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Acknowledgments | |
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Foreword | |
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Introduction | |
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Wilderness Ethics | |
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Defining a Wilderness Ethic | |
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Wildlands and People | |
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Ecology: Knowledge and Foresight | |
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Wilderness Within: Cultural Connections | |
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Stewards or Citizens? | |
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Wilderness as Home | |
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Pioneers in Thought | |
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Coming to Terms with Wilderness | |
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A Developing Conviction | |
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Embracing Wilderness | |
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Current Perspectives | |
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Environmental Ethics | |
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Value Systems | |
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The Rights of Nature | |
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Sources of Influence | |
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Wilderness Values | |
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The Role of Wilderness Education | |
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Educating for Ethics | |
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Lessons in Nature | |
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Wilderness Education | |
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Personal Responsibility | |
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Putting Ethics into Practice | |
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Wilderness Management in the United States | |
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Federal Land Management | |
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What Are the Nation's Public Lands? | |
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Major Statutes Governing Land Management | |
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National Forests | |
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History of the Forest Service | |
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Organization | |
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National Forest System Management | |
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Land Use Planning | |
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National Parks | |
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History of the National Park Service | |
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Organization | |
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National Park System Management | |
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Land Use Planning | |
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Public Lands of the Bureau of Land Management | |
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History of the Bureau of Land Management | |
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Organization | |
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BLM Management | |
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Land Use Planning | |
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National Refuges | |
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History of the National Wildlife Refuge System | |
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Organization | |
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Fish and Wildlife Service Management | |
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The Endangered Species Act | |
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Land Use Planning | |
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Special Management Systems on Federal Lands: Wilderness, Wild Rivers, and Scenic Trails | |
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The National Wilderness Preservation System | |
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The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System | |
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The National Scenic Trails System | |
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Land Management Challenges | |
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Federal versus Local Control | |
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External Threats to Public Lands | |
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Growth in Outdoor Recreation | |
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Balancing Competing Uses: The Multiple-Use Conundrum | |
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Lack of Appropriated Funding | |
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The Roles of Politics and Science in Decision Making | |
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Wilderness Designation and Management | |
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Land Management Opportunities | |
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Wilderness Education | |
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Citizen Involvement | |
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Where to Go for Additional Information | |
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Public Involvement in the National Environmental Policy Act Process | |
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The Wilderness Act | |
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Federal Land by State and Agency | |
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Federally Designated Wilderness Acreage by State and Agency | |
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Endnotes | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |