Chapter 6: Protected Lands
I. Introduction
* http://www.yosemite.ca.us/john_muir_writings/
* http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/PA_Env-Her/gifford_pinchot.htm
II. The Case for Preservation
A. The Economic Case for Preservation
* www.nature.nps.gov (photos)
* Benefits for preservation - http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/value.index.html
* Early History of Preservation Movement (with links to various acts, etc.)
- http://www.emich.edu/public/geo/history.html
B. The Ecological Case for Preservation
* Ecological Case for Preservation - http://www.nrdc.org/land/default.asp
* Wildlands Project - http://www.twp.org
* Yellowstone to Yukon Project - http://www.y2y.net
C. The Moral Case for Preservation
D. The Darker Side of Preservation
* Buffalo National River - http://www.nps.gov/buff/
(provides history)
* This site contains images of Buffalo National River -
http://community.webshots.com/album/86926050xPeWNV
Visit the following sites for more information on ecotourism:
* http://www.ecotourism.org/
* http://www.eduweb.com/ecotourism/eco1.html
* http://www.uneptie.org/pc/tourism/ecotourism/home.htm
* http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/socio-eco/tourism/default.asp
* http://www.unesco.org/mab/sustainable/3tourism.htm
Questions and Discussion (pages 572-74)
1. Ecotourism - http://www.wildlands.org/index.html
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5. National Parks - http://www.nps.gov/parks.html
III. National Parks
* National Parks (generally) - http://www.nps.gov/parks.html
* National Park History Timeline - http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/hisnps/NPSHistory/timeline_annotated.htm
* History and links to articles, acts, etc. - http://usparks.about.com/library/weekly/aa082103.htm
* National Park Guide with links to all national parks, monuments, wild rivers,
etc. managed by the Park Service - http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/atoz.cfm
A. The Park Service Organic Act
* Park Service Organic Act -
http://www.nps.gov/legacy/organic-act.htm
Case Study: Off-Road Vehicles in Canyonlands National
Park
Case Study: Snowmobiles in Yellowstone
* Yellowstone National Park www.nps.gov/yell
B. The Judicial Role in Park Management
IV. National Monuments
You may wish to peruse the following web pages addressing national monument
issues:
* National Monuments www.blm.gov/nlcs/monuments
* Antiquities Act of 1906 www.cr.nps.gov/local-law/anti1906.htm
* National Monument Proclamations under the Antiquities Act (history) http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/hisnps/NPSHistory/monuments.htm
* History of Antiquities Act http://crm.cr.nps.gov/archive/19-7/19-7-5.pdf
A. The Antiquities Act
* This page contains a list of all National Monument Proclamations under the
Antiquities Act by President - http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/hisnps/NPSHistory/monuments.htm
B. The Clinton Monuments
V. Wilderness
* A map of wilderness areas in the United States is available here.
The map allows you to click on a particular wilderness area to obtain more information
about the area.
* The Wilderness Society's discussion of wilderness, which contains general
information about wilderness and the Wilderness Act can be accessed here.
For more general information about wilderness, you can visit sites sponsored
by Wilderness.Net or the Campaign
for America's Wilderness.
