Library Record
Metadata
Title |
5th Canadian Federal-Provincial Parks Conferenc |
Catalog Number |
2017.006.010 |
Object Name |
Proceedings |
Summary |
5th Canadian Federal-Provincial Parks Conference1966 >> Proceedings of the 5th Federal-Provincial Parks Conference, September 19-23,1966 in Winnipeg, Canada. Conference theme: Outdoor Recreation in Canada Today-The Role of Provincial Parks. >> Park Land Use Policy presentation by Robert C. Lucas, Lake States Forest Experiment Station (page 60). A discussion of history of the 50-year controversy centered on the role of primitive or wilderness recreation in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Superior National Forest. 1920 the first proposal for a primitive canoe area; Next was a proposal for dams along the border with Canada that was turned down in 1934; Legislation was passed to prohibit timber cutting within 400 feet of waterways or portages; 1941 the Forest Service established a no-cut rule for one-third of the area; Seaplane travel was prohibited in 1949; Starting in 1948 private lands, cabins and resorts were purchased by the Forest Service, 4 million dollars to-date; 1948 motorboat use was limited; 1964 Wilderness Act designated the canoe area as Wilderness. Discusses results of interviews with recreationists. |
Published Date |
1966 |
Physical Description |
Papercover: 8.4" 13.75", 132 Pages |
People |
Lucas, Robert C. |
Subjects |
Wilderness Superior NF BWCA Boundary Waters Canoe Area |
Search Terms |
Research Wilderness |
Publisher |
Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues |
Catalog date |
2017-02-23 |
Collection |
Lucas, Robert C. |
Number of images |
0 |