National parks and rivers
Subtitle: background, protection and use issues
By: Yolanda A. Reddy, editor.
Contributors: Reddy, Yolanda A.
Series: Wildlife protection, destruction and extinction series; Wildlife protection, destruction and extinction series
Publisher: Nova Science PubIishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9781607418016
Subjects: National parks and reserves -- United States; National parks and reserves -- Protection -- United States
Notes: "This book focuses on the American system of National Parks wherein the people of the United States own and protect mountains, deserts, forests, wetlands, tundra and tropical reefs."--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: National monument issues; title: National park management; title: National park system : establishing new units; title: National parks, national legacy; title: A compendium of questions and answers relating to wild and scenic rivers; title: Recreation on federal lands; title: Snowmobiles : environmental standards and access to national parks; title: National Park Service : special park use fees; title: Summary of park centennial strategies; title: The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and federal water rights.