* This site provides an explanation and details about part of the wildlands
project - http://www.wildlandsproject.org/roomtoroam/connected/
* This site contains various maps including one constructed from core, buffer,
and corridor area parameters from the Wildlands Project by Dr. Michael Coffman
and another depicting land set aside by President Clinton - http://www.propertyrightsresearch.org/articles2/wildlands_project_and_un_convent.htm
A. The Evolution of the Wilderness Idea
* This page contains biographical information about Robert Marshall -
http://www.wilderness.org/AboutUs/Marshall_Bio.cfm
* This page contains biographical information about Howard Zahniser - http://www.wilderness.org/AboutUs/Zahniser_Bio.cfm
B. The Wilderness Act
* The Wilderness Act of 1964 - www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=legisAct&error=404
1. Designating Wilderness
* Here is a timeline of wilderness history and conservation - http://www.wilderness.org/OurIssues/Wilderness/history.cfm
a. Wilderness in the National Forests
b. Wilderness on BLM Lands
2. Managing Designated Wilderness
Case Study: Roading the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
For additional information on the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge problem,
see the following web sites:
* The Wilderness Society's explanation of the debate over the Izembek Road
- http://ga1.org/campaign/izbek_tws/explanation
* King Cove Health and Safety Act of 1997 - http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/z?cp105:hr398
* Background of senate bill S. 1092 -- King Cove Health and Safety Act - http://rpc.senate.gov/~rpc/releases/1998/98-kingcove.htm
* Story of the death of Kathy Hoff, a resident of King Cove, while traveling
from King Cove to Cold Bay - http://www.scamsandscandals.com/cove.htm
* Aleutians East Borough description of the King Cove project including a timeline
of efforts to construct a road between King Cove and Cold Bay and a map of the
preferred route to be constructed - http://www.aleutianseast.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={69D7E7A2-4744-47E5-9588-FDE043E4BF26}
* King Cove profile including a few images of the community - http://www.alaskacommercial.com/Cities/KingCove/KingCove.html
C. Managing Areas with Wilderness Potential
Here are links to the SUWA
web site on the San Rafael issue and the link to the BLM's San
Rafael Route Designation Plan.
VI. National Wildlife Refuges, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and
the Land and Water Conservation Fund
A. National Wildlife Refuges
* America's National Wildlife Refuge System -
http://refuges.fws.gov/
* Table of wilderness areas within NWR with the public law that created the
wilderness - http://realty.fws.gov/table10.html
* Map of all National Wildlife Refuges - http://refuges.fws.gov/pdfs/refugeMap0930_2004.pdf
* National Wildlife Federation -
http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/environment/forestry/intro_tfca.html
B. Wild and Scenic Rivers
C. The Land and Water Conservation Fund
For basic background information about the Land and Water Conservation Fund,
here is a description from
the National Park Service website, and here
is a description from the Forest Service's website.
VII. Multiple Use Lands and Preservation
A. Multiple Use Management
B. FLPMA Withdrawal Authority
Problem Exercise: Wilderness Reinventory and Management
in Utah
In conjunction with the problem exercise on the Utah Reinventory, you can
view a copy of the settlement agreement here.
VIII. The Impact of Access on Preservation
A. Access Across Federal Lands to Private and State Property
B. R.S. 2477
The Wilderness Society's review of the legislative history of R.S. 2477 is
available here.
The Utah Association of Counties' version is available here.
Questions and Discussion (pages 682-86) (Sierra Club)
1. Photographs of the Burr Trail are available here,
here,
and here.
Additionally, a map of the burr trail can be found here
and a brief history of the trail can be found here.
2. Background information. Pictures of the dubious road claims mentioned in
the text may be accessed here
and here.
3. The before and after pictures mentioned in note 3 are available here.
4. Background information.
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9. Background information.
Problem Exercise: Obtaining Access to an Inholding
* The BLM's web site for the Arrastra Mountain Wilderness Area is available
here.
* Article by Joe Feller describing peeples canyon -
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1169/is_2001_August-Sept/ai_76817718
* Full article found in the textbook - Will Bulldozers Roll into Arizona’s
Eden? by Tony Davis - http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=11020
* Another article about Erik and Tina Barnes - http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/2000-06-08/news/news.html
* This article discusses inholding conflicts and includes a segment about Erik
and Tina Barnes - http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=3946
IX. Alternatives to Public Lands Preservation
* Valles Caldera Nationa Preserve website - http://www.vallescaldera.gov/
* Pinelands National Preserve - http://www.nps.gov/pine/
Questions and Discussion
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2. The web site for the Land Trust Alliance is viewable here. The web site
reproduces the Land Trust Alliance's new "Land Trust Standards and Practices."
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6. Background information. The World Wildlife Fund's description of Debt-for-Nature
swaps is available here.
The State Department's description of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act is
available here.
A list of nations with TFCA agreements as of November 2004 along with other
information regarding various aspects of TFCA is available at
http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/environment/forestry/intro_tfca.html. Additionally,
the student guide to tropical forest conservation is available at http://www.fs.fed.us/global/lzone/student/tropical.htm.
7. Background information.
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