1st Edition

Issues In Wilderness Management

By Michael Frome Copyright 1985
    268 Pages
    by Routledge

    268 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book examines the major issues involved in administering the eighty million acres of federal land that constitute the National Wilderness Preservation System. It analyzes a range of wilderness management concerns, including wildlife, fire, access, research, and conflicting uses.

    1. Charting New Directions 2. Federal Lands—as Bureau Chiefs View Them 3. The Citizen Role in Management 4. Realities of Resource Conflict 5. Managing Fire in Wilderness 6. Wilderness and Wildlife 7. One Wilderness System—East, West, Alaska 8. Challenges of Access, Development, Outfitting 9. Wilderness Research 10. The Next Steps

    Biography

    Michael Frome, well-known author and conservationist, is a visiting professor at the University of Idaho, where he has joint appointments in the College of Forestry and the School of Communication.