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Preserving Nature in the National Parks A History Contents ~ Preserving nature in the national parks a historyRichard West Sellars p cm Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 0300069316 cloth 0300075782 pbk 1 United States National Park Service— History 2 National parks and reserves— United States—Management— History 3 Nature conservation—United States—History 4
Preserving Nature in the National Parks A History Mr ~ The Organic Act which in 1916 created the National Park Service implied that preservation of nature was part of the new agencys mandate to leave parks unimpaired for future generations The legislation did not specifically authorize scientific investigation as a part of park management
Preserving Nature in the National Parks A History Chapter 1 ~ In the early twentieth century prior to establishment of the National Park Service in 1916 the number of parks began to grow steadily Crater Lake 1902 Wind Cave 1903 Sullys Hill 1904 Mesa Verde 1906 Platt 1906 Glacier 1910 Rocky Mountain 1915 Hawaii 1916 and Lassen Volcanic 1916
Preserving Nature in the National Parks A History Chapter 1 ~ That the national park idea embraced the concept of mostly nonconsumptive land use did not mean that the parks were nonutilitarian On the contrary the history of the early national park era suggests that a practical interest in recreational tourism in Americas grand scenic areas triggered the park movement and perpetuated it
Preserving Nature in the National Parks A History Chapter 4 ~ As with fish the management of national park forests in the 1930s continued established practices But the forestry policies were strongly challenged by the wildlife biologists The conflict over forestry practices exposed fundamental differences between the biologists and much of the rest of the Park Service
Preserving Nature in the National Parks A History Chapter 5 ~ With the formal establishment of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in April 1962 the Park Services role in national outdoor recreation programs long cherished by Wirth was drastically reduced It was now limited mainly to managing the national park system itself
Preserving Nature in the National Parks A History Chapter 5 ~ During and after World War II the bulk of Park Service daytoday natural resource management continued to involve field activities of national park rangers—mainly protection work including stocking streams and lakes reducing elk deer and bison populations and fighting forest fires insects and disease
Preserving Nature in the National Parks A History Chapter 7 ~ National Park Service Culture and Recreational Tourism In contrast to its record in natural resource management the Park Service truly can claim leadership in the field of recreational tourism—the development and management of parks for public use enjoyment and education
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