Download This PaperA Brief History of America's Public Lands
volume 7 of The Judges Book, prepared and published annually by the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco.
13 Pages Posted: 25 Jun 2024
Date Written: September 01, 2023
Abstract
This chapter sketches our the political decisions that led to the U.S. government owning and managing approximately 620 million acres of land, about 30% of the nation, primarily for preservation of nature and cultural sites and public recreational use.
Keywords: public lands, federal lands, nature conservation
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Leshy, John D., A Brief History of America's Public Lands
(September 01, 2023). volume 7 of The Judges Book, prepared and published annually by the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. , UC San Francisco Research Paper Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4866110 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4866110
(September 01, 2023). volume 7 of The Judges Book, prepared and published annually by the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. , UC San Francisco Research Paper Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4866110 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4866110
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