining oil, gas extraction and grazing BLM Protect habitats, and breeding areas of waterfowl and big game. Permits are required. USFWS Parks: National recreation areas, monuments memorials, battlefields, historic sites, parkways, trails, rivers, seashores, and lake shores. Only allowed to camp, hike, sport fish, and boat Recreation areas: sport hunting, mining, oil and gas drilling. NPS Only recreational use

  4. 1903- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • 1905- US Forest Service : set aside a national forest system (8% of US Land Area) • 1916- National Park Service • 1976- National Forest Management Act: aim for multi-use and sustainable management. • 2003- The Healthy Forests Restoration Act: encourages prescribed burning.

  5. National Parks • 1st National Park: Yellowstone • Goals of National parks: • Preserve nature • Make nature more available to the public.

  6. Conservation vs. Preservation • Wise-use conservationists • Wilderness is a special designation for public lands which have been completely undeveloped. • The concept of wilderness areas was legislatively defined by the 1964 Wilderness Act. • Conditions • Imprint of human work must be unnoticed • There are opportunities of solitude • At least 5,00 acres

  7. Important People • John Muir • Gifford Pinchot • Aldo Leopold • Bob Marshall • Rosalie Edge

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