Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (1968)
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was passed in 1968, during the same week as the National Trails System Act, in the shadow of the Wilderness Act (1964), and in the af...
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Wild River
By the mid-1960s, many rivers in the United States had been dammed or otherwise manipulated for flood control, recreation, and other water development projects. There was a growing concer...
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Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (1968)