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National Conservation Lands poster for Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (2014). National Conservation Lands, formally known as the National Landscape Conservation System, is a 35-million-acre (140,000 km 2) collection of lands in 873 federally recognized areas considered to be the crown jewels of the American West. [1]
National Public Lands Day; Observed by: Public lands at the federal, state, regional and local level within the United States, the District of Columbia and territories of the United States: Celebrations: Volunteer to improve the health of public lands, parks and historic sites. Date: 4th Saturday in September: 2024 date: September 28 () 2025 date
Daniels, Thomas L., and Daniel Moscovici. "Protected Land Management and Governance in the United States: More Than 150 Years of Change." Society & Natural Resources 33.6 (2020): 711-720. Dick, Everett. The lure of the land: A social history of the public lands from the Articles of Confederation to the New Deal (U of Nebraska Press, 1970) online
National reserves are partnerships between federal, state, and local authorities. Within the boundaries of the three national reserves are combinations of federal land (Park Service or National Wildlife Refuges), state parks and forests, local public lands, and private properties. Two national reserves are currently managed as official units.
Double rainbow at San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, Arizona. National Conservation Area is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States.They are nature conservation areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the National Landscape Conservation System.
The highest levels of protection, as described by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), are Level I (Strict Nature Reserves & Wilderness Areas) and Level II (National Parks). The United States maintains 12 percent of the Level I and II lands in the world. These lands had a total area of 210,000 sq mi (540,000 km 2).
Yellowstone National Park in the United States was the first national park in the world. [1] [2] This is a list of the number of national parks per nation, as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Nearly 100 countries around the world have lands classified as a national park by this definition.
An earlier version of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (S.222), introduced by Sen. John Durkin included making a Aniakchak National Park & Preserve. It was eventually made Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve. [6] S.222 - Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1979: Apostle Islands National Park Wisconsin 1930 ...