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Jurisdictional And Institutional Issues: Public Lands, Robert B. Keiter

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

13 pages.

Contains references.

International Law And External Threats To National Parks, Daniel Barstow Magraw

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

41 pages.

Contains references.

A Simple Solution For The Thorny Problem Of Park Protection: Focusing On Alternatives, David Mastbaum

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

116 pages (includes illustrations).

Contains footnotes and references.

Contains 3 attachments:

1) Article titled, "No Park Is an Island: A Simple Solution for the Thorny Problem of Park Protection," by David Mastbaum, from Resource Law Notes, Natural Resources Law Center.

2) Paper titled, "National Park Service War Work: December 7, 1941 to June 30, 1944" prepared by National Park Service.

3) Paper titled, "An Alternative to the Allen-Warner Valley Energy System: A Technical and Economic Analysis," by The Environmental Defense Fund, July 1980.

Panel: “Protecting Our National Parks: What Should Be Done,” And William J. Lockhart, Outline: Problems And Issues That Must Be Addressed; And Some Preliminary Proposals For Solutions, William J. Lockhart

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

26 pages.

Statements On Introduced Bills And Joint Resolutions [The Congressional Record, Senate Vol. 132, February 25, 1986, S1561-S1564], John Chafee

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

Presenter: Robert F. Hurley, Administrative Assistant to Senator John H. Chafee.

5 pages.

Pollution In Parks: A Publication Of The National Park Service, Richard H. Briceland

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

28 pages (includes illustrations).

Contains references.

Protection Of Waters Within And Without Park Boundaries To Support National Parks And Other Units Of The National Park System, A. Dan Tarlock

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

8 pages.

Siting Industrial Facilities In The Western United States, Joseph Browder

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

24 pages.

Contains references.

External Development: Turning Problems Into Opportunities, T. Destry Jarvis

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

9 pages.

The National Park Idea: Historical Misconceptions And Ecological Realities, Alfred Runte

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

17 pages.

Contains references.

Panel: Perspectives On External Threats To The National Parks [Report Of The Subgroup Of The Park Protection Working Group], Stephen A. Gleason

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

11 pages.

Contains 1 attachment.

Restoring The Biological Integrity Of Everglades National Park, Estus D. Whitfield

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

29 pages.

Contains references.

Case Study: The Challenges Of The Greater Yellowstone, Bill Bryan

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

4 pages.

Legal Issues Associated With Protecting Park Resources: Air Quality And Related Values, Molly N. Ross

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

109 pages.

Contains references.

Contains 5 attachments:

1) United States Department of the Interior Memorandum, September 20, 1985: Protection of National Park System Units from the Adverse Effects of Air Pollution.

2) Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Memorandum, November 19, 1985: Comments on Department of the Interior Memorandum of September 20, 1985 Entitled "Protection of National Park System Units from the Adverse Effects of Air Pollution."

3) United States Department of the Interior Memorandum, May 15, 1986: Legal Authority of the Secretary to Protect the Air Quality and Related Values of NPS Units from Adverse Impacts of Surface Coal …

Protecting National Park Resources: Wildlife, George Cameron Coggins

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

28 pages.

Contains references.

Agenda: External Development Affecting The National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had", University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

External Development Affecting the National Parks: Preserving "The Best Idea We Ever Had" (September 14-16)

Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Daniel Magraw.

The conference will be held at the Aspen Lodge, adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado.

It was Wallace Stegner who called the national parks "the best idea we ever had." The continuing increases in usage attest to their popularity. National parks are created to preserve areas of special scenic and cultural value for enjoyment and use. Managing the parks in a manner that protects the important values and purposes for which they were created presents important and difficult …

Lands And Forests: Maine And The Nation - A Select Bibliography, Margaret A. Whalen

Maine Collection

Lands and Forests: Maine and the Nation - A Select Bibliography

by Margaret A. Whalen, Maine State Archives

"Published Under Appropriation 04065.1"

Researchers Guide to Published Sources (1980?)

Contents: General References / New England References / Maine References / Excerpts and Periodical References

Protecting The Appalachian Trail In Maine, University Of Maine At Portland - Gorham

Maine Collection

Protecting the Appalachian Trail In Maine

A Handbook Compiled by the Allagash Environmental Institute, Center for Research & Advanced Study, University of Maine Portland - Gorham, 1976.

Directed & edited by Patricia Solotaire.

Contents: The Project Itself / The History of Trail Agreements in Maine / The Landowner's Duty to Hikers and Campers / History and Description of the Statutory Protection of the Appalachian Trail / An Overview of Tax Considerations / Land Protection Devices / Using the Information / Bibliography / Footnotes / Appendices

The Flood Disaster Protection Act Of 1973: A Rational Approach To Flood Damage Prevention, Larry J. Wilson

IUSTITIA

Throughout history, man has utilized rivers for water supply, transportation, power generation, and waste disposal. This strong relationship has encouraged the location of human settlements near rivers and streams despite the risk of periodic flooding. The modern technology of transportation and public services has reduced the necessity for riverside locations, but the development of flood plains in urban areas has continued, resulting in the periodic loss of human life and property when flooding has occurred. Within the United States, flooding has taken over 5000 lives in the last fifty years and causes an estimated $1.25 billion in property damages annually.' …