The values of natural resources -- Demands on natural resources -- America's common lands: outdoor recreation as an example of excessive demand for scarce resources -- Evolution of a land ethic and natural resource management eras -- Federal resource managing agencies and authority -- Civics 1A and the federal regulatory process -- Federal agencies: The National Park Service -- Federal agencies: The U.S. Forest Service -- Federal agencies: The Bureau of Land Management -- Federal agencies: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service -- Federal agencies: The Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- State Government involvement in natural resources -- Special Districts, county, and municipal involvement in natural resources -- Citizen involvement in natural resources issues -- Activism and the legal avenues of public involvement -- Theoretical and legal foundations of public involvement Effective avenues for public participation -- Forestland and timber management controversies -- Wildlife management and controversies -- Range management and grazing -- Water management and controversies -- Mineral resources, mining, and management issues -- Profiling an informed citizen -- Legacy.
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