ENSP 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Dual Mandate, Antiquities Act, United States Forest Service
26 Apr 2018
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History of natural resource management - pre 1960s. To encourage settlement of the west, 1 billion acres of federal land was transferred to states and private parties through homestead act of 1962, but still much federally owned. But also conservation and creation of national parks and monuments. Environmental movement = challenges former policies that favor economic development and extraction. Conflict emerges between economic development and property rights and environmental stewardship. Manage 247 million acres (1/8 of the us); most of any federal agency. Mission : manage an conserve the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations under our mandate of multiple use and sustained yield. Mission : to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the. Nation"s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. 80 million acres with 417 sites and 60 national parks. National park service fees - zinke proposed to raise entrance fees.
