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Our national park system, caring for America's greatest natural and historic treasures, Dwight F. Rettie ; foreword by Stewart L. Udall

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Our national park system, caring for America's greatest natural and historic treasures, Dwight F. Rettie ; foreword by Stewart L. Udall

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-285) and index

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Our national park system

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bibliography

Oclc number

30809637

Responsibility statement

Dwight F. Rettie ; foreword by Stewart L. Udall

Sub title

caring for America's greatest natural and historic treasures

Summary

This is the first comprehensive look at America's national park system, an insider's tour covering the system and the National Park Service, the agency responsible for its care. Dwight V. Rettie, former chief of the NPS policy development office, is uniquely qualified to address the state - the problems and the possibilities - of the system, which is comprised of millions of acres of land in more than 350 areas around the nation, including national parks, historic sites, battlefields, and recreation areas. Rettie agrees, as many critics have claimed, that the system is in disarray; he proposes stronger management operations, clearer and more stringent measures of personnel performance, and training of park rangers in the scientific management and protection of resources

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Stewart L. Udall -- 1. The National Park System -- 2. Typecasting the Parks -- 3. Affiliated Areas -- 4. The Crown Jewels -- 5. Mar-A-Lago National Historic Site -- 6. Planning for the National Park System -- 7. The Institutional Setting -- 8. The People Who Make the Difference -- 9. The Money to Work With -- 10. Other People's Money and Support -- 11. Toward a New National Park System -- App. 1: Units of the National Park System -- App. 2: Areas Affiliated With the National Park System -- App. 3: Thematic Representation in the National Park System -- App. 4: Areas No Longer Part of the National Park System -- App. 5: Financial History of the National Park Service, 1916-95 -- App. 6: Comparative Resources of the National Park System -- App. 7: Sample Costs and Annual Visits -- App. 8: Systemwide Occupational Summary

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