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Public Vs Private Ownership Of United States Forest Lands
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Book Synopsis Public Vs. Private Ownership of United States Forest Lands by : John Prideaux
Download or read book Public Vs. Private Ownership of United States Forest Lands written by John Prideaux and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis National Forest Land Ownership by : United States. Forest Service. Eastern Region
Download or read book National Forest Land Ownership written by United States. Forest Service. Eastern Region and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Congressional Research Congressional Research Service Publisher :CreateSpace ISBN 13 :9781505875508 Total Pages :28 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (755 download)
Book Synopsis Federal Land Ownership by : Congressional Research Congressional Research Service
Download or read book Federal Land Ownership written by Congressional Research Congressional Research Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-29 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal government owns roughly 640 million acres, about 28% of the 2.27 billion acres of land in the United States. Four agencies administer 608.9 million acres of this land: the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and National Park Service (NPS) in the Department of the Interior (DOI), and the Forest Service (FS) in the Department of Agriculture. Most of these lands are in the West and Alaska. In addition, the Department of Defense administers 14.4 million acres in the United States consisting of military bases, training ranges, and more. Numerous other agencies administer the remaining federal acreage. The lands administered by the four land agencies are managed for many purposes, primarily related to preservation, recreation, and development of natural resources. Yet each of these agencies has distinct responsibilities. The BLM manages 247.3 million acres of public land and administers about 700 million acres of federal subsurface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM has a multiple-use, sustained-yield mandate that supports a variety of uses and programs, including energy development, recreation, grazing, wild horses and burros, and conservation. The FS manages 192.9 million acres also for multiple uses and sustained yields of various products and services, including timber harvesting, recreation, grazing, watershed protection, and fish and wildlife habitats. Most of the FS lands are designated national forests. Wildfire protection is increasingly important for both agencies. The FWS manages 89.1 million acres of the total, primarily to conserve and protect animals and plants. The National Wildlife Refuge System includes wildlife refuges, waterfowl production areas, and wildlife coordination units. The NPS manages 79.6 million acres in 401 diverse units to conserve lands and resources and make them available for public use. Activities that harvest or remove resources generally are prohibited. Federal land ownership is concentrated in the West. Specifically, 61.2% of Alaska is federally owned, as is 46.9% of the 11 coterminous western states. By contrast, the federal government owns 4.0% of lands in the other states. This western concentration has contributed to a higher degree of controversy over land ownership and use in that part of the country. Throughout America's history, federal land laws have reflected two visions: keeping some lands in federal ownership while disposing of others. From the earliest days, there has been conflict between these two visions. During the 19th century, many laws encouraged settlement of the West through federal land disposal. Mostly in the 20th century, emphasis shifted to retention of federal lands. Congress has provided varying land acquisition and disposal authorities to the agencies, ranging from restricted to broad. As a result of acquisitions and disposals, federal land ownership by the five agencies has declined by 23.5 million acres since 1990, from 646.9 million acres to 623.3 million acres. Much of the decline is attributable to BLM land disposals in Alaska and also reductions in DOD land. Numerous issues affecting federal land management are before Congress. They include the extent of federal ownership, and whether to decrease, maintain, or increase the amount of federal holdings; the condition of currently owned federal infrastructure and lands, and the priority of their maintenance versus new acquisitions; the optimal balance between land use and protection, and whether federal lands should be managed primarily to benefit the nation as a whole or instead to benefit the localities and states; and border control on federal lands along the southwest border.
Book Synopsis Privatizing Public Lands by : Scott Lehmann
Download or read book Privatizing Public Lands written by Scott Lehmann and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1995-03-23 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, private ownership of land is not a new idea, yet the federal government retains title to roughly a quarter of the nation's land, including national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges. Managing these properties is expensive and contentious, and few management decisions escape criticism. Some observers, however, argue that such criticism is largely misdirected. The fundamental problem, in their view, is collective ownership and its solution is privatization. A free market, they claim, directs privately owned resources to their most productive uses, and privatizing public lands would create a free market in their services. This timely study critically examines these issues, arguing that there is no sense of "productivity" for which it is true that greater productivity is both desirable and a likely consequence of privatizing public lands or "marketizing" their management. Lehmann's discussion is self-contained, with background chapters on federal lands and management agencies, economics, and ethics, and will interest philosophers as well as public policy analysts.
Author :United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :90 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (319 download)
Book Synopsis Rights-of-way in National Forests by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Download or read book Rights-of-way in National Forests written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forests on the Edge written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The private working land base of America's forests is being converted to developed uses, with implications for the condition and management of affected private forests and the watersheds in which they occur. The Forests on the Edge project seeks to improve understanding of the processes and thresholds associated with increases in housing density in private forests and likely effects on the contributions of those forests to timber, wildlife, and water resources. This report, the first in a series, displays and describes housing density projections on private forests, by watershed, across the conterminous United States. An interdisciplinary team used geographic information system (GIS) techniques to identify fourth-level watersheds containing private forests that are projected to experience increased housing density by 2030. Results indicate that some 44.2 million acres (over 11 percent) of private forests--particularly in the East, where most private forests occur--are likely to see dramatic increases in housing development in the next three decades, with consequent impacts on ecological, economic, and social services. Although conversion of forest land to other uses over time is inevitable, local jurisdictions and states can target efforts to prevent or reduce conversion of the most valuable forest lands to keep private working forests resilient and productive.
Book Synopsis Sale of Certain Lands in National Forests by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture
Download or read book Sale of Certain Lands in National Forests written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Forest Lands of the United States by : United States. Congress. Joint committee on forestry
Download or read book Forest Lands of the United States written by United States. Congress. Joint committee on forestry and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Rethinking the Federal Lands by : Sterling Brubaker
Download or read book Rethinking the Federal Lands written by Sterling Brubaker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal government is by far the largest landowner in the United States. It is somewhat of an anomaly for the federal government to hold vast acreages of land in an economy where the prevailing ideology favours private ownership. The Reagan administration’s (1981-1989) proposal to increase energy and mineral development on federal lands, to accelerate timber harvesting in national forests, and to expand the sale of federal lands generated strong and vocal opposition. Originally published in 1984, in the midst of the Reagan era, Rethinking the Federal Lands examines why the U.S. has retained federal lands and questions how ownership affects the management of federal lands and the total benefits society derives from them. This title is ideal for students interested in environmental studies and policy making.
Book Synopsis Management Status of Forest Lands in the United States by : United States. Forest Service
Download or read book Management Status of Forest Lands in the United States written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A National Plan for American Forestry by : United States. Forest Service
Download or read book A National Plan for American Forestry written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 1710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Forests and National Prosperity by : United States. Forest Service
Download or read book Forests and National Prosperity written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report brings together in concise for the over-all findings of the reappraisal and restates the principal federal measures which are believed necessary to assure ample timber supplies for the future.
Book Synopsis Report of the Chief - Forest Service by : United States. Forest Service
Download or read book Report of the Chief - Forest Service written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Miscellaneous Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 1518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Report of the Chief of the Forest Service by : United States. Forest Service
Download or read book Report of the Chief of the Forest Service written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Forest Lands of the United States by : United States. Congress. Senate. Forestry Joint Committee
Download or read book Forest Lands of the United States written by United States. Congress. Senate. Forestry Joint Committee and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis State Planning by : United States. National Resources Board
Download or read book State Planning written by United States. National Resources Board and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: