RECR 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Avail, Sagebrush Rebellion, Wilderness Act

• School: Chico State University
• Department: Recreation and Parks Management
• Course: RECR 200
• Professor: Brett Eldridge

Document Summary

Ch 6: parks & protected areas in us. Agora: one of the first parklike areas (greek: sectors of economy. History of parks in us: focus on conservation/preservation of nat. areas. City parks & playgrounds: emerged from 1850s-1930s, frederick law olmstead. Federal conservation initiatives: hot springs reservation in ak= 1st fed. protected nat. area (1832) Redesignated as ntnl park in 1921: yellowstone= 1st ntnl park, ntnl park service created in 1916. 100 mi: state parks should preserve environ. Proposed foot trail along appalachian mtns 2,150 mi. (1937) Ntnl trails systems act (1968: designated 3 types of trails: Ntnl scenic trails appalachian trail/pacific crest trail. Connecting/side trails: wild & scenic rivers act (1968) Wilderness: paradox of providing rec/diminishing nat. resources, proponents of creating protected wildlife areas. Aldo leopold, robert marshall, howard zahniser: wilderness act. Usda forest service roadless area review & eval. , endangered amer. Wilderness act of 1978, 1980 alaska ntnl interest lands conservation.