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... million acres of natural wetlands in what is now the United States . Through various drainage or flood control operations , this acreage has now been reduced to about 80 million acres , and only about 22.5 million is con- sidered to be ...
... million acres of natural wetlands in what is now the United States . Through various drainage or flood control operations , this acreage has now been reduced to about 80 million acres , and only about 22.5 million is con- sidered to be ...
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... million in 1946 , when 14 million fishing licenses were issued . Ten years later , the population had grown to 174 million , but the number of fishing permits had increased to 20 million - an in- crease of 43 per cent in fishing ...
... million in 1946 , when 14 million fishing licenses were issued . Ten years later , the population had grown to 174 million , but the number of fishing permits had increased to 20 million - an in- crease of 43 per cent in fishing ...
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... million pleasure boats in the United States ; by 1960 the number had vaulted to an esti- mated 8 million . In 1959 , for example , Americans spent $ 2.5 billion on boats and boating , and in the same year , it was estimated that boaters ...
... million pleasure boats in the United States ; by 1960 the number had vaulted to an esti- mated 8 million . In 1959 , for example , Americans spent $ 2.5 billion on boats and boating , and in the same year , it was estimated that boaters ...
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acquired acquisition acres administration amended American Appalachian Trail appropriate approved assistance authorized Bureau centum commercial Commission Congress construction cooperation cost Department easements effective enacted established facilities Federal agencies Federal Government fiscal fish and wildlife fishery Forest Service grant hereby Hetch Hetchy Valley highway historic improvement industrial interest Interior June 30 jurisdiction Lake land and water ment migratory birds million municipal national forests National Park Service National Recreation National Trust natural resources necessary officer open space outdoor recreation resources park system person population preservation President public lands purposes pursuant recommendations recreation areas Redwood National Park refuges regulations reservoirs river roads scenic Secretary of Agriculture Senate Stat Statutes at Large streams subsection thereof tion trails United United States Code urban Water Pollution Control wild Yosemite Yosemite National Park Yosemite Valley