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Land Use
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Uses of Land
• Agriculture
• Housing
• Recreation
• Industry
• Mining
• Waste disposal
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Negative Consequences of Land Use
• Deforestation
• Extensive logging leads to mudslides
• Changes to landscape are biggest cause of species extinction (decrease in biodiversity)
• Overuse of farmland leads to soil degradation and water pollution
• Paving over land reroutes runoff
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Why do we value land?
• Food
• Shelter
• Natural resources
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How do we regulate private and public land use?
• Laws
• Regulations
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Tragedy of the Commons
• Tendency of a shared, limited resource to become depleted because people act from self interest for short term gain
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Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY)
• Maximum amount that can be harvested without compromising the future availability
• Maximum harvest that will be adequately replaced by population growth
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How do we classify public lands?
• International (UN 6 categories of protected public land) – National Parks – Managed Resource Protected Areas– Habitat/Species Management Areas– Strict Nature Preserves and Wilderness Areas– Protected Landscapes and Seascapes– National Monuments
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In the United States
• Public land may be owned by federal, state or local governments– 42% of the land in the US is publicly held – Federal government owns 25% (240 million hectares,
600 million acres)
• Classifications of Public Lands– Rangelands– National Forests – National Parks– National Wildlife Refuge– Wilderness Areas
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How do we manage public lands?(Federal government)
• BLM responsible for: – 262 million acres of land (1/8 of US)– 300 million acres of subsurface mineral resources– 400 million acres of wildlife management and
preservation – most located in western US (including Alaska) – common ecosystems: grasslands, forests, high
mountains, arctic tundra and deserts– resources they maintain: energy, minerals, timber,
forage, wild horse, burro, fish, wildlife habitat, wilderness areas, archaeological, paleontological and historical sites
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National ParksThreatened by: • High demand by large
numbers of visitors• Eroded trails • Noise that disrupts wildlife• Pollution from cars and visitors• Off road vehicles• Introduction of invasive
species• Commercial activities- logging,
mining, livestock grazing, urban development
Solutions:• Reduce amount of private land
using incentives to current owners
• Provide education programs to the public
• Set quotas for attendance (advanced reservations)
• Adopt a fee system • Ban off-road vehicles• Ban cars (provide shuttle
buses) • Provide tax incentives to
property owners near national parks
• Conduct periodic inventories of wildlife and plant life
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Wildlife Refuges
• 1st Refuge- Pelican Island, 1903- off coast of Florida (Teddy Roosevelt)
• Established to protect wildlife from overhunting (bison, birds- egret and waterfowl)
• System is made up of 547 refuges (93 million acres) and is managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service
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Wetlands
• Areas covered by water and support plants that can grow in water saturated soil
• Biodiversity is rich because system is highly productive
• Countries with Wetlands: Canada, Russia, Siberia, Brazil
• US: 10% of land area has been reduced to 5% (mostly Florida and Louisiana)
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Importance: • Home to wide variety of
species- 1/3 of all endangered species in the US spend part of their life in a wetland
• Serve as natural water purification system- removes sediments, nutrients and toxins
• Stabilize shorelines• Reduce damage caused
by storm surges• Reduce risk of flooding • Reduce saltwater
intrusion
How are we loosing wetlands?
• Conversion of land to agriculture
• Urbanization
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Land Use and Federal Agencies
• Four agencies manage 95% of all federal lands: – Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
• multiple use- grazing, mining timber harvesting and recreation
– United States Forest Service (USFS) • multiple use- timber harvesting, grazing and recreation
– National Park Service (NPS)• multiple use- recreation and conservation
– Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) • wildlife conservation, hunting and recreation
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• Resource Conservation Ethic- states that people should maximize use based on the greatest good for everyone– meaning that areas are preserved and managed for
economic, scientific recreational, and aesthetic purposes
• Multiple-use lands- land that has been classified by the government to be used for recreation, grazing, timber harvesting and mineral extraction; others are designated as protected lands in order to maintain a watershed, preserve wildlife, fish populations and maintain sites of scenic, scientific and historical value
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Specific Issues Involved with Management of Public Lands
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RANGELANDS
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Rangelands Characteristics
• dry, open grasslands
• most common use is cattle grazing
• semi-arid ecosystems
• susceptible to fires
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Purposes of Rangelands
• Habitat for a wide array of game and nongame animal species
• Habitat for a diverse and wide array of native plant species
• Source of high-quality water, clean air and open spaces
• Setting for recreational hiking, camping, fishing, hunting and nature experiences
• Foundation for low-input, fully renewable food production systems for the cattle industry
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Rangelands in US
• 40% of Landmass of the United States
• Dominant type of land in arid and semiarid regions
• Western US 80% of land
• Eastern US % of land
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Rangelands Environmental Issues
• Overgrazing- Occurs when plants are exposed to grazing for too long without sufficient recovery
• Desertification- conversion of marginal rangeland or cropland to more desert-like land type – Caused by: overgrazing, soil erosion,
prolonged drought, or climate changes
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Overgrazing Consequences
• Pastures are less productive • Soils have less organic matter- less fertile• Decrease in soil porosity • Infiltration and holding capacity drops • Soil compaction increases• Desirable plants become stressed• Aquatic environments are negatively impacted
(eutrophication increases) • Predator-prey relationships are affected• Increases incidences if disease in native plants • Sustainability is threatened