Contents 



Page 



Highlights viii 



Chapter 1 . — Basic Assumptions I 



Population 1 



Gross National Product 4 



Disposable Personal Income 5 



Institutional and Technological Change 5 



Energy Costs 6 



Capital Availability 6 



Other Assumptions 8 



Chapter 2. — Forest and Range Lands 11 



Overview II 



Vegetative Cover II 



Trends in Area 14 



Ownership 15 



Productivity 16 



Use of Forest and Range Lands 23 



Water Areas 24 



The North 25 



Forest Land 26 



Rangelands 30 



Water Areas 30 



The South 31 



Forest Land 31 



Rangelands 34 



Water Areas 35 



The Rocky Mountains and Great Plains 35 



Forest Land 38 



Rangelands 42 



Water Areas 43 



The Pacific Coast 44 



Forest Land 44 



Rangelands 48 



Water Areas 49 



Other Uses and Resources 49 



Minerals 49 



Urban Forests 59 



Wetlands 59 



Air 60 



Summary 61 



Chapter 3. — Outdoor Recreation 



and Wilderness 63 



Outdoor Recreation 63 



Trends in Participation 



in Outdoor Recreation 65 



Outdoor Recreation Demand 66 



International Demands 70 



Outdoor Recreation Supply 72 



Supply and Demand Comparisons 80 



Implications of Supply 



and Demand Comparisons 93 



Opportunities for Increasing the Supply 



of Outdoor Recreation 97 



Wilderness 100 



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The National Wilderness 



Preservation System 100 



Opportunities for Meeting Future 



Demands for Wilderness 105 



Chapter 4. — Wildlife and Fish 109 



A Brief Overview of the Resource 109 



Demands for Wildlife and Fish 110 



Demands for Market Products 112 



Demands for Social Experiences 114 



Demands Related to 



Ecological Perceptions 116 



Supplies of Wildlife and Fish 



and Comparisons with Demands 119 



Supply of Fish 119 



Supply of Furbearers 121 



Supply of Other Small Mammals 



and Upland Game Birds 122 



Supply of Large Mammals and Turkeys ... 123 



Supply of Waterfowl 124 



Supply of Nongame Wildlife 127 



Supplies Related to 



Ecological Perceptions 128 



Implications of Not Meeting Demands 



on Wildlife and Fish Resources 131 



Problems in Improving the Status 



of Wildlife and Fish 133 



Modifications of Terrestrial Ecosystems 134 



Loss of Wetlands 1 36 



Modifications of Aquatic Ecosystems 137 



Pollution and Sedimentation 138 



Other Problems in Management 139 



Problems Perceived by States 139 



Problems Perceived by Recreationists 140 



Opportunities to Maintain and Enhance 



Wildlife and Fish Resources 140 



Managing Terrestrial Habitats 



and Populations 140 



Managing Fish Habitats and 



Populations 145 



Managing Wildlife and Fish Use 148 



Opportunities for Cooperative Activities 



on Private Lands 148 



Opportunities for Research 150 



Chapter 5. — Range 155 



The Nation's Range Base 155 



Distribution 1 55 



Ownership 1 56 



Condition of the Rangelands 157 



Grazing Use of Range 161 



Non-grazing Uses 167 



Management of the Range 169 



Factors Affecting Demand 



for Range Grazing 171 



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