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or unchangeable system or plan of action. It does, however, involve 

 a re-examination of trends, tendencies, and policies, so that our state 

 and federal governmental programs may be better coordinated with 

 the ultimate aim better to provide for the happiness and welfare 

 of future generations. 



Any sound land policy should be designed to make our resources 

 contribute the greatest possible permanent good to the national wel- 



FIG. 138. Our forests, if concentrated together, would cover all lands east of the 

 Mississippi River with 120 million acres additional. 



fare. It should put the various types of land into uses for which 

 they are best suited and into the production of commodities and ser- 

 vices needed in our communities. It should provide not only for 

 present wise use but also for continued use by future generations. 

 Land use management may assume the form of land zoning, which 

 means the classification of lands with respect to the best uses from 

 both the public and private viewpoints. 



