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America's public lands : from Yellowstone to Smokey Bear and beyond /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Randall K., 1966- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Public lands > United States.
Public lands > Government policy > United States.
Public lands > United States > Management > History.
Conservation of natural resources > United States.
Conservation of natural resources.
Public lands.
Public lands > Government policy.
Public lands > Management.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Why public lands?
  • Part I: Origins of the public domain
  • Building the national commons
  • Disposing of the public domain: from commons to commodity
  • A public land system emerges
  • Part II: America's public land system
  • National parks
  • National forests
  • National wildlife refuges
  • Bureau of land management lands
  • National wilderness preservation system
  • National wild and scenic rivers and trails
  • Parting thoughts.