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Public Involvement In National Park Service Land Management Issues, Dr. Jo Ellen Force, Deborah J. Forester, National Park Service, U.S. Department Of The Interior
Public Involvement In National Park Service Land Management Issues, Dr. Jo Ellen Force, Deborah J. Forester, National Park Service, U.S. Department Of The Interior
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This paper reviews the literature on public involvement in the context of public land management agencies with particular attention to public involvement activities in the National Park Service. A conceptual framework borrowed from small-group decision-making literature is presented to assist public land managers in determining the role and place of public involvement in the management process. A variety of public involvement techniques and data analysis methods is reviewed. A review of the literature suggests several recommendations for managers, including: clarify the goals of public involvement; focus on the public involvement process as well as the outcome; and use a variety …
Federal Land Management: Authorized Uses In The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, General Accounting Office, Barry T. Hill
Federal Land Management: Authorized Uses In The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, General Accounting Office, Barry T. Hill
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On September 18, 1996, President Clinton designated about 1.7 million acres of federal land in southern Utah as the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The monument, which covers an area larger than the State of Delaware, is administered by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (ELM). Within this land area, mineral leases, grazing allotments, and other land-use authorizations remain valid despite the area's designation as a national monument. To respond to interest in the extent to which these authorized uses exist, we obtained information on the number of mineral leases, grazing permits, and other use authorizations for BLM-managed …