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See The Mojave!, John C. Nagle
See The Mojave!, John C. Nagle
John Copeland Nagle
This article examines how the law is being asked to adjudicate disputed sights in the context of the Mojave Desert. The Mojave is the best known and most explored desert in the United States. For many people, though, the Mojave is missing from any list of America’s scenic wonders. The evolution in thinking about the Mojave’s aesthetics takes places in two acts. In the first act, covering the period from the nineteenth century to 1994, what began as a curious voice praising the desert’s scenery developed into a powerful movement that prompted Congress to enact the CDPA. The second act …
Land Management, U.S. Bureau Of, Bert Chapman
Land Management, U.S. Bureau Of, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides a historical overview and current assessment of the role played by the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management in its ownership of federal lands in western states and its efforts to balance economic development of natural resources and conservation of these resources on these lands.
The Problem With The Bureau Of Land Management's Delegation Of Wildlife Management In Wilderness, Lindsay S. Jones
The Problem With The Bureau Of Land Management's Delegation Of Wildlife Management In Wilderness, Lindsay S. Jones
Georgia Law Review
Congress passed the Wilderness Act of 1964 "to secure for
the American people of present and future generations the
benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness." When it
passed the Act, Congress preserved over 9 million acres of
federal lands; and since then, the National Wilderness
Preservation System has been expanded by more than 100
million acres. The Act requires the federal agencies to
manage the wilderness areas to preserve their wilderness
character and to leave the lands unimpaired for future
generations.
Wildlife is an integral part of what makes wilderness
worth preserving. Despite the vital role wildlife plays in …