Midterm Flashcards
(29 cards)
What are the five Benefits?
Psychological, Psychophysiological,Social,Environmental,ecocnomic
Are benefits dependednt?
No!
Gestalt?
Everything. Simply everything
what percent of people said that outdoor activities would be beneficial?
93%
outdoor rec seen to be best physical activity?
Yep, 90% agree.
Current Director of NPS?
Jonathan B. Jarvis
How many Acres of NPS?
84 million!
How many units of NPS?
401!
How many visiotrs in 2012?
282 million!
NPS mission statement?
to conserve the scenery and the and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therin and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations to come.
FWS misson statement?
to adminsteer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, managemtn, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and their habitats within the uS for the benefit of present and future generation
How is FWS defferent from NPS?
FWS focuses more on conservatin
What kind of rec allowed on refuges?
Anything that doesn’t bother thing?
How many refuges?
501
How many visitors?
Either 47 or 41 million visitors
When was FS established?
1905
How many national forests?
155
FS motto?
Caring for the land and serving people
TPWD mission
To manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of texas and to provide hunting, fisshing, and outdoor rec opportunites for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
Major divisions of TPWS
Stateparks, wildlife, law, coasta,l and inalnd fisheries
Xanterra?
Yellow stone, grand canyon, glacier
Trajectories?
Political priorities, economic forces, social forces, public forces
Periods?
Frontier, acquisition,transfer and disposal, reservation,,c ustodial management, confontation and management.
Frontier?
Myth of superabumdance
