ch+10+Sustaining+Terrestrial+Biodiversity


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 * 6. Sustaining Biodiversity || A. Forestry: Tree plantations, old growth forests, forest fires, deforestation, forest management, national forests || Miller chapter 10 ||  ||
 * || B. Public and Federal Lands: Management, wilderness areas, national parks, wildlife refuges, forests, wetlands || Miller chapter 10 ||  ||
 * || C. Land Conservation Options: Preservation, remediation, mitigation, restoration || Miller chapter 10 ||  ||

Book Companion Site for Chapter 10
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Chapter Review Questions
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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-mountain-lions-of-los-angeles/ [|Strange Days on Planet Earth-Predators] [|John Muir in the new world]
 * Video Resources **

[|Wolves in Yellowstone National Park]
 * Web Resources **
 * [|Fall 2012 Famous Wolf shot and killed at Yellowstone] **

Government agencies responsible for Managing public lands in the United States
National forests, administered by the U.S Forest Service, an agency of the U.S Department of Agriculture [] [|northeast]

National Resource Lands, administered by the Bureau of Land Management, an agency of the U. S. Department of the Interior []

National Wildlife Refuges, adminstered by U.S. Fish and Wildlife, an agency of the U. S. Department of the Interior []

National Parks, adminstered by National Park Service, an agency of the U. S. Department of the Interior []

National Wilderness Preservation System-only congress can designate an area as wilderness, and Wilderness areas are managed by the four federal land management agencies: Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service and National Park Service []