Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (1974)
The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (RPA) was passed in response to the growing tension between the timber industry...
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Forest Service
The national forest system in the United States must be considered one of the great success stories of the conservation movement. This remains true despite the continual controversies...
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Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act (1960)
On June 12, 1960, Congress passed the Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act, designed to prevent the obliteration of national forests by logging and water reclamat...
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