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| No sale or transfer of wood |
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| Common ground for people to participate in fairs, pasturing animals and military drills |
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| One acre of forest land preserved for every five acres cleared. |
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| 2000 Massachusetts ponds for fishing and fowling. |
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| Mast trees marked for possible use for British warships. |
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| 110 acre community forest dedicated for public needs. |
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| General Oglethorpe incorporated plans for open space, gardens and public "squares" into town planning. |
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| Daniel Boone proposes a commons area for hunting and fishing known as the " Happy Hunting Ground" |
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| Federal Timber Reservation Act |
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| Congress allows $200,000 to purchase timber lands for naval purposes. |
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| Federal Timber Reservation Act |
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| John Q. Adams establishes the Santa Rosa live oak timber reserve in FL for the Navy. |
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| Site of our first Forest Experiment Station. |
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| Established fines/imprisonment for unlawful cutting. |
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| Land reserved for potentioal medicinal qualities(1880 becomes a park; 1921 becomes National Park) |
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| Yosemite and Mariposa Grove |
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| Abe Lincoln signs bill granting these areas to the state of California. |
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| Yellowstone National Park |
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| First National Park EVER! |
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| a 715,000 acre preserve established in NY, stipulating the area would remain as "wild forest lands" |
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| Land Resource Management Agencies |
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| US Forest Service, US fish and wildlife service, National park service..etc |
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| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation |
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| Land and Water(Resource-Affiliated) Management Agencies |
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| US Coast Guard, EPA, NAtural Resources Conservation Services |
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| National Wilderness Preservation System(NWPS) |
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| Paddy creek Wilderness, Piney Creed Wilderness, Devil's Backbone Wilderness |
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| National Park Service(NPS) |
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| Lewis and Clark NHT, Pony Express NHT, Oregon NHT |
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| US Fish and Wildlife Service(FWS) |
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| Clarence Cannon NWR, Big Muddy NWR, Mark Twain NWR |
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| US Army Corps of Engineers(COE) |
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| Stockton Lake, Table Rock Lake, Clearwater Lake |
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| All public lands opened to private prospecting and develkopment. |
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| Prohibits the acquisition, transportation, or commercialization of plants or animals in the U.S. |
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| Permission given by federal govt. to lease public lands for private extraction of oil, gas, coal, phosphates, etc. |
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| Excise tax on firearms/ammo distributed to wildlife management activities. |
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| Financial assistance for state fish restoration and management plans. |
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| Outdoor Rec Resources Review Commission |
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| Studied present and future recreational and management plans. |
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| Established the National Wilderness Preservation System, composed of portions of national parks, forests, refuges, etc. |
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| Land & Water Conservation Fund |
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| Provided funds to states for land, water and wilderness needs. |
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| National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act |
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| Est. of a system of river segments to be preserved as free-flowing streams. |
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| National Trails System Act |
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| National scenic trails for public enjoyment and appreciation. |
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| Added sixteen designated areas in the East to the NWPS |
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| Alaska NAtional Interest LAnds Conservation Act |
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| Designation and conservation of certain public lands in Alaska. |
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| Presidents Commission on American Outdoors |
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| Advisory panel appointed ot review the status of outdoor recreation in the US. |
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| National Park Service(NPS) |
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| 22 titles, 400 untis, 83.6 million acres and 276 million recreation visitor days. |
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| National Park in California. |
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| Yellowstone National Park |
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| A public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people. |
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| Preservaiton of all objects of historic or cultural interests.(monuments) |
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| National Park "Oranic" Act |
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| Established National Park Service |
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| 1 Billion dollars for imporvement and expansion for National Parks |
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| Concessionaires Policy Act |
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| Possessory interest in all facilities within the parks with special permit. |
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| Est. new park units, recreation areas and the creation of additional parks, etc. |
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John Muir-Wilderness Activists
Henry David Thoreau-Transcendentalist Writer |
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| Untied States Forest Service |
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| 297 units, 232 million acres, 209 million recreation visito days. |
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| Withdraw from settlement or exploitation of any forest area that requires watershed protection/timber preservation. |
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| Est. to improve and protect forest for water quality and sustainable timber. |
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| Authorized purchase of private land to be National Forests |
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| Equivalent to NPS Mission 66. |
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| Mulitple Use Sustained Yield Act |
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| National Forests sustaining recreation, range, timber, watershed, and wildlife and fish habitat. |
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| National Forest Managemet Act |
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| Fifty year unit-by-unit management plans for all the US Forest Service lands |
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| National Recreation Strategy Project |
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| Est. new initiatives and partnerships among cooperating organizations |
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Bob Marshall-Wilderness Advocate
Gifford Pinchot-First USFS Director |
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| US Fish and Wildlife Service(FWS) |
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| 537 refuges, 92 million acres, 29 million visitors |
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| located in the Dept. of Commerce |
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| First National Wildlife Refuge |
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| Bureau of Biological Survey |
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| in the Dept of Agriculture |
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| Consolidation of Bureaus into the US Fish and Wildlife Service |
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| Name changes for fisheries and wildlife |
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| Recreational use of refuges |
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| National Wildlife Refuge System Act |
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| Mission statement defined |
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| Program for endangered species and the ecosystems |
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| National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act |
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| Established six wildlife dependent, public uses on refuges |
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Leopolds-Wildlife Conservation
Rachel Carson-Author |
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| Bureau of Land Management(BLM) |
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| 264 million acres and 62 mil rec. visitor days |
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| Administers the public domain |
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| Sale and disposal of public lands |
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| Unrestricted settlement on public lands to all settlers, requiring only residence, imporvement and cultivation of a tract of 160 acres. |
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| Worst ecological catastrophe in the U.S. |
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| Closed to indiscriminate settlement and use all remaining unreserved and unappropriated public-domain. |
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| Created the Bureau of Land Management |
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| Classification and Multiple Use Act |
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| Classify public lands, determine which were suitable for disposable and retention |
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| Federal Land Policy and Management Act |
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| Est. public land policy guidelines for the administration, protection and development of natural resources |
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John Wesley Powell
Marion Clawson |
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| 463 lakes, 360 million rec days |
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| initially served in defense of the country, est by congress, principal investigator of Nation's water resources |
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| authorized to construct federal irrigation projects |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| Becomes a governement owned corporation |
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| Authority for construction of public rec facilities at mulitpurpose rec activities |
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| Federal Water Project Rec Act |
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| required planning of all projects to give consideration of rec activities |
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Army Corps of Engineers
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George Washington-Army
John Wesley Powell-US Geo. Survey |
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