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TITLE Outdoor Recreation Action. Report 25. INSTITUTION Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (Dept. of Interior), Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 72 NOTE 35p. AVAILABLE FROM Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 ($.55)

EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC -$3.29 DESCRIPTORS *Federal Programs; *Outdoor Education; *Recreation; *State Programs IDENTIFIERS Outdoor Recreation

ABSTRACT This report from the Department of Interior presents information concerning individual state actions and projects related to the broad topic of outdoor recreation. Included are data on the following topics: rights-of-way for recreation; federal financing of outdoor recreation; state and local financing of outdoor recreation; federal acquisition and developz,ent; federal planning, research, conferences, and special studies; and surplus property for parks and recreation. (JA) FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLECOPY

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Outdoor Recreation Action Series to date: Report No. 1, August 1966. State and Local Actions Report No. 2, January 1967. 1965-66 Federal Actions Reports 3-14. 16-25 include Federal. State. Local and Private Actions. Report No. 15, Environmental Quality Action DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary Bureau of Outdoor Recreation James G. Waft , Director Roman II. Koenings, TABLE OF CONTENTS Deputy Director Rights-of-way for Recreation 1 Highway Rights-of-way Unsuitable for Recreation 13 Federal Financing of Outdoor Recreation 14 ASSISTANT DIRECTORS State and Local Financing of Outdoor Recreation. 15 Federal Organization and Administration 16 Federal Programs Robert L. Eastman State and Local Organization and Administration 22 State Programs A. Heaton Underhill 24 Planning and Studies Fred L. Jones Private Organization and Administration Management and Budget Hubert Van Dyke Federal Acquisition and Development 24 State and Local Acquisition and Development 25 Private Acquisition and Development 26 REGIONAL OFFICES Federal Planning, Research, Conferences and

Northwest Region:RegionalDirector, 1.000 Second Special Studies ...... 26 Avenue. Seattle. Washington 98104 (Alaska, Idaho, State and Local PlanninG Research, Conference Oregon, WaAhin,EVall) and Special Studies 27 Pacific SouthwestRegion:RegionalDirector.Box Private Planning, Research, Conferences and 3606'. 450 Golden Gate Avenue, SanFrancisco. SpecialStudies 28 California 94102 (American Samoa, Arizona, Cali- Federal Technical Assistance and Education . 29 fornia. Guam, Hawaii, Nevada) Private Technical Assistance and Education 31 Iklid-Continent Region: Regional Director. P. 0. Box Other Significant Federal Outdoor 25387, Building 41. Denver Federal Cent:r. Denver, Recreation Actions 31 Colorado 80225 (Colorado, Iona, Kansas. Missouri, Surplus Property for Parks and Recreation iliontana, A'ebraska. Nora/ Dakota, Dakota, A Fact Sheet 32 Utah, IV yomins,,, South Central Region: Regional Direclor.1st Na- Use of funds for printing this publication approved tional Bank Building. 5301 Central Avenue North- by theDirector of the Bureau of theBudget, east,Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108 (Arkansas, August 26, 1969. Loni.viana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) Lake Central Region: Regional Director, 3853 Re- OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIONis published by the Bureau of searchParkDrive, Ann Arbor.Michigan 48104 Outdoor Recreation, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio,It/Ly- D.C. 20240. nn/sin) Southeast Region: Regional Director. 810 New Walton This publication is a forum for the reporting of private, local, State, Building. Atlanta. Georgia 30303 (A/abanta, /''bride, and Federal outdoor recreation and environmental quality actions. G:orgia,Kentucky,Mississippi,NwihCarolina, Readers are invited to contribute items for future issues. PuertoRico,SouthCarolina,Tennessee,Virgin Although every effort is made to see that information is correct, the Islands) Bureau cannot certify the accuracy of material from outside sources. Northeast Region: Regional Director. Federal Build- ing.7thFloor,1421CherryStreet,Philadelphia, For further information: Contact; Pennsylvania 19102 (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, On Federal actions George M. Kyle, Editor tary/and,Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New On State, local, and private Peter Brand, Associate Ed. Jersey, New )'ork, PentaylVania, Rhode Island, Ver- On Outdoor Recreation mont,Virginia,fVestVirginia, and the Districtof Clearinghouse Assistance Columbia) Washington (Mice:Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Department of the Interior, For sale by the Superintendent of Documents; U. S. Government Printing James G. Watt, Director, Office, Washington, D. C. 20402. Price 55 cents (single copy). Washington, D.C. 20240 Subscription Price: $2.00 per year; $2.50 for foreign mailing. RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR RECREATION

Highline Canal Trail utilizesthe service road of an irrigation canal. Burear of OutdoorRecreation photoby Julian Rhinehart.

The need for lands and facilitiesto satisfy public get her wholetrailsystemsusing combinations of outdoor recreation demand continues to accelerate. these, along withstreetlanes, easements onresi- Rights-of-way of various kinds can play an important dential lots, existing park trails, and so on. rolein meeting this need. Although initial comprehensive planring should pro- How Can Your Area Get into the Act? vide for recreation areas and open spaccs, develop- For thepasttwoyears,theBureau of Outdoor ment already has foreclosed planning opportunities Recreationhas received Interstate Commerce Com- in many areas of greatest need.I3its and pieces of mission notices of applications to abandon railroad all kinds of lands which may have been overlookeu segments andnotificationsof abandonmentsper- or which may become available inthe future mist mitted. These are sent by the Bureau's Washington heutilized.Also, multipleuses of corridorsoffer Office toitsRegional Offices.Inturn, the regions some of the ht_st future opportunities. send the notices to State Liaison Officers named by Unused or undcruscdrights-of-wayexistinmost Governors to work withthe Bureau, and totrail urban areas. These lands can rapidly. often atrela- eluns or other organizations interestedinlocating tively low expense, be converted to outdoor recrea- spaces suitable for recreation areas and facilities. tion use. They can serve as year-round, multiple use The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. utilizing a young areas, as connectors of the inner city with stihttrban DepartmentoftheInteriormanagementintern, park lands and .workers' homes, andaslinksin Gerald A. Lennon, Outdoor Recreation planner, com- recreation area systems. pleted alistof railroad segments abandoned from 1960 through August1, Thereisa great need fora continuing awareness 1970, The unpublished list ofright-of-wayvalues.Officialsandorganization was compiled from abandonment authorizations pub- leaders should he alert to opportunities to identify, lishedinTraffic World magazine from January 2. acquire, and developrights-of-wayforrecreation 1960, (Vol. 105. No. I) to July 27, 1970, (Vol. 143, purposes. No.4).Itidentifiesmorethan400authorized abandonments of railroad segments in 47 states. 1Vhat Are the Possib!lities? Recently, Waldo Nielsen. a railroad buff, has pub- Many types of rights-of-way present recreational op- lished a nationwide guide to all railroads abandoned portunities. These include abandoned railroads and between 1945 and 1971, and some between 1939 and roadways. active highways. interstate beltways. canal- 1944. Entitled "Right -of -Way," the hook is available sides. streamsides, levees, water supply connectors and fromthisaddress:Right-of-Way,Box 243,Bend, reservoirs, and utility rights-of-way, plus firebreaks. Oreg. 97701. for $4.95 per copy. Nielsen has stated loggingroads,andotherrural-rights-of-way.- thatrailroad rights-of-way form potentialtrailsys- Recreation leaders in many areas have piecedto- tems throughout some States.

1 In1969 Nielsen inventoried railroad abantkmments in New York State, finding that they 'outlet' 2.600 miles. The New York State Division of Park; and Recreation has adapted the listtoits comprehensive outdoor recreation planning needs fur acquiring and developing recreation areas. Still another listing of sonic 3,00(1 miles of abandoned railroad in Pennsylvania has been compiled by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. In addition, the National Trails System Act, Public Law 90-543, Act of October 2,1968, directsthat the Departments of Defense and Transportation. the Interstate Commerce Commission. the Federal C0111- munications Commission, the Federal Power Com- mission, and other Federal agencies having jurisdic- tionorcontroloverorinformationconcerning the use. abandonment. or disposition of roadways, utility rights-of-way. or other properties which may be suitable for improving or expanding the national trails system should cooperate with Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to that such properties still be made available for such uses. Recently, S.1729, the Rolling Stock Utilization and Financing Actof1972.passedtheUnited States Senate. It includes an amendment directing the Secre- taryofthe Department of Transportation, after con- sultation with the Secretary of the Interior, to study theuse of abandoned rights-of-wayfor recreation . ...- This 2-way bike route in Redmond,Oreg.,parallels the trails. paths, camp sites, and other recreational uses. roadway..separated byan asphalt curbing. Signs ;cad. ing "Bike Route- have been changed to "Bike Lane" In May 1972. the Urban Mass Transportation Ad- with an arrow pointing travel direction. Oregon Highway ministration, Department of Transportation, submit- Division photo. tedto the Senate Committee on Appropriations a studyreport,"PreservationofRailroadRights-of- way into Central City Areas for Future Transporta- tion Use." Althoughitfocuses on conversion of rights-of-way to mass transit needs. the survey has several points lines in Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas with of interest for recreation administrators and private population of one million or more within the past organization leaders. Covering the period from 1962 Ill years. Only 29 of these segments were in central to 1972, the survey discloses that few abandonments cities. Most segments 121 'of the 29) were less than occurred in large cities. Most of these are not suitable two miles in length. Because of their economic value. or are no longer available fortransituse. Sonic such abandoned segments usually do not remain on that fail to meet transit needs may be suitable for the Market for lolg. the study states. recreation uses. Of thelinesformally abandoned. eightwereless than one mile inlength:13 were between one and Over the past decade, there have been approximately in severalwere segments 1.000 ICC proceedings on applicationsfor formal twomiles length:and without public access. Of eight abandoned lines over abandonment ofrights-of-way. The vastmajority two miles long. one has been used for a toll highway, of these resultedinorders granting permission to purchase of the centralsectionsof two haveleft abandon lines. While this does not necessarily mean unusableendsegments.oneistrackageovera thatoperations immediatelycease,itdoes mean Oratingbargebetween industrialproperties.one thatin time carriers may end operations. cease to has been -used to improve astreet. oneisflooded maintain the track. use the site for other purposes, most of its length, and one presently has no down- dispose of the lineor allowitsuse torevertto townaccess. One linewhichpreviouslybelonged owners of theland. The reportalsopointsout to the Milwaukee. St. Paid, and Pacific Railroad, is that the 1.000 documented procedural abandonments being used by the Chicago TransitAuthority. All do notincludea considerable number which have this leads to the conclusion that current abandoned occurred mainly in rural areas without ICC sanction. trackage in large citiesis scarce and usually much The report states that there have been 102 abandoned in demand.

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High line Canal National Recreation Trail, Aurora. Co/o., dedicated in June 1972,isthe second segment of a planned 80-mile canalsidetrailthroughmetropolitan Denver. Bureau ofOutdoorRecreationphoto.Mid- Continent Regional Office.

The Long Park National RecreationTrail,Longview, Texas, uses an abandoned railroad right-of-way. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation photo 72.115-13 by J. Brad Bau- mann, Mid-Continent Regional Office. The report stresses the advantages of alerting local authorities to prospective abandonments, rather than to abandonments which have already takenplace. To this end, the Department of Transportation has enlisted the cooperation of the Interstate Commerce CommissioninnotifyingStateclearinghouses(es- tablishedpursuanttoOfficeof Management and Budget Circular A-95) when an applicationfora right-of-way abandonmentisfiled. The State clear- inghousesinturnnotifyappropriatemetropolitan or regional clearinghouses, which arc planning agencies, In several cases. States and local governments have inventoried and examined available abandoned rights- of-way. The New York State Department of Trans- portation in 1971 carried out an extensive inventory of rights-of-way. A 1971 New York law (Chapter 827) gives the State preferenceinacquiring abandoned railroad property for transportation use. Seg- ments not taken may he suitable for recreation use. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, using a U.S. Department of Transportation Technical

3 The Puget Power Trail, city of Kent, Wash., provides high-valueuseofatransmissionlineright-of-way. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation photo by Vic Eck fund, Northwest Regional Office.

The gates may soon open to public trail use of Seattle's To lt River Pipeline route which runs 30 miles through King County, Wash. King County Park and Recreation Department photo.

North Branch Bike Trail runs along the Chicago River northwest of Chicago. Bt.reauof Outdoor Recreation photo, Lake Central Regional Office. Sthdies Grant.ispreparinga comprehensive plan Despite the problems that remainto hesolved. fortheacquisitionanduseofexistingrailroad the climate todayis far more favorable than ever rights-of-\\ ay inside the Interstate 495 beltway around before for considering trails within highway rights the city.Also, the Boston Transportation Planning of -way. Puhlie policyattheState and Federal Review is studying transportation needs for several level< has changed a great dealinthe past 5 to corridors within the Route 128 circumferential high- 10 years. The stress of making highway improve- way. A part of that study pertains to right-of-way ments compatible%% ith community development use. plans and on protecting and enhancing the er.:ironment creates a greater receptivity to considering In addition to these, the Commonwealth of Massa- trails as an integral part of highway projects. chusetts intends to purchase most of Penn Central Railroad rights-of -way in eastern Masachusetts. at a Thine are sacral provisions inFederal highway «ist of approximately $20 million. The Statealso law that permit the use of Federal funds for either is considering possible future acquisition of Boston walking trails rr bicycle paths %%hen included as and Maine Railroad rights-of-way north of Boston, partoftheinitialconstiuctionproject.Such according to the Department of Transportation study. features would need to he recommended b) State highway departments and justified in terms of the In the San Francisco area, a technical study of rail- public interest stud shown to be a logical part of roadrights-of-waypreservationpotentialisunder- the highway project. Fmphasis is on Karin County. Lash cited California. Connecticut. and New York In each of these instances, inventories of the location as the only States he knew withpolicies or laws and availability of rights-of-way should become rela- providing for highway multiple uses, including recrea- tively comprehensive. Recreationplanners canuse tion, During the past'car. however, a number of the datainevaluating recreationor multiple use States have taken steps to assure consideration of prospects. recreation use of their highway systems. Oregon is the classic example. Chapter 376. Oregon Laws of Rights-of-Way for Trails 1971.providesthatnotlessthanone percent of funds received by the State Highway Fund isto be The National Symposium on Trails heldin Wash- spent to establish and maintain footpaths and bicycle ington,D.C., June 2-6.1971,included apanel trails. These may he established "wherever a high- of speakers on rights-of-way uses. way,roadorstreetisbeing constructed.recon- Discussing multiple use of utility rights-of-way. H. J. structed orrelocated." They also may he located Young, Chairman, Vice President and Secretary, Edi- along other highways, roads and streets, and in parks son Electric Institute, said: and recreation areas. New State trail laws also have been enacted recently Transmission line rights-of-way provide . .opportunity for multiple uses of land in it number of in Alaska.Colorado,Georgia.Nlaryland.Ohio, areas. Rural land is frequently used for farming Tennessee. and Washington. Ninny other States and at the same time as it provides locations for trans- local areas are placing emphasis ontrailplanning mission lowers. In uroan areas,ithas sometimes and development which uses rights-of-way. Examples been possible to have utility lines and other serv- reported by Bureau. of Outdoor Recreation Regional ices,suchas railroadsystems or gas pipelines Offices are as follows: coincide. More frequently, transmission rights-of- way haveprovideddesirablespaceforparks, Sonic Interesting Uses of Rights-of-Way trails, tennis courts, or simply open land. Alaska. Abandoned Railroad Right-of-Way Used for . . . possibilities for multiple uses of utility land Recreation. On a northern portion of Copper River are clearly great, and include both formal and in- and Northwestern Railway right-of-way abandoned by formal development of trails. There is no question the Kennecott Copper Corporation in1938. a recre- but that many utility rights-of-way are being used ational road is tinder construction. It will extend from as trails by hikers, motorcyclists, horseback riders the banks of the Copper River opposite Chitna to and snowinobilers without the explicitinvitation theghosttown of McCarthy andthelongidle of the landownerswhoever they may be. Ques- Kennecott Mine, The areaisinthe heart of the tionsofliabilityandproprietyarefrequently proposed Wrangell Mountains National Scenic Area. raised by land owners and neighbors, but on the basis of experience in the industryit seems clear Contact: Nat Goodhue. Alaska Division of Parks, thattransmissionlinerights-of-way constitutea 323 East Fourth Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, land resource which, wisely planned and carefully on this and the following action. used, can in many places provide important links in local, regional and even national trail systems. Subdivision Dedication for Ski Trail System. Ski rland ski trail system passes through the Musk Ox Subdi- On highway right-of-way recreation, Michael Lash, vision near Fairbanks, Alaska, andthe University of the Federal Highway Administration, stated: of Alaska. The land was subdivided by the Alaska r

Division of 1;inds in 1963. At that time, for a 2-mile control chantwls, abandoned railroad rights-of-way. distance through the subdivision. a 2-foot-wide ease- and beach areas. ment at the back of etch homesite was dedicated to Contact:Norman S. Johnson, Director, Department recreational trail use, making a 50-foot-wide passage- of Parks and Recreation, Los Angeles County, 155 way bctween each two rows of lots. The Skarland West WashingtonBoulevard,LosAngeles,Calif. system consists of 2.3.r,.9.12, and 26-mile loops. 9(1015. It provides for cross country ski events, hiking. and horseback riding. California. Through negotiation with the Bureau of Reclamation. a County Water District, and the cities Arizona. Under a 50-year permit receivedin1964. of Concord, Walnut Creek. and PleasantHill, the the Maricopa County Park and Recreation Depart- East Bay Regional Park District is planning a121/2- mentisusing the sides of the canals inthe U.S. mile-long trail along an irrigation and water supply Bureau of Reclamation's Salt River Project. The arca canal in Contra Costa County. The trail will. service provides a hiking and riding trail approximately 110 the area's population of approximately 200,000 per- [rileslong. The Department currentlyispmning sons. One side of the canal will be ased as a service small parks for picnicking and resting at points every road: the other as a trail. -1 miles along the trail, Contact:EastBayRegionalParkDistrict.11500 The County also hasa 46-mile-longtrailon an Skyline Boulevard, Oakland, Calif. 94619, on this and old sheep driveroute. The route crosses National the following action. Forest.rureau ofI and Management, andprivate California. The East Bay Regional Par:District also lands. has a 4-mile-long trail planned along the old Sacra- Contact: Tom Wardell,Directors', Maricopa County mento-Northern Railroad right-of-way. The road-bed Park. and Recreation Department. 4701 East Wash- wits soldto various utility companies, sanitary dis- ington Street. Phoenix, Ariz. 85034. tricts, and county jurisdictions several years ago. The California.TheCaliforniaDepartmentofPublic Park District has negotiated with these entities for Works has announced a new Sta:e program aimed trail use. d.weloping and operating bicycle and pedestrian Colorado. Highline Irrigation Canal meanders paths along State highways. State highway engineers through approximately100 milesof the southern have been directed to work with cities and counties portion of metropolitan Denver. Paralleling the canal on the program. isa dirt service road which provides excellent trail Contact: James Moe. Director. Department of Public potential. Working with the Denver Water Board, Works. 1120 N Street, Sacramento, Calif. 95814. which owns the canal and road, two Colorado com- California. The town of Los Gatos in SaAta Clara munitieshavearrangedtousethisresourcefor County has negotiated trail use leases with the State recreation. Aurora recently opened a 6-mile segment Division of Highways, Santa Clara Flood Control withincitylimitsfortrailuse. This followed the District, and the San Jose Water Works for trail on 1971 opening of a similar 18-mile portion inLittle- their rights-of-way along Los Gatos Creek. A 1969 ton, Both trails have been designated National Rec- Highway Park Act allows the Division of Highways reation Trails. They are closed to motorized use. to cooperate withlocal communities indeveloping Contact: Mid-Continent Regional Office, Bureau of park and recreation facilities on non-operating high- Outdoor Recreation, P.O. Box 25837, Denver Federal way rights-of-way.Areas may he leasedfor $100 Center, Denver, Colo. 80225. per year forI() years, with 5-year options to renew. The Los Gatos trail's15 -mile length links a series Florida. Portions of a $39.9 million bond issue ap- of towns downstream: thereis hope of extending it proved by Miami voters in March will be used to construct hicycle paths in Coconut Grove and along another 30 miles. the Florida East Coast Railway track right-pf-way Contact: R. C. Bryant, Superintendent of Parks and through the city. Forestry, P. 0, Pox 949, Los Gatos, Calif, 95030. Contact: Stephen P. Clark, Mayor of Miami, City California. La, Angeles County Parks and Recrea- of Miami, Miami, Fla. 33130. tion Departm..nt .,as two trail projects utilizing rights- Florida. A State off -road vehicle study team is evalu- of-way. Wiin permission of the Los Angeles County ating thepotential use of abandoned railroads and Flood Control Di,trict, the County now administers active powerline rights-of-way for motor hike trails. a 51/2-mile stretchof levee along a San Gabriel The State also is considering using low-volume roads River flood control channel. Trail uses include horse- throughout Florida as cycle routes connecting Fed- back riding, cycling, and hiking. A pilot project, one eral, State, and county recreation areas. of its purposes isto supply information about the compatibility of cycling and horseback riding. Contact: Larry M. Hodges, Planner, Bureau of Plan- ning and Grants, Division of Recreation and Parks, Another project is a 19-mile-long multiple use trail Larson Building. Tallahassee, Fla. 32304. connectingfoothillcommunitiesintheAltadena- Pasadena area. This uses street tights -of -way, flood Georgia. The city of Decatur is developing approximately 70 miles of bicycletrails.using Land and Illinois.I hr Ct)ol, outitl'otestPreser%eDistrict. Water Conservation Fund matching assistance from \\Itich .itIministers one of the NAtititt', ottle,t and hit1.!- the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. The bike trails `11 111,10110111;M 11;1,11INIalleti111C111'4 will traverse the rights-of-way of 69 miles of roadway 111111 Of pllit.',1 %%111,11 \\ill pry' ;111110,1211 Mlle, and 1,800 feet of sidewalks. The project will include of high quality trail for residents of the Chicago area. purchase and installation of bike racks and picnic fu(late.3.3 miles of the North Branch Bike Trail facilities at several city parks along the route. have been completed along the Chicago River north- Contact: City of Decatur. Department of Community Improvement, P. 0. Box 220. Decatur. Ga. 30030. Georgia. As a personal project developed on his own time, Robert Klant of the Southeast Regional Office, BureauofOutdoorRecreation,has routedand planned a6-mile trailthrough downtown Atlanta. The Intracity-Over-Underground Trail(I. 0. U.)is designed to help Klant's Webelus Scout.; experience thefeelingof centralcitylifeandlearnabout Atlanta's history and businesslife.

The I.0. U. Trailislaid out on both public and private property. Utilizing bridge tunnels, elevators, and .:scalators, the trail leads fr6m the State Capitol Museum to Underground Atlanta, thence to the tops t 5T PRES of Atlanta's skyscrapers inthe business district.It leads through dingy alleyways and plush corridors. BIKE TRAIL from the mad whirling roar of downtown traffic and 1,,,,,..,yr,,,...17% the hustle of busy pedestrian crowds, to the cool and coimist.ioNit.'31(5" l'"':irs relative quiet of Hurt Park. Viewing the seaminess of Plaza Park where even the pigeons look as if they need a cleanup, the modern and impressive Georgia Plaza hounded by the gold domed StateCapitol,cityhall,countyexecutive buildings, and historic churches, the trail allows the youngsters from the suburbs to experience the downtown in a way that is had to forget, A patch to he worn on the uniform has been pre- paredforScouts who successfullycompletethe I. 0. U. Trail hike. Contact: Robert F. Klant. Bureau of Outdoor Recre- ation, 810 New Walton Building, Atlanta, Ga. 30303. Illinois. Two local units of gOvernment are partici- North Branch Bike Trail near Chicago will provide 20 miles of trail when completed. Lake Central Regional pating inthe President's Legacy of Parks Program 0.rice, BORphoto. by using Land and Water. Conservation Fund grants to acquire railroadrights -of -way for use aspublic recreation areas. The Elmhurst Park Districtis acquiring a 4,100-foot stretch of the Chicago & Great This Cook County Forest Preserve District trail north of Chicago leadsto many typesofrecreationaloppor- Western Railroad right-of-way adjacent to the Illinois tunities.Lake Central Regional Office, BOR photo. Prairie Path, a National Recreation Trail extending 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The Park District ---o`kx-; expects to develop trails on the site, as well as other outdoor recreation facilities. The village of Berkeley, near Chicago, will acquire a 100-by-I.500-footparcelof abandonedrailroad right -of -way for a new community parkThe site, which will be used for camping, picnicking, bicycling, and lawn games, alsowillprovide access to the Illinois Prairie Path. Contact: Director, Elmhurst Park District, 225 Pros- pect Avenue, Elmhurst, III. 60126, or Mayor, Village ofBerkeley.5819 Electric Avenue,Berkeley, 60163. v.est of t hicago, Another DJ, mile is under constrth.- Under the law. Ohio's canal lands cannot be sold lion. When completed, this hicycling and hiking trail unless the Director of Natural Resources de'ermines v.111 he landscaped and equipped with highway over- that they are unsuited for recreation use. This pro- hew necessary for safety. vision is expected to help retain parts of the Ohio- Contact: Cook County Forest Preserve District, 536 Erie and Miami-Erie Canals for trailuse. The law North Harlem Avenue. River Forest.III6nloc alsoauthorizestheDirectortoacquirebycon- denmation up to 25 acres of lands along any mile of Michigan. An abandoned railroad right-of-way. 100 trail. State agencies and localpolitical subdivisions feet wide and 12 miles long. is being acquired by the may transfer property. including no longer needed Dickinson County. Mich.. Road Commission for a highway rights-of-way,totheDirectorfor recrea- snowmobile trail. A Land and Water Conservation tionaltrailuse. Fund grant will help acquire this new addition to the President's Legacy of Parks ,Program. The area. run- The Director of Natural Resources is authorized by ning from FelchinDickinson County to Narenta the law to provide camping facilities, restore historic in Menominee County. will be known as the Felch- sites, and make improvements for historic and nature Narenta Snowmobile Trail.Itwill connect with a interpretation along trails. He also may enter into second abandoned railroad segment already owned agreements with private organizations, park districts, by the County Road Commission. cities,villages, and other governmentagencies to .intact: Superintendent-Engineer. Dickinson County maintain ::.oad Commission, 1107 South Milwaukee Avenue, The law requires preparation of a comprehensive plan Iron Mountain, Mich. 49801. for development of a Statewide Trails System by New York. The State Public Service Commission has JanuaryI,1975. ordered Consolidated Edisonto safeguard theen- Contact:DepartmentofNaturalResources,907 vironment and to develop additional uses along the Ohio Departments Building. Columbus. Ohio 43215. right-of-way of a new electrictransmission lineit Oregon. Following, passage of the State's Bicycle Act, will construct. The Commission recently granted per- (Ch. 376. Oregon Laws of 1971), the Oregon High- mission for constructing southern tier overhead u ans- wayDivisioninitiated a program. providingsafe mission lines across Rockland. Orange. and Sullivan hike routesalong sectionsofState highways for Counties. The Order affecting the 66-mile-long right- children going to and from schools. Highway main- of-way. which is within the New York Metropolitan tenanceforces have constructedtodateapproxi- Area, setsa precedentfor using transmissionline routesforrecreationand openspacewithinthe State. The order requires the utilityto acquire up to 100 feet of adjoining lands on either side of the right-of-way as huller strips. The company also must make available up to two percent of itstotal con- The 1way bike lane on Oswego.West Linn Highway. struction funds for use r. matching funds for de- Portland, uses a new stencil with "bike lane" and velopment of public recreation along the right-of-way arrow in combination with a 12inch solid white line. and buffer strips. Oregon Highway Division photo. Contact: Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Northeast Region. 1421 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102. New York. Chapter '319, New York General Laws, 1972. empowers the State's Commissioner of Trans- portationto useFederal highway fundsforthe construction. reconstruction, alteration, or repair of bicycle and pedestrianpaths andfacilities, Contact:Commissioner,DepartmentofEnviron- mental Conservation, 50 Wolf Road. Aliiany, N. Y. 12201. Ohio. Senate Bid 247, signed by Governor John J. Gilligan on July 21. 1972, provides for establishment of n State system of trails for hiking, bicycling, horseback riding.ski touring. canoeing, and other non- motorized forms of trail-related recreation activities. Where practicable. existing canals, abandoned roadways, and other abandoned rights-of-way will be used. The new act provides that counties may retain trail rights when vacating county or towns:lip roads. Such actions, however, must be preceded by public hear- ings to assure that trail use will not conflict with adjoining land use.

8 mmely 2t miles of experimental hike trailsatan iireas.I dmilies use thesemostlxon \i,eekendsfor estimated cost of S285,000. rides of about15 ink, In most instances. the routes share highway right-of- 4. Routes are neededforriders seeking100-150. svaY.this involve' \%idening the Paved shoulder on mile-long-rides tra \ ersing the State or county. each side. Signs tlesii..mate the hike strips. which are ontaell slimNle( lure. Oregon State HiglmitYDi- set apart hy double v,hitelines. This type of con- vision. State Highway Building, Salem, Oreg. 97310. structionhasresultedin asafetyproblem.since motorists are inclined to use the wider shoulder for Oregon. The citx of NIedford Parks and Recreation passingleft-turningautosdespitethehikeroute Department, assisted by the Land and Water Conser- designation. vation Fund, is using, existing park land, excess city Oregon also has experimented with use of ruhber stteet rights- of -xta1. and areas under raised portions posts toalertthe motoristto thepresence of the hikeroute.I hesepostshavenotdonethejob decomposed granite pedestrian and bicx de, trail con- expected of them, have been criticized by the public nects two existing pinks and serves many homes as being a nuisance. and\\ illhe removed, The de- along the route.Itis the first portion of a planned partment is now experimenting with a solid12 -inch 33-mile nail along Bear Creek. \ (toms through Mike line, in place of a double white line, to desig- the Rogue Valley between Emigrant Reservoir above nate the bike paths.Ifalsoisinstalling additional Ashland, Oreg,. and into the Rogue River. signs. Another Meg( :d trail. Biddle Road Pedestrizin/Bike State plans callfor bikeways on new construction Path. parallels the Rear Creek Trail.It uses existing to be separated by curbs. and sidewalks from auto- mobile traffic. The new bikeways will generally be 2-wayfacilities..1 heywillcostfrom 530.000to $611.000 per stile, depending on drainage and right- of-way costs. Use of bikokitys 'restricted exclusively or semi-exclusively to bicycles is being considered in Bear Creek Trail provides easy public access in many metropolitanareaswherepedestriantrafficwould communities. Medford Parks photo. he heavy. Oregon outlines the following needs and purposes for hike route;:

I.Routes are required to connect school children with schools, parks. and community services, con- tained\\ ithin a 2-mile radius of the school. 2. Commuters need routestoreachtheirjobs, shopping centers, or colleges and universities. 3. Recreation users require access to parks and routes within them. along beaches. andinscenic

Youngsters cycle along Bear CreekTrail being developed by the Medford, Orea., Parks and Recreation Department. Medford Parks photo. cityarterialstreetrights-of-way.Thistrail,along parktoprovidecampgrounds andotherrelated with other park and beautification improvements, %vas recreation facilities. financed with assistance of Department of Commerce, Toils.Hie right-of-way of a planned Fort Worth. Economic Development Administration, funds. Texas. bicycle project will use flood plain areas. The In a third Medford project. the city has planned to 6-mileroutewillfollowtheClearForkofthe construct 2.5miles of surfacedtrail along natural FrinitRiver within the city. The trail, which will drainage\\ ays tributary to Bear Creek, This project cross no public streets, passes beneath several over- has been proposed for Housing and Urban Develop- passes. Inuit Open Space funding, Vermont. The state will use Land and Water Con- Contact: Oat} W, \Voodring. Director.Park and servationFund matching moneystodevelop65 Recreation Department. City of Medford. Nledford, miles oftrailsfor snow mobiling.biking.andski Urve. 97501. touring. Thetrails.whichwill useoldlogging Pentislvania. A former Penn Central railroad grade roadswherepossibletominimizeenvironmental which the Nature Conservancy acquired has been impacts.willhelocatedonStatelandineight transferredtothe Commonwealth's Department of Vermont counties. Environmental Resources. The 25-mile-long strip runs Contact: A. F. Hellmann. Commissioner. Department from Milllinburg to Coburn:itcost the State only of Forests and Parks. Vermont Agency of Environ- the Nature Conservancy's purchase price of $10,500. mental Conservation. Montpelier: \'t. (15602. Plans 'callfor developing thestripinto ahiking, Washington. The State Department of Natural Re- horseback. and bicycle trail. Restrictions in the deed sources reportsuse of abandonedrailroadgrades prohibit motorized vehicle use, and logging roads as all-terrainvehicletrails, The Secretaryof Contact:Dr.MauriceK.Goddard, Departmentstatesthatthispermits cheaper con- Environntental Resources, 518 South Office Building, struction and provides stable surfaces. Harrisburg. Pa.17120. Contact: Bert 1.. Cole. Commissioner of Public Lands, South Dakota. The city of Aberdeen has acquired an Department of Natural Resources. Box 168. Olympia. abandoned railroad right-of-way ahout 7 miles south- Wash. 98501. east of the city, along the flOod plain of Moccasin Creek. The segment will provide- winter snowmobile Washington. Numerous smalL.cities are designating. and'Simimer hiking use. .streets as bicycle routes and erecting signs showing the designation. At the same time. they are on the Contact: Mid-Continent Regional Office, Bureau of. lookout for rights-of-way under power lines, along Outdoor Recreation, P. 0. Box 25837, Denver Fed- irrigation canals and over pipelines which will sup- eral Center. Denver, Colo. 80225. portmulti-purpose traildevelopments. Texas. The State Highway Department recently began Yakima, a city of 45,00(1 in central Washington. has a multi-use program for highway rights-of-way.It designateda5-milebicycleroutewithinthecity. allows cities and other units of State government to In addition. use of a Puget Sound Power and Light apply for construction of recreation facilities under Company right-of-way north of the city for a multiple overhead highway structures and on tracts of land use trail is proposed. Another prospective trail would adjoining State rights-of-way. The Highway Depart- extend tdong 7.5 miles of the Yakima River. This ment constructs the facilities; local governments pro- would he designed primarily for equestrian use. vide playground equipment and site maintenance. Contact Mid-Continent Regional Office. Bureau of Contact:BillHutsinpiller.Director ofParks and Outdoor Recreation, P. 0. Box 25837, Denver Fed- Recreation. City Hall, Yakima, Wash. 98901. eral Center, Denver, Colo. 80225, on this and the Washington. Negotiations are underway between the next two actions. SeattleWater Department andthe King County Texas. The StateParks and WildlifeDepartment Park Department to provide for trail use of Seattle's has published a trails and scenic waterways feasibility 30-mile-long Tolt River Pipeline right-of-way. The study entitled "Pathways and Paddleways." One part trailwouldhe usedforhiking,horseback riding, of the study involves n 30-mile stretch of abandoned andbicycling.Motoriz...6vehicles would hepro- railroadright-of-waybetween Comfort and Leon hibited. Springs. Texas. The paddleways portion of the study The pipelineright-of-wayismore than100 feet focuses on a 22.5-mile segment of the Guadalupe wide. In most areas a maintenance road extends along River between the low-water crossings at Kendalia- one side. Few improvements would be needed to Bergheim and Rebecca Creek. allow for trail use. The proposed agreement between The study recommends acquisition of therailroad Seattle and King County, whichinvolvesuseof asahiking, hiking, and horseback ridingtrail.It an easement, contemplates a3-phase development alsocallsfor designation of theriversectionof during the coming 3years. The first phase would the Guadalupe River as a scenic river and waterways include erection of signs and improvement of grades.

10 An equestrian trail likely will follow the Yakima River. Yakirna Parks photo.

This first designated bike route in the city of Yakima, Wash., uses a residential street. Yakima Parks photo.

II An undeveloped flail traverses 7.5 miles of Puget Scund Power and Light Company rightof.way through north Yakima, Wash. Yakima Parks photo.

The second phase would provide valkway.s. separa- ; .4 tion of foot and equestrian traffic, and extension of the trail. Phase three Litild make path improvements. contruetrivercrossings.restrooms.. andparking lois. and develop bicycle trails. The halt River pipeline, completed in 1963. provides water for 350.000 peopleinSeattle and northern King County. Its source of water is the South Fork of the Toll River in urban King County. Contact:Charles Gnehm. CountyParksPlanner. King County Department of Parks and Recreation. W-226King(=mintyCourthouse,Seattle,Wash. 98104. on this and the next action.

11 The route of the Seattle Taft River Watershed Pipeline in King County, Wash., will be developed for trail use. King County Parks photo..

President Ralph M. Davis and Kent, Wash., Mayor Isa- bel Hogan view thefirstsection oftrailopened on Puget Sound Power and Light right-ofway. BOR photo by Vic Ecklund.

Washington. The Puget Sound Power and Light Com- panyinKing County. Wash,. has announced that the public may use its abandoned interurban railway, right-of-way whieh formerly connected MCOnla and the valley communities to the city of Seattle. The right-of-way carries power line- from their sources to Seattle. Interurban tracks and ties have long since been removed. The roadbed runs through portions of both King and Pierce counties. A June 1972 meeting called by the King County Planning Department showed widespread approval of plans to develop the old railroad for hikers. bicyclists and horseback riders. The trail. connecting wnh an existing Seattle 'bike route. would create a 25-mile bicycle route between the University of Washington and Fife, a southern King County community.

PugetSound Power and Light Company's abandoned interurban railway through King and Pierce Counties, Wash., isto be used as a public trail.KingCounty Parks photo. West Virginia. The Huntington and Finsbury.Dis- Contact:Office. Chief ofEngineers.Planning Di- tricts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are now vision. C ivil Works. Washingum, D. C. 20314. exploringwiththeWest -VirginiaDepartment of Natural Resources the feasibility of connecting pro- Rights -of -Way for the Future posed trail systems atits authorized Stonessall Jack- Eaels seem to indicate that information on rights - Project and theBurnville LakeProject. son lake of -slayisbecoming easiertoobtain. Around the historic W. Va..bya5-miletraillinkover the countryare many examples of si:Lcessfuluseof Weston and (Milky Bridge Turnpike (1850-53). these linemr properties for public outdoor recreation. Corps Cisil Works regulations provide for purchase (loners and controllers of rights-of-wayproperties of access road rights-of-way to connect Stale or local in many areas are amenable to public recreation use highways,torecreationareas.'I heserights-of-way where itis not contrary to existing uses and condi- range from 100 to 200 feet wide. They are designed tions.Development of public good will andrelief to provide park-like approaches to recreation areas. frommaintenance areimportanttorights-of-way Sufficient lands usually are acquired at lake projects miners. whether they beindividual.corporate, or to provide for trailrights-of-way. public agency entities. As Dale Christiansen emphasizes. recreation planners and administrators need to evaluate closely the costs of taking on right-of-way management and maintenance obligations. No doubt areas are available which HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNSUITABLE are no bargain. even when the acquisitionisfree. FOR RECREATION PURPOSES In many, instances. however. partnership and other combination approaches can help to stretch recrea- By Dale Christiansen_ tion program budgets. Director. Bureau of Parks. Portland. Oreg. Sonic of the most attractive recreation settings today Nlany years ago someone said "Beware of Greeks were made possible by using ahandoned railroad seg- hearing Gifts." Today itmight be more appropriate to state a similar admonition, "Beware of bureau- crats bearing gifts." especially where the tantalizing oilerisfreelandforplaygroundsforchildren, landscaped nooks for senior citizens, beautiful open space, etc., and the potential benefactors are freeway Portland. Oreg.,is experimenting with plastic disks to builders, mark a I-way hiketrail and motorized travel way. How many recreation and park professionals have Oregon Highway Division photo. been invitedto participateinthe planning process for a new freeway since, When thisisallbuilt,all of this greenery and recreation space can he yours? Wake up, peopleyou may he about to be duped.

Itiscertainly- understandable that an agency that ends up acquiring hundreds or thousands of acres if the course of constructing a freeway would he in- Jestedinfinding someone elsetotake over the scry costly responsibility for the infinite maintenance of excess property. Especially is this true when parks arepopular and park andrecreationpeopleare striving to improve their level of service. Recreation officials should be alert and bear in mind that lands adjacent to a fully operating freeway may be unusable doe tothe sound level generated by the trallie. Even the areas beneath bridge approaches many time'areutilisablefor humans because of noise and hall. Recreation and park dollars ate going to prove even more difficult to obtain in years to come, so weigh carefully the long range commitments placed upon community resources. Evaluate with care the true impact of allgifts. Contact: Dale Christiansen, Direc'or, Portland Bureau of Parks. 1107 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, Oreg. 97204. ments. canal sides, and patchwork ownerships. The areas. Watt also appealed to State Liaison Officers Pacific Crest Trail. the Appalachian Trail. and the to emphasize measures designed toalleviateflood proposed North Country 'Frail all join lands of many damage. ownerships and myriad former uses to provide some of the Nation's most desirable public recreation. At Some other Federal agencies, such as the Economic least four of the 33 National Recreation Trails desig- Development Administration. Department of Com- nated by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agricul- merce. are authorized to make supPlemental grants; ture are based on abandoned rights-of-way. The pro- these may increase the total Federal financial involve- posed 800 mile Potomac Heritage Trail would use ment in some projects to more than SO percent. theoldChesapeakeandOhio CanalTowpath. Contact: Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Department No doubt. many other prime recreation areas will of the Interior. Washington, D. C. 20240. conic to life on old rights-of-way when planners and S5.5 Million to States for Fish Restoration. The Fish recreation administrators put their minds and talents and WildlifeServiceapportionedS5.5millionto to work. States for sport fish restoration beginning on JulyI. The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. the Department according to on announcement by the Secretary of of Transportation, and the Interstate Commerce Com- the Interior. Under the Federal Aid to Fish Restora- mission. should be able to help provide identification tion Program. States are reimbursed for up to15 of many future recreation areas. Alert public recre- percent of projects such as acquisition of land and ationplannerskeepingclosewatch onlanduse %voter areas, construction and rehabilitation of lakes, changes in their areas probably are the best avenue development of access sites and facilities for fisher- for assuring that suitable lands will become available men, and research to aid the management of sport for outdoor recreation use. fish., Funds come from a10 percent excise tax on fishing tackle and other equipment under (he Federal The expanding work of vigorous private organizations Dingell-JohnsonAct. An additionalapportionment such as The Nature Conservancy. the Bicycle Insti- %MI be made to States this fall. tute of America. numerous trailclubs, and the re- Contact: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of cently formed National Trails Council, 53 W. Jack- theInterior, Washington, D. C. 20240. son Boulevard. Chicago, II!. 60604, should serve in- creas'ngly to dentify and preserve suitable areas. Bureau of IndianAffairs Commissioner LouisR. Bruce has announced that Indian Tribal owners of In summary. rights-of-way occupy a public outdoor forest lands who in the past have paid the government recreation role relatively small in acreage but highly administrative fees for management and liraprotec- strategic in location and other values, tion assistance may elect in the future to invest some of the money inintensified development of forest FEDERAL FINANCING OF OUTDOOR areas.

RECREATION I3ruce saidthe money involved can amount toas Department of the Interior much as S3 million per year. In the past, fees have been based on returns from timber sales. The new Secretary of the interior Rogers C. B. Morton has- option is designed to improve both forest production directedthattopprioritybegiventoStateand and enhance the forest environment on Indian Tribal localgovernmentrequestsforfinancialassistance lands. a growing recreational asset in some areas. to rebuild flood-damaged public park and recreation Contact: Bureau of Indian'Affairs,Department of areas and facilities. the Interior, Washington. I). C. 20242. Financial aid for this reconstruction will conic from the Contingency Reserve of the Land and Water Bureau of Outdoor Recreation.. Recent Land and Conservation Fund, which the Secretary can make Conservation Fund Grants. available forFederal matching grants. The Secre- tary directed the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to Alabama. A Land andWater Conservation Fund grant of 5156.000 will enable Point Mallard Park, workcloselywiththeStatesandtheirpolitical, subdivisions in planning for alternative uses of flood Decatur, Ala., to construct a175-pad campground ina wooded area along the Tennessee River. The plainlands. He also encouraged State andlocal project adjoins Point NIallard Aquatic Center, !which governments to follow land use planning procedures which would devote more flood plains to recreation contains a unique wave pool. This usesfour 75- and other conservation purposes. horse power motors to compressandrelea,...2air, creating waves 5feet high for swimmers to enjoy. Following the directive from Secretary Morton, Bu- The new project will include a main building with reau of Outdoor Recreation Director James G. Watt an admissions office. lanndry facilities, grocery, and ordered his regional staffs to begin immediate con- three shelter-comfOrt buildings with covered picnic, sultations with appropriate State and localofficials shower, and rest room facilities, in flood-stricken areas. Emergency consideration was Contact: Hairy W. Rice, Executive Director. Point given to Wilkes Barre. Pa., and Rapid City, S. Dak, Mallard Park, P. 0. Box 1865, Decatur, Ala. 35601.

14 California. A Land and Water Conservation Fund Contact: Director. Maryland Department of Forests grant of $356.550 under the President's Legacy of andParks,StateOfficeBuilding,Annapolis. Md. Parks Program provides for acquisition of 551 acres 21404. at Pismo Beach, Calif. The grant announced on July 18,1972, pushes the total money provided to Cali- fornia from the fund to more than $50 million. The STATE AND LOCAL FINANCING OF total of $100 million of combined Federal and State matching funds has financed the acquisition and de- OUTDOOR RECREATION velopment of 225 park and recreationprojectsin Alaska. Three newactsofthe 1972Legislature California. establish a tourism program for the State. Contact: William Penn Mott. Jr.,Director, Depart- ment Parks and Recreation, 14/6 Ninth Street, Chapter 171 establishes a revolving tourism fund in Sacramento, Calif. 95814, the Department of Commerce, effective May I,1973, and provides authority to make loans to tourism in- California. The cityof Fremont, Calif., near San dustries of up to $1 million each. Francisco, will use a Land and Water Conservation grant to develop a 75 -mile bikeway. This will be a Chapter 148 provides for a 9-member Tourism Ad- major part of the FremontIrails System. a network visory Board. of bicycling and horseback riding routes which will Chapter 158 appropriates $1million to the Depart- traverseFremontstreets,highwayfrontageroads, ment of Commerce for the revolving tourism fund. dikes of privately owned salt ponds, and sonic streets inneighboring communities. A citizens' group, the Contact:theodore G. Smith, Director. Division of Fremont Advisory Committee on Trails, assistedin Parks. 323 Fourth Avenue, Anchorage. Alaska planning the trail network. 99501. Contact: City of Fremont. 39700 Civic Center Drive, Arkansas. The Arkansas Game alY1Fish Commis- Fremont, Calif. 94535. sion's magazine, Arkansas Game aui Fish, spring and Maryland. A Land and Water Conservation Fund Summer issue, reports that the Comii,ission acquired grant to Maryland of nearly $3 million will enable 24,202.22 acres of game and fish lands for $2,350.- the State to acquire 4,266 acres of land for a new 393.40 between July1970 and July1971, Average State park near Laurel, Md. The grantis one of cost per acre was $97. The magazine states that during fiscal years 1969-70 and 1970-71. the Commission thelargestsinceinaugurationofthePresident's acquired more acres of land for public hunting and Legacy of Parks Program.Itprovides for thefinal stage of a project to acquire more than 7.000 acres fishing than had been secured in the previous 10-year of land along both sides of the Patuxent Rivet'. The period. area will form Patuxent State Park. Contact: Jay Ka lika, Arkansas Game andFish.2 Capitol Mall. Little Rock. Ark. 72201.

Colorado. Denver voters on September 8,1972, approved a recreation bond issue totalling $9,040,000. Nearly one-third the amount will be used for park development. The remainder will pay fur construction atrecreationcenters,landscaping.hike-hiketrails. tennis courts, and hall fields.

New campground facilities will serve visitors to Point Inother actions during thepastyear, the Denver Mallard Park, Decatur, Ala., which features artificial surf. Point Mallard Park photo. metropolitan area has witnessed the passage of a series of recreation bond issues. The Foothills Recreation District passed a $500,000 parks and recreation issue in June 1971. In October. the South Suburban Metropolitan Park and Recre- ationDistrictapproved a $2millionbondpro- gram. In that same month, Greenwood Village voters set aside $500,000 for park and recreation purposes. Littleton. Colo.. in January voted to spend $400,000 toacquirefloodplainparkland alongthe South PlatteRiver.In Nlay1972. the city of Lakewood passed a$3million measure providingforrecre- ation site purchases. Contact: Mid-Continent Regional Office. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, P.O. Box 25537. Denver Federal Center. Denver, Colo. 80225.

15 Florida. Voters in the city of Nliami. Fla.. in March than S5 million worth of the bonds or such funds as 1972 approved a $39.9 million bond issue for parks are matched by Federalfunds.whichever soaris and recreation..1-he funds will be used to add17 greater. mily be issued in any one year. new parks in the city: upgrade almost all of the 57 Contact: Rae Sanders, Outdoor Recreation Director. existingparks:purchasetwoparcelsofproperty MississippiPalk System, RobertE.Lee Building. needed to give the city a continuous bayfront park Jackson, Miss. 39201. between MacArthur Causeway and the Dupont Plaza: create a scenic walkway along the Miami River from New Jersey. The 1972 State Legislature appropriated Bi:ickell Avenue to Flag ler Street: and to construct $500.000 to provide more thanfa quarter of it mil- bicyclepath,inCoconut Grove andalongthe lion disadvantaged youths an opportunity to partici- Florida East Coast Railway tracks through the city. pateinrecreational and cultural day outings. The Two years ago. .Miami voters disapproved a $47.5 State Department of Environment Protection provided million bond issue which included $13.2 million for $484.750 of this as direct grants to 70 youth-serving recreation. agencies. 1.1%;-:grants paid for busing and admission Contact: Stephen P. Clark. Mayor of Miami. City of fees to parks, Oeaches, cultural and educational cen- Miami, Miami. Ha. 33130. ters, and sports events. Indiana. In June 1972. the city of Indianapolis sold Contact: Richard J. Sullivan. Commissioner, Depart- bonds totaling $8.450,000 for recreational purposes. ment of Environmental Protection. P.O. Box 1390, The issue will finance the purchase of approximately Trenton. N.J. 08625. 285 acresforparks. construction of six combination swimming pools and ice rinks, and the establish- FEDERAL ORGANIZATION AND ment of three golf courses. In addition.it will help ADMINISTRATION pay for landscaping. maintenance. and remodeling of buildings.thelighting of several tennis courts and The President parks. and fencing and equipping playgrounds. Contact: Department of Parks and Recreation. 1426 PresidentRichardNI.Nixon on June20,1972, West 29th Street. Indianapolis. Ind. 46208. issued a statement on the United Nations Conference onthe Human EnvironmentheldJune5-16in Maine. Voters of the State on June l9,1972, by a Stockholm, Sweden. An excerpt follows: narrow margin of about 1.500 votes passed a $3.090,- 000 development bond issue. Of this, more than $2 The United States achieved practically allof its million is earmarked for parks. objectives at Stockholm: Contact:LawrenceStuart.Commissioner. Depart- I. The Conference approved establishment of a ment of Parks and Recreation. Stale Office Building. new UnitedNations unitto provide continued Augusta, Maine 04330. leadershipandcoordinationofenvironmental action. animportantstep which had ourfull NIassaehuselts, The EnvironmentalCapital Outlay support. Bill. Chapter 803. Acts of 1972. provides for bond issues totaling $130 million for acquisition and im- 2. The Conferenceapprovedforminga$100 provement Of open space and recreation areas. plus million United Nations environmental fund which some river and stream cleanup. The Metropolitan I personally proposedlastFebruary. District Commission's share of the money will consist 3. The Conference overwhelmingly approved the of $83 million to clean up pollution in Boston Har- U.S. proposal fora moratorium on commercial bor, $15 milliontorehabilitateBoston's Franklin killing of whales. Park Zoo. and $31 million to enlarge and improve 4. he Conference endorsed our proposal for an recreation facilities along the Mystic River. The De- into national conventiou to regulate ocean partment of Natural Resources is allocated $9 million slum ping. for acquisition. planning. and construction of recrea- tionfacilities. Of this. $4 millionwill be usedto 5. 'the Conference endorsed theU.S. proposal puichase South Cape BeachinMashpec, thelast for the establis'iment of a World Heritage Trust warm-water beach which can he made available for to help preserve wilderness areas and other scenic public use on the south shore of Cape Cod. natural landmarks. Contact:A-thur Brownell, Commissioner, Depart- However. even more than inthespecific agreement of Natural Resources, State Office Building, 100 ments reached. 1 believe that the deepest signifi- cance of the Conference lies in the fact that for the Cambridge Street, Boston, _Mass. 02114, first time in history, the nations of the world sat Mississippi. HouseBill660, enacted bythe1972 down together toseekbetter understanding of Mississippi Legislature, authorizes the sale of $25 mil- each other's environmental problems and to ex- lion in negotiable general obligation State bonds. The plore opportunities for positive action, individually proceeds will he used to construct, equip, furnish, and collectively. The governments and people of and renovate State Parks., and to acquire additional the world must now work together to make the lands needed for parks and historic sites. No more objectives of the Stockholm Conference a reality.

16 The Council on Environmental Qualitv's Third An- Inlet to develop a nee, recreation program which lets Milli Report went to Congress On August 7.1972. city children work their own flower and vegetable along with a message from President Nixon. Inthe plots. Albertvisited with the children enrolled and President's words: expressed his hope that after a pilot sear in Cham- I am pleased that the data presented in the Colin- paign.other communities\killstartEddie Albert Lars report indicate that the quality of the air in Farm Programs. many of our citiesisimproving. Across the nu- ton.emissionsfromitutomobilesasignificant Albert also has been discussing with the U.S. Depart- portion of total emissionsare declining. We can ment of Agriculture and National Recreation and expect these welcome trends to accelerate itsthe Park Asociation the possibilities of starting "Parks new standards and compliance schedules called as Living [arms.'' He has talked with USDA's Ex- for h the Clean Air Act of 1970 becomes fully tension Service about launching a gardening program effective. for urban and suburban youths who have no other Although the Report shows that we still have a oprortunity to take part in such activities. major battle ahead to restore the quality of our Contact: KarlNItinson,Extension Service,Depart- waters. impressive strides have been made ander ment of Agriculture. Washington, I). C. 21)250. present authorities. These include afivefoldin- crease in criminal enforcement actions under the Refuse Act of 1899 since 1968. (Council Chair- man Russell Train told a press conference: "On water quality . . . we are holding our own.") A citizens symposium sponsored by The Conservation Foundation recommended steps to protect National Parks The Council's report estimates thatinorder to for the future. NPS photo by Loretta Neumann. meetcurrentenvironmentalprotectionrequire- ments. the public and private sectors together will need to spend an annual amount of $33 billion in1980. Cumulative expenditures of more than $287 billion are estimated over the 10 years. A Fact Sheet accompanying the Environmental Qual- ity Council's Report pointed out that the Legacy of Parks Program has turned over 167 properties, covering 22.000 acres to 41 State and local governments and to Puerto Rico for public recreationuse. The [act Sheet also cited the President's Executive Order on controlling use ofoff -roadvehicles- onpublic hinds. direction to the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to identify areas in the Fast for wilderness designation, and the Executive Order banning predator control poisons on Federal land except in emergencies. The Council report includes a chapter on National Parks. highlighting their 1972 Centennial celebration. CitingcitizenrecommendationsfortheNational A "mini - farmer" shows off her crop of onions at the Parks program in the future. the Council supported annual HarvestFestivaloftheWashingtonYouth suggestions thatpreservation rather than recreation Garden program. Federal Extension Service photo. be the central focus of the National Park Service in the next hundred years. The report quoted a citizen's group studying the National Parks under leadership of The Conservation Foundation as suggesting "... that hotel accommodations, private automobiles, and car camping berestrictedor eliminated wherever possible." Contact: Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Govern- mentPrintingOffice,Washington,D.C.20402. Copies are S2 in paper cover. Department of Agriculture Extension Service Gardens for Recreation. Entertainer and conservationist Eddie Albert has been working with outdoor recreation leaders in Illinois and Wash- ington, D. C., on programs to benefit urban youth. k g L He cooperated with the Champaign, III.,Park Dis-

,> Department of the Army dumping and other violations of provisions of chap- Corps of Engineers enforcement personnel have begun ter III. Title 36. Code .4 Federal Regulations. issuing citations for dumping refuse at sonic Civil Works Projects. Authority to issue citations at desig- Corps personnel will not engage in the actual enforce- nated projectsiscontained inSection 234 of the ment of other laws, since Federal. State. county or Hood Control Act. P.I.. 91-611 (84 Stat 1818). Indi- local lair enforcement agencies retain such statutory viduals will be cited for aggravated cases of refuse authority and responsibility.

LET'S MAKE BOATING A SAFER SPORT have lifesaving devices readily available for all hands by I.t. Cmdr. Gilbert Shaw on board. U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Bender said. 'We are working very hard to Forty-five million Americans will discover, or redis- get the boatman to take part in safe boating educa- cover the pleasures of recreational boating this year. tion programs. If more do not participate, we will be If the trend continues, more will seekrest, relaxa- forced to push for mandatory safety education which tion and fun on the waterways in the years to come. will he required before an operator can he licensed." He adds that the Coast Guard Auxiliary. the United The continuing boom in pleasure boating adds boat- States Power Squadron and other organizations al- men to the outdoor scene on a dailybasis. Some ready have such courses available at little or no cost. have worked themselves up from the 14 -foot alumi- num boat to larger craft and have taken the time to Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington has several learn about and respect the nation's lakes, rivers and pamphlets already available and more being prepared. streams. Others feel that because there are no traffic One recentbooklet. "(Almost) Everything You Al- signs, roads, posted speed limits or driver's licenses. ways Wanted To Know About Boating ... Rut Were they can head for the open water without either Ashamed To Ask." has won wide popularity inthe operational or safety experience and education. boating fraternity. This pamphletisavailable from U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters (GlillE/62). 400 7th According to Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Street. S.W.. Washington., D. C.0590. Chester R. Bender, the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 has given his Service a mandate to make recre- A new self-teaching 'Skipper's Course" is available ational boating a safer sport. The nation's top Coast from the Superintendent of Documents, Government G.,nrd officer said, "We are both determined and Printing Office. Washington, D. C. 20402. The cata- obligated to cut down the 3,909 boating accidents log number (TD-5.2:Sk3)andthestocknumber reported last year. Whenever statistics show that any (5012-0050) and a check or money order for one activity causes .1.582 deaths and property lossof dollar should be included witha request forthis over nine milliondollars, something must he im- course. proved." The Coast Guard realizesthatitsboating safety The relatively new law gives the Coast Guard the teams, made up of about 400 Coast Guardsmen, can- responsibility of laying down the criteria for decid- not cover the vast areas used by boatmen. To -assist ing what makes a boat anditsrelated equipment the State governments in carrying out their programs "safe." Sonic of the factors involved arc minimum of taking the dangers out r,f boating and leaving the flotationrequirements. maximum horsepower limits pleasures in, the Coast Guard has granted financial for certain craft, and lotto capacities for particular aid to all 50 states and each of (he Nation's terri- vessels. These arc important to both the manufac- tories. turer and the boatman . the manufacturer to Admiral Bender stated that the purpose of new regu- insure his product meets theFederal safety standards, and the boatman, who, as a consumer must lations and requirements levied on boat manufacturers and boatmen is not to make boating less enjoyable. have sonic assurance that heis buying safe equipment. He added "The Nation's waters represent one of the country's last frontiers. It is a frontier we must pro- Other standards are in development. They too will tect so that our children, their children and the gen- be based on making boating safer. The Coast Guard erations which follow will he able to enjoy the many is working on regulations involving navigation lights, water-associatedsports.Safety on the waterisa emergency signaling equipment. carrying of safety necessity and we will do all we possibly can to protect equipment, and prevention of fires and explosions, the American boatman," As the rules are prepared they are made public, as Contact: United States Coast Guard. 400 7th Street, was the regulation requiring almr,,t every boat to S.W.. Washington. D. C. 20590.

18 All areas designated for Corps refuse dumping en- Contact: Department of theInterior. Washington. forcementwill bepostedwitha r propriatesigns. D. C. 20240. Rangers are being trained to carry out the enforcement program. National Park Service Contact: Office, Chief of Engineers, Operations Divi- New Natural Landmarks Named by Secretary Mor- sion. Civil Works, Washington, D. C. 20314. ton,Twenty-three new Natural Landmarks have been designated by Secretary Morton. They willbe in- Environmental Protection Agency cludedinthe National RegistryofNatural. T.and- Final Standaros for Mar;ne Sanitation Devices. The marks. The program isa conservation effort to en- Environmental Protection Agency in June 1972 issued courage owners to preserve exceptional natural areas. for sanitation devices to be required on standards The 23 bring to 190 the number of Natural Land- vessels using the Nation's navigable waters. Text of marks listed in the National Registry by the National the EPA statement was publishedintheFederal PartService. Register of June 23. 1972, (37 F.R. 9497). Establish- Cont let: National Park Service. Department of the ment of standards is required by the Federal Water Interior. Washington, D. C. 20240, on this and the Quality Improvement Act of1970. The law also next two actions. requires the Coast Guard to issue and enforce regulations consistent with the EPA standards governing Five Outstanding Study Areas Become National En- design. construction. installation, and operation of the vironmental Education Landmarks.Secretary Morton marine sanitation devices. Rowboats, canoes. and a on July 14, 1972. designated five "outdoor classroom" variety of other small craftare exempt from the areas as National Environmental Education Land- standards. marks. Contact:Environmental ProtectionAgency, Wash- ington. D. C. 20460. A project of the National Park Service, National EnvironmentalEducation Landmarks providena- Department of Housing and Urban Development tional recognition for sites with outstanding environmental education programs. These 5 bring to 16 the New Open Space Project Selection System Published. total number of sites so recognized. Revised criteria for evaluating open space program fundingproposals werepublishedintheFederal Super Trams to Carry Washington Sightseers. "Super Register of April14.11)72. (37 F.R. 7391). The cri- Trams." 3-car trackless trains. are carrying tourists teria in general are the same as those listed in "Out- through Arlington National Cemetery this year.The door RecreationAction."ReportNo. 23,p. 18. new transportation units carry as many as 141visi- Minor modifications accommodate public comments. tors on a single tour. Contact: Department of Housing and Urban Develop- The trams are like those introduced in Yosemite Na- ment. Washington. D. C. 20410. tionalPark. Calif.. lastyear. What was an experi- Department of the Interior ment at Yosemite Valley is now established practice. This transportation method may help solve a major Secretary of the .Interior Rogers C. B. Morton has recreation problemhow to preserve natural environ- assumed Chairmanship ofthe Susquehanna River ments in outstanding areas while enabling millions Basin Commission. He succeeds MiltonJ.Shapp, of people to see theta. Governor of Pennsylvania, who had served as the first Chairman since July1971. Morton designated Thomas C. H. Webster, his Federal alternate, to serve as Acting Chairman and to deal with recent flood damage in the basin. The Commission administers the Susquehanna 'River Basin'Compact. an agreement between the States of Thesetrams now carryvisitorsthroughArlington Pennsylvania. New York, and Maryland, and the National Cemetery fora-close view without increasing Federal Government for water resource protection autotraffic. National Park Service photo. and development. The Compact was authdrized by Congress and signed into law by President Nixon on December 24, 1970. Contact: Thomas C. H. Webster. Acting Chairman. Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Camp Hill, Pa.

. The Secretary on July 3,1972. appointed John. F. McKtine of Laguna Niguel. Calif.,to the post of Director of Personnel for the Department of the Interior. McKune succeeds Newell Terry, who re- tired last January after 16 years in the position. r, Under the Federal Boat Safety Act of Ha 1: the U.S. Coast Guard seeksto make boating cz safersport.Coast Guard Photo.

Bureau of Outdoor Recreation rnder the National Trails System Act ofI 96S (P.T.. 90-5431 the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 1 he Ithreau of Outdoor Recreation reports addition designate Slate.local, and privatetrailsthatmeet of four new National Recreation Trails to the Na- criteriaas National- Recreation Trails. Iwenty-nine tional Trails System during the past year bringing the designated trails were listedin "Outdoor Recreation total to 33 in the Nation. Action.- Report No. 20. p. 4. The four latest additions include: llighlinCanal Trail. Aurora. Colo. This isa 5- mile -long foot. bicycle, and horseback trail admin- The New Golden istered by the Aurora rity Parks and Recreation Eagle Passport Department. Designatedin June1972.itisthe second of itprojected SO-mile-long blighline Canal Frail through metropolitan Denver. The Golden Eagle Passport Program. which provides for entrance fees to designated Federal areas. gained Belle Isle Bicycle Trail, Detroit. Mich. This isa (1.9- mile -long bicycle trail loop administered by the permanent statuswith enactment of legislation by Detroit Parks and Recreation Department. It was the conuss on July II. 1972. The new Act provides designated in January 1972. for S10 Golden Faille permits to he used only for admission to designated entrancefee areas admin- Willamette River Trail, Eugene. Oreg, This 0.97 - istered by the National Park Service and at National mile -long foot. bicycle, and wheelchair trail follow- Recreation Areas administered by the Forest Service. ing the river hank is administered 1w the Eugene Persons aged 62 years'and older are eligible for free Parks and Recreation Department.Itwas desig- Golden Age Passports which have the same entitle- nated in March 1972. ment as the Golden Eagle. In addition. Golden Age Passport holders are to he allowed a 50 percent reduc- Cargill Long Park Trail, Longview, Texas. This tion in special recreation use fees. night-lightedfoot and bicycle trail. designatedin June 1972, extends for 2.5 miles along an aban- Post Offices willsellthe new permits. Comparable doned railroad right -of -way. Itis administered by user fees for comparable services will he emphasized the Longview Parks and Recreation Department, among the recreation agencies. Agencies are granted

20 arrest runhorit: the Golden Fare le symbolispro- Org niationalchangeswhichtookplaceinthe tected: rindforeign nationals %%ill he permitted free But during July and August 1972 included: entrance during the firs' three years by showing their current visas or passports. Establishment of a seventh Regional Office in Al- buquerque. N. \lex. It serves a new South Central ['rler the new act. revenues collected front fees are Regionthatincludes New Mexico. Texas. Okla- to he available for reappropriation to the collecting homa. Arkansas. .ind Louisiana. agency for any ;Hattori/L.(1 outdoor recreation func- tion of thatagency, except that during thefirst 5 Appointment of Roll ind B. Handley, who had been years up to 40 percent may he Appropriated for en- Northeast' Regional Director since1966,to head hancement of the fee collection system. the new South Central Region.

The new actspecifiesthat the Bureau of Outdoor Transfer of Nlauriee D. "Red" Arnold from the Recreationisto make annual reports to the House Nlid-(.ontinent Region in Denver, Colo., to head andSenateCommittees onInteriorandInsular the Northeast Regional Office in Philadelphia. ,\ffairs. Such reports are due each March 31 and are Reassignment of Fred Jones from Assistant Direc- to include a summary of the Federal fee collection tor for 'Management and Budget to Assistant Di- program, the coordination of applicable data govern- rector for Planning and Studies. mentwide. and recommendations for improvement of the fee program, Reassignment of William C. Dent from Assistant Director for Planning and Studies to Special Assist- Since the new legislation came late in the recreation ant to the Director. season.theagencies re eontinuingthisyearto chargethefeestheywere collecting tinderprior Appointment of Hubert Van Dyke asAssistant authorities. Thus. the Golden Eagle and Golden Age Director for Nlanagement and Budget. He formerly Passports will not become effective until1973. The was Assistant Regional Director in the Southeast Parklands Passport in use by the National Park Serv- Region. ice this yearis closely similar to the new Golden Eagle Passport in cost. entrance provisions, and bene- Reassignment of Roy K. Wood from Southeast fits for those 62 years of age or older. RegionalDirectortoSpecial Assistanttothe Director. Contact:BureauofOutdoorRecreation,Depart- ment of the Interior, 'Washington. D. C. 20240. Appointment of Douglas Baldwin as Chief, Office Four -Month Nianagement Coal Set for Bureau of of Information. Baldwin had been Acting Deputy Outdoor Recreation. The firstmajor effortof the Director for Congressional Affairs with the Office Bureau of Outdoor Recreation's new Director, James of Economic Opportunity. G. Watt, was to launch an intensive 120-day manage- Establishmentofan OfficeofEnvironmental ment and reorganization program. Affairsinthe Office of the Director. headed by In the first of a series of management meetings with Jerome Anderson. Bureau personnel, Watt stated: want the Bnrean An exchange of assignments between Robert A. of Outdoor Recreationin60 days to he the best Ritsch, who becomes Chief. Division of State Pro managed agency in the Federal Government. In 120 grants.and I.awrence NI irkes.now Chief. days,/ want everybody around Its to know thatitis Division of Federal Land Acquisition, both in the the best managed agency." Bureau's Washington Office. Contact: Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Department of the Interior. Washington, I). C. 20240.

James G. Watt Tennessee Valley Authority

The Tennesse Valley Authorityisusing a new approach designed to develop wildlife cover or produc- tivefarm use of power linerights-of-way, Areas under transmission lines are being cleared mechani- cally, leaving the land ready for pasture, crops. or game cover use. A cost-sharing arrangement encour- ages landowners to install wildlife plantings or agricultural use. Biologists believe that wildlife plantings can don He Ow carrying capacity of right-of-way for ('1 JECT!IE quail.(leer,turkey,coves. or other game species. When trails are installed along cleared right-of-way, weekend hikers and strollers have a chance of seeing 10 (TE-A7E. avarietyof animals andbirdsintheir "Moral

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',11 tiff' 71TkVIIE: V7 / Contact:TennesseeValleyAuthority,Knoxville. STATE AND LOCAL ORGANI7ATfON Tenn. 37902. On this and the following action. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation tabulation shows that Strip NIin1ny, rings Special Requ..st. Continued dis- in recent years 21States have established programs cussions and publicity on the adverse effects of strip for preservation of one or more wild or scenic rivers. mining on rural lands has prompted the Tennessee States and the dates their programs were initiated are: Valley Authority to request that "Outdoor Recreation Action'' print the following statement infull. Alabama.1969:California.1968;Georgia.1969; Indiana, establishedwitholitspecificlegislationre TVA has included reclamation and conservation required: Iowa. 1970; Kentucky. 1972: Louisiana, 1970: quirements since 1965 in its contract awards for coal Maine. 1966; Maryland. 1971: Massachusetts, 1971; produced by strip or auger mining. The controls were Michigan, 1970; Minnesota. 1963; New York, 1972; broadened in 1971 to remiirc submission and approval North Carolina. 1971; Ohio, 1968; Oklahoma. 1970; of a detailed mining and reclamation plan before a Oregon, 1970; Tennessee, 1968: Virginia, 1970; West producer can qualify as an approved bidder and the Virginia. 1969; and Wisconsin, 1965. withholding by TVA of a portion of the contract pay- ments until required reclamation is completed. In the Several other States have studied or otherwise have spring of 1972. TVA's Board of Directors approved inventoriedpotentialState scenicrivers. These are a broad statement of policy on environmental protec- listed, together with responsible officials in each State, tion of coalmine(' land. The policy recognizes TVA's in a -Summary of State Actions to Establish Sttte resolve to prevent adverse effects on scenic. natural. Scenic River Programs" available free upon recfuest or recreation resources from mining coalitbuys. from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. Contact: Division of Resource Area Studies, Bureau TVA will not accept offers of coal mined in or near of Outdoor Recreation, Department of the Interior, areas °Mei:illy designated by State or Federal agen- Washington, D. C. 20240. cies_ or identified by TVA. as wild or scenic river areas or as wilderness, natural, scenic, or public rec- Alaska. Chapter 107, Laws of Alaska, 1972, provides reation areas: or areas under study for such designa- for establishing trails and footpaths for public use. tion pursuanttolegislative authority. except where The new law also authorizes the State Department specialcircumstancesexist.Neitherwillitaccept of NaturalResources toissue grantstocitiesor offersfromlocationsinornear areas designated boroughs and the State Department of Highways for underlegislativeauthorityaspotentialsitesfor acquisition. development, and maintenance of trails. theseusesunless.after coordination with approp- The act specifies that trails established by local gov- riate agencies. TVA determines that the coal can be ernments can be used by both motorized and-inon- mined withoutsubstantially adversely affecting the motorized traffic with the approval of the Commis- area's potential for such use. In such cases. and also sioner of Natural Resources. State appropriations for in eases involving offerings of coal from mines in or the new trails may he as much as 1 percent of the near other visually important areas such as major total yearly sum of State and Federal matching Funds highwys orpopulationcenters.specialprovisions combined tinder the Federal aid highways program. designed to protect esthetic values are incorporated in Contact: Alaska Department of Natural Resources, the purchase contracts. No coal will he accepted from Division Of Parks, 323 E. Fourth Avenue, Anchorage, areasinwhichin TVA's judgment mining would Alaska 99501, on this and the next action. adversely affect a public water supply and such adverse effect cannot be avoided by proper reclamation. Alaska. The 1972 State Legislature enacted Chapter 168, Laws of Alaska, creating an Alaska Conserva- Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission tion Action Corps. Youths enrolled in the Corps will providestaff servicesfor public agencies. clean up The Upper MississippiRiverBasin Commission, litter.aidinneighborhood improvement programs. authorized by President Nixon on March 22, 1972, assist in fire prevention, and build trails, among other under provisions of the Water Resource Planning Act, assignments. The program will become active when PI.. 59-80. began operation JulyI. 1972. with head- Federal funds are appropriated to carry itout. quartersinthe TwinCities.Minn. George W. Griebenow. formerly Administrator of the Waterloo. Arkansas. Charles T. Crow, Director of the Arkansas Iowa. Community Development .Board, is Chairman. State Department of Planning, has been designated by Governor Dale Bumpers as State Liaison Officer The Commission is now studying the Minneapolis- to the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. Saint Paul Metropolitan Area.Itisalso consulting Contact: Charles T. Crow. Director. Arkansas De- on coordinated basin wildlife program needs with the partment of Planning. Capital HillBuilding,Little Departments of Conservation inthe member States Rock. Ark. 72201. of Iowa. Minnesota. Illinois, Wisconsin. and Missouri. Idaho. Governor Cecil Andrus has created an Off- Contact: George NV. Griebenow, C'hairman. Upper Road VehicleAdvisory Committeeto .investigate Mississippi River Basin Commission. Room 510, Fed- needs of user groups and to develop guides for land eral Building. Fort Snelling, Twin Cities. Minn. 55111. management agency planning. At its first meeting the

22 Committee suggested needs for legislation and lung land within the district will be eligible for agricultural range State recreation vehicle plans. value assessment. In addition, the designation places Contact: Steven Bly, Director. Department of Parks limits on seizing the property by exercise of eminent and Recreation. Statehouse.. Boise. Idaho 83707. domain authoritiesand onexpenditureof public funds to payfor conveningitto non-farmuses. NOV Hampshire. As a result of tests conducted by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Wel- Nell York. A New York State Association of Con- fare.State employees will be required to wear car servation Commissions. founded oti June W. l'172. is plugs whenriding snowmobiles, The testsproved designed to gke commissions around the State a uni- that helm:ts are insufficient safeguard against hearing fiedvoice oncriticalenvironmental issues.Doris damage caused by prolonged exposure to engine noise. Lyng. Chairman. Fast Aurora Commission for the Contact: Stewart I.. Stokes, Department of Health and Conservation of the Ho ironment. Erie County. is the Association's firstPresident. Welfare. Division of Occupational H( '' 1 Pills- bury Street, Concord, N.H. 03310. Ohio. The Department of Natural Resources this stun- New Jersey. The Department of Environmental Pro- incr announced the largest expansion of programs in tectionisprohibiting camping. swimming, bo-.tiog, the history of Ohio'. State Park operation,. Initiated and use of recreational vehicles on trails to Sunfish- were several programs designed to provide new recre- Pond. The area, located astride a mountain in Worth- ationopportunitiesforlow incomecitydwellers, ington StateForest close to the Appalachian Trail senior citizens. and the handicappedillthe State's and the Delaware River,issuffering from "people 57 parks. pollution." A new walk-in campground located about a third of a mile south of the pond will relieve some of the pressures. Contact: Richard .1. Sullivan, Commissioner, Depart- ment of Environmental Protection, P.OBox 1390, John Fitch Plaza. Trenton, N.J. 08625.

New York. New 1972 laws significant in New York's Governor John J. Gi/L7an jcins Akron, Ohio, innercity programs of outdoor recreation and related environ- children in the day camp at Mohican State P-rrk. Ohio mental quality include: Department of Natural Resources photo. Chapter 663. which transfers the Hudson River Val- ley Commission from the Office of Planning Services to the Office of Parks and Recreation.

Chapter 869, which designates certainportions' of selected rivers in the Adirondack Park for immediate inclusionina new Wild, Scenic and Recreational River System and setsa procedure for subsequent inclusion of other suitable rivers of the State. The Department of Environmental Conservation will ad- minister th System outside the Park and share in- park responstbility with the Adirondack Park Agency. Chapter 904. which permits County Environmental Nlanagement Councils to advise county officials on matters affecting conservation of natural resources. Chapter 929, which authorizes the Department of En- vironmental Conservation to contract with Federally funded nonprofit organizations for beautification of parks, recreation areas and highways employing residents of 60 years age or older with net incomes of I.ss than $1,000. Contact: Henry I.. Diamond, Commissioner, Depart- ment of Environmental L'onservation, 50 Wolf Road, Albany. N. Y.12201.otithese and the next two actions. New York. Designation of New York's first Agricul- turalDistricthas been approved by Commissioner es' Diamond. Under terms of1971 legislation,5,135 acres of Schoharie. County farmland will he protected from unreasonable farming restrictions. Most of the Daily hoses from the State's eight largest cities trans- PRIVATE ORGANIZATION AND ported senior citizens and disadvantaged youths to ADMINISTRATION State park day camps. These offered special nature hiking. fishing. swimming. hooting. picknicking. and Sea N'entures. Walter .1.C:tirnes and his sloop have park touring attractions. Iwo State parks also offered started waves at Barnegat Bay. NJ., that have moved free overnight and weekend camping programs. They onto the land, Initially he invitedinner-city youths supplied sites and tents for groups. and elderly people to experience what he called "Sea Ventures," inhisvessel.Since thenhis non profit Special camping andtrailfacilitiesfor the handi- program has grown until now it uses S acres of shore- capped were made available at Salt Lake State Park. line along the Toms River, a trained staff. and out- A recreation specialist in therapeutics helped inthe door facilities that include an amphitheater, a 6-acre program. sports field, and courts for basketball. volleyball and Fishmobilcs making weekly trips from major cities badminton. ''ScaVentures" now serves community to State parks transported senior citizens who wished action groups, State and municipal recreation depart to fish or to learn fishing techniques. Addition of 14 merits.boys' andgirls'clubs, church groups, and park naturalists to the staff made possible increased. \lode! Cities Programs. User costs are held to a non- emphasis on nature experiences and environmental profit level. education. contact: Walter c airnes. "sea Ventures:- P.O, Box Contact: WilliamIL Nye, Director. Department of 31. Lavallette. N.J. 05735. Natural Resources. OhioDepartments Building, Columbus, Ohio 43215. FEDERAL ACQUISITION AND Oregon. During the nine months sinceitwas estab- DEVELOPMENT lished, the Oregan Recreation Trails Advisory Council Department of Agriculture held meetings throughout the State to obtain information on trail needs and problems. The Council is ex- A total of 192 Soil Conservation Service watershed pected toassistthe State Highway Commission in recreation developments in39 states, together with designating existing State Park trails as initial com- another 221 recreation or fish and wildlife develop- ponents of the Oregon Recreation Trails System. The ments completed or approved for development, will State Parks and Recreation Section of the State High- provideclose-to-homerecreationopportunitiesfor way Division plans a study of present and future many citizens across the country. supply, demand, and need for trails. The system was authorized by the Oregon Recreation Trails System An example of the impact of watershed recreation Act, Chapter 614, Oregon Laws of 1971. on a local area is Icelandic State Park, near Cavalier, Contact: David 0. Talbot, State Parks Superintendent, N. Dak. Formerly residents of the area traveled 65 301 Highway Building. Salem, Oreg. 97310. miles to reach a lake. Now they enjoy one thatis located in a park only 6 miles away. The project was developed around an SCS small watershed dam. A local resident donated 190 acres of woods for the park; and the local sponsors provided another 250 acres. The park contains a golf course and campground. Ohio's Salt ForkState Park features special facilities Contact: Soil Conservation Service, Department of for the handicapped. Department of Natural Resources Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 20250. photo. Department of the Interior

Bureau of IndianAffairs Conunksioner LouisR. Bruce has dedicatedthe first of a series of public campgrounds to he opened under auspices of Indian d1- Campgrounds,Inc.,on AmericanIndianReserva- tions. The 100-site camping area, owned and oper- ated by the Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe, overlooks the Trinity River about12 miles north of Willow Creek. Calif. A national chain of public campgrounds will he opened onreservations by Indian Camp- grounds,Inc.,anIndian-owned corporationbased in Sacramento, Calif. Contact: Bureau of IndianAffairs, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.20242.

The Bureau of Land Management andtheMid- Willamette Chapter of the Northwest Steelheaders have madeitpossible fur steelhead and salmon to Contact:HenryDiamond.(...ommissioner.Depart- reach several miles of streams long blocked by a ment of Environmental Conservation. 50 Wolf Road. man-made harrier. A large culvert inFall Creek, a Alban . N.Y. 12201. tributaooftheAlseaRiver. dischargedwaterin Washington. The State Game Department has pur- a6-foot drop atitslower end.Fishermen volun- teered to place four large gabions helow the culvert chased more than 100 public access areas and parking lots on lakes and streams and has obtainedmore to hold water back inaseries of ascending pools. than 3.000 acres and 56 miles of easements for fish- fish can soil), the pbois and pass through the culvert io upstream ,pawning areas. ing access. The Department also has acquired 14$.- 000 acres of wildlife habitat and public recreation Contact: Bob Hostetter. Bureau of Land Management. land. P.O. Bo.x 2965. Portland, Oreg. 97208. The acquisitions were nuit..",vithState bond issue funds and matching grants from the Land and Water STATE AND LOCAL ACQUISITION AND Conservation Fund administered by the Bureau of DEVELOPMENT Outdoor Recreation. Contact: Carl N. Crouse.Director. Department of Connecticut. The Skijerecentlyacquireditsfirst Game. 600 N. Capitol Way. Olympia. Wash. 98504. National Wildlife Refuge when Esther Everett Lape and four neighbors deeded 175 acres of tidal wetlands and uplands known as Salt Meadow to the Depart- ment of the Interior. The refuge. located on the Mcnunketesuck River a mile above Long Island Sound, ispart of the only The Game Department has acquired and developed many access sites such as this one at Jamison Lake, remainingundeveloped20squaremilesofriver DouglasCounty,Wash., shown on opening day, Wash estvurine leftin Connecticut, The land was donated. ington State Game Departmentphoto. inan effortto halt development on the river arid bring back wildlife. Contact: Dan W. Lufkin. Commissioner. Department of EnvironmentalProtection. State OfficeBuilding. Hartford, Conn, 06115. District of Columbia. North Michigan Park, an un- usualneighborhoodpark.isdesignedto make a limited area available for use of citizens of all ages. "I he park resulted from cooperation between local citizens and the District of Columbia Department of Recreation in planning and helping to get the center built.Includedisa sunken basketball court edged with spectator seating. The court alsoisequipped for use as a children's spray area during summer. An app.tratits area has been fitted with play equipment, including, a playscape with geodesic climber. a merry.. go-round. and two slides. An adult game area with twutaNes adjoins a sunkentot-lot. The community building is constructed of bricks.It has no windows. A steel door is designed to make the building vandal- proof. Contact: Joseph H. Cole, Director, Recreation De- partment, 3149 Sixteenth Street, N.W.. Washington, I). C. 20010. lio

e4- ix New York. In Brookhaiven. N.Y., garbage is providing land for recreation rather than adding to the solid waste problem. About 1.000 tons of garbage per day is being used as landfill on a site where a 74-acre sports park is planned.

