TY - BOOK AU - Wilson,Randall K. TI - America's public lands: from Yellowstone to Smokey Bear and beyond SN - 9781442207974 AV - HD216 .W48 2014 U1 - 333.10973 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Lanham PB - Rowman & Littlefield KW - Public lands KW - United States KW - Government policy KW - Management KW - History KW - Conservation of natural resources N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : why public lands? -- Building the national commons -- Disposing the public domain : from commons to commodity -- A public land system emerges -- National parks -- National forests -- National wildlife refuges -- Bureau of Land Management lands -- National Wilderness Preservation System : wild and scenic rivers and national scenic trails -- Parting thoughts -- Appendix A : major U.S. public land laws and other key turning points -- Appendix B : units within the National Park System ER -