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The Park, Parkway, and Recreation Area Study Act of 1936 [8] had the NPS analyze the needs for outdoor recreation and collaborate with state and local governments, [5] officially expanding its mission beyond national parks. With skepticism remaining among agency veterans, planning at the area still emphasized scenery and preservation.
(The Center Square) – Outdoor recreation brought $11.2 billion into Wisconsin’s economy in 2023, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That’s 9.4% higher than ...
In the United States, National Recreation Areas are administered by several different agencies. They typically do not meet the strict guidelines to become national parks. [2] In U.S. state park systems, recreation areas may also fail to meet some criteria to be designated state parks, such as having multiple non-contiguous properties. Size is ...
The 1936 Park, Parkway, and Recreational Area Study Act gave the Park Service a framework to designate and protect a wider variety of resources that included recreational land use. Congress authorized Cape Hatteras National Seashore in August 1937, and President Roosevelt signed the bill before visiting Roanoke Island. It was not established ...
Cassell said outdoor recreation is also booming — a $17 billion industry in PA. "People want to visit the wild places to hike and enjoy the outdoors, while also visiting the communities and ...
The management goals provided by the Organic Act were expanded upon by the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 to include "outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed, and wildlife and fish purposes" as well as for the establishment of wilderness areas. [3] [4]
Take a break from an action-packed day of rafting, climbing, or riding by grabbing a meal at this casual joint, tucked away in one of West Virginia's most popular areas for outdoor recreation. The ...
National Recreation Areas of the United States — managed by the United States Forest Service Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of ...