National preserve
National Preserve is a type of National Park Service protected area designated by the United States Congress that has characteristics normally associated with U.S. National Parks but where certain natural resource-extractive activities such as fishing, hunting, mining, and oil/gas exploration and extraction are permitted.[1] The types of activities permitted in each national preserve varies depending on the enabling legislation of the unit.[2]
The first national preserve in the U.S. was Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas, followed soon after by Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, both established in 1974.[3][4]
National preserves in Alaska were created by a provision of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980, allowing only regulated hunting, fishing and trapping for sport and subsistence purposes.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/designations.htm Designations of National Park System Units
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 16 USC 3201 - Administration of national preserves
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- ↑ National Park Service - Big Cypress National Preserve
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