Full baskets and fast action prevail at the new District 1 of Columbia park's sunken basketball court. District of Columbia photo by Sylvia Johnson. PRIVATE ACQUISITION AND Water Conservation Fund assistance. The area will be added to Calvin Coolidge State Forest. DEVELOPMENT Michigan Nature Association, 124 Nliller Street, Mt. Two Allegheny River islands in Pennsy Ivania, Nine Nlile Island. S acres insize, and Fourteen Mile Is- Clemens.Nlich.48043. recently purchased a3511 - acres, have been conveyed to the Conserv- acretractof "wilderness** landnorth of Paradise, land. 3 -1 Mich.. including 700 feet of Lake Superior beach. ancy by the NleDonough Company of Piirkersburg. Founded as a bird watching club 21 years ago. the W. Va. The tracts will he leased to the Three Rivers 550-member non-profitassociation began acquiring Int proventent and Development Corporation for pub- natural areas in1960, Currentlyitowns 26 tracts lic use, totaling 1.585 acres. Kull Rtm-Occoquan Regional Park in Fairfax County. The Nature Conservancy, Suite 800, 1800 N. Kent Va.. sill be enlarged by addition of a 468-acre area Street. Arlington. Va. 22209, recently has preserved which the Conservancy acquired attherequest of a number of areas. They include: WilliamL.Lightsey.Executive Director. Northern VirginiaRegionalParkAuthority. The Authority BarrHillNaturePreserve,a256-acreareanear will purchase the area when funds become available. Greensboro. Vt.. donated to the Nature Conservancy for "inspirational, educational and scientific purposes.** Open Lands Project, 53 \V. Jackson Boulevard, Chi- cago. Ill. 60604. is developing a vest pocket demon- Santanoni Preserve, in Essex County, N.Y.. which will stration park on an turban renewal sitein the Hyde he conveyed to the State as part of the Blue Line Park neighborhood of Chicago. Using a grant from of the Adirondack Forest Preserve, thanks to assist- the Community Trust, the Project has arranged for ance bythe Conservancy andthepreviousland transfer of the urban renewalsiteto the Chicago owner. Park District. In cooperation with community groups, theprojectwillcarryout alandsciipe /endon Peak and Little Killington, 3,215 acres of architect's d.sittn in developing tharea, mountains, have been purchased for theState of Vermont. The State will pay for them with Land and Save -,he- RedwoodsLeague, 114SansoneStreet. Room 605. San Francisco. Calif. 94104. has recently, donated two parcels of redwood forest for addition to State Parks. A I.196-acre area will go to Humboldt Reduce Sight and Technical Tips... Redwoods State Park and a 240-acre tract will go to Noise Impact Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Ideas from BOR designed to enhance the recreationenvironment. FEDERAL PLANNING, RESEARCH. CONFERENCES AND SPECIAL STUDIES 6.1..ane Road Planling Department of AgricnItnre Park ..:::.: Forest Service Chief John R. NIcGuir.e has announced a plan to improve timber resource management in the 155 National Forests. Nlajor emphasis is placed on more sensitive handling of clearcutting harvest methods. McGuire said the plan responds directly to harvesting guidelines set forth by the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands inits recent report. "Cleareutting on Federal(.ands.'' fill ,... Contact: U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agri- II culture. Washington. D.C.' 20250. Department of Housing and Urban Development Earth mound Public Safety in Parks isthe subject of a contract study by Harold Lewis MaltAssociates.Environ- mental Planners and Designers, Washington, D.C.. for the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment. CompletedinJanuary1972.thereportis expected to he released soon. Entitled "An Analysis of Public Safety as Related to the Incidence of Crime in Parks and Recreation Areas in Central Cities," the Rath mound report covers a major research effortin16 major Ill,_11," cities. Contact: Department of Housing and Urban Develop ... -..4.1.4.4.4..i..1.....,,.. : wilt. Washington. D.C. 20410. *'TA""44'i:21-:.%... :::::: -- ..- -- :...: From "Park and Recreational Facilities,"U.S. Depart::: menu of Transportation. Department of the Interior Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission Environmental "Pulse" of Tampa Bay, Fla., Being A Combined Report on Type Iand Type II studies Taken. Geological Survey scientists are cooperating by the Souris-Red-Rainy River!basins Commission with the Tampa Port Authority in a 3-year study of is expected to he published in early winter 1972. "lampa Bay. Fla. The analysis of the 350-quare-mile Contact: Henry A. Hendrickson, Chairman. Souris- Bay estuary in Hillsborough. Manatee, and Pinellas Red-RainyRiverBasins Commission,Professional Counties isto be completed by the fall of 1973. Center, Holiday Mall. ;Moorhead, Minn. 56560, Contact: Geological Survey. Department of the In- terior. Washington, D, C. 20242. Tennessee Valley Authority Rogue National Wild and Scenic River Plan Revised, "Creative Involvement--An Approach to the Eighties" The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest was the theme of a joint Tennessee Valley Author- Service published revised joint development and man- ity-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers outdoor recreation agement plans for the Rogue River inthe Federal seminar heldatLand BetweentheLakes, Tenn. Register (37 I.R.134(18) on July 7,1972. Original andKy.,this summer. More than30recreation Master Plans of the two agencies for the river con- planners andreservoir managers from 12Corps tained difference of language which proved confusing districtsattended,alongwithrepresentatives from to risers of the area. the National Park Service. Soil Conservation Service, Contact:Bob Hostetter.Bureau of land Manage- National Recreation and Park Association, and one ment, P.O. Box 2965,Portland, Oreg. 9720$.for city-countyturban recreationaldevelopment.Dis- single copies. cussions centered on property and people management in outdoor recreation areas and the growing New Studies Announced. A joint study by the Bureau need for more faMily and group camping facilities. of OutdoorRecreation,theUrbanInstitute,the Contact: Information Office, Tennessee Valley Au- District of Columbia Department of Recreation, and thority, Knoxville, Tenn. 37902. the Rockford,III., Park District,is nearing comple- tion. 'flue study is intended to develop practical management toolsto enablelocalgovernments to STATE AND LOCAL PLANNING, RESEARCH, measure the effectiveness of public recreation serv- CONFERENCES AND SPECIAL REPORTS ices.Itis hoped that the study will help interested local governments address problems like those posed California. The Association of Buy Area Govern- by a large cityrecreation and park administrator, ments, comprehensive planning agencyforthe9- ''We are woefully uninformed as to who, what. an county San Francisco Bay ;urea,recently approved where our constituency is and what itneeds."Publi- an open space preservation phm. Itwould maintain cation information will he forthcoming ina futrre 3.4 million of the region's 4.5 million total acres, in

, issue of -Outdoor Recreation Action." six use categories; Inaddition,theBureau andtheUrbanInstitute, I.Managed resource production (agricultural). with ,assistanc,.: from the International city Manage- ment Association, National Recreation and Park As- 2.Natural human resources (fish, game, wildlife). sociation, and NationalAssociationofCounty Officials,have completed anationwide survey of 3, Human health and welfare (water, lands. solid recreationplanning andanalysisactivityinlocal waste, and sewage disposal). government. Results willbe published inthe "1973 4.Publicsafety(floodcontrol,hazardousfire ICNIA Yearbook." zones),

Office of Water Resources Research reports that 40 5.Outdoor recreation. of the more than1,000researchreports received during the. fiscal year which ended June 30,1972, 6,Urban growth areas. dealt with water oriented recreation. The reports are The Association of Bay Area Governments will carry listedinthe semi-monthly issues of Selected Water out the plan through review of city and county grant Resources Abstracts, available for 522-per-year from applications for Federal and State funds. theNational TechnicalInformationService,5285 Port Royal Road. Springfield. Va, 22151. Contact: Rudy Platzek, Executive Director, A13AG, Claremont Hotel. Berkeley, Calif. 95705. Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission New York. Governor Nelson Rockefeller on August Proceedings of a workshop entitled "Instream Flow 1,1972, announced approval of an Adirondack Park Requirement Workshop" recently held by the Pacific State Land Master Plan. The approval establishes Nordrxest RiverBasins Commission arc available, the plan as State policy for management of the more Papers emphasize fisheries,wildlife, and recreation than 2.275,000 State-owned acres in the Adirondack requirements of the area, Park. The Adirondack Park Agency and the Depart- Contact: Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission, ment of Environmental Conservation prepared the P. 0. Box 908, Vancouver, Wash. 98660. plan pursuant to 1971 legislation.

27 Contact: AdirondackPark Agency.Box99,Ray The Conservation Foundation distilled the Marl \di- Brook. N. Y. 12977. verse views and made a number of major recoil). menda t kins: Virginia.TheVirlziniaCommission ofOutdoor Recreationhas employedSpind letupResearch. a On the central mission of the National Park Servi,e: non-profit Lexington. Ky., organization. for arecre- The NationalPark Systemcanhestmeetthe ation demand study. To be completed by December future needs of all Americans by reassertingits 31,1972.the study willuse random sampling of original missionthe preservation and interpreta- Virginia householdsing:ithering basic informatioo tion of natural landscapes and ecos stems. on participationinrecreationactivities.Spindletop Research will consider statewide. regional. and urban On urban recreation:

leveldemandsineach of II recreationplanning . . . because urban recreation programs are inevi- regions antiin Washington, D. C.: Richmond: New- tahly tied to transportation, neighborhood design, portNews-Hampton-Norfolk-Portsmouth: and Roa- police and LAO) services, the participants seemed noke. agreed,the Federal Government should provide Contact: Rob R. Illackmore, Director, Virginia Com- only funding: 'planning and management should mission of Outdoor Recreation, Fighth Street Office he lett to local government. Building,803EastBroadStreet,Richmond, Va. 23219. Indeed, they seemed generally to agree that, geo- graphically, the National System should lie PRIVATE PLANNING, RESEARCH, outside urban America.is ithout determining ex- CONFERENCES AND SPECIAL STUDIES actly where the line should be drawn. The Conservation Foundation The Federal Government must also expand existing programs of planning and technical hap and "National Parks For the Future" is a report issued develop new ones. broaden its research capacity, by The ConservationFoundation can ityear-long undertake demonstration activities in a variety of projectprepared under contract with the National fields,offerpersonnel training, seek new public Park Service. Department of the Interior, and Na- private cooperative institutions for controlled pub- tional Parks Centennial Commission. Itincludes re- lic use of private lands. These arc Federal respon- ports by livetaskforce groups on park "values," sibilities.This doesnotmake themNational outdoorrecreation.educationandculture,urban Park System responsibilities. needs. and ways and means.Italso includes infor- Our Task Force on the National Park System and mation on deliberations of more than 200 participants Urban America recommended a $100 billion 'Buy ina symposium on the subject heldatYosemite Back America' bond program 'for the purpose of National Park in mid-April. landacquisition,capitaldevelopment,andim- provement of national,State.city,a:l county park systems,' ith emphasis on the requ:iements of cities. On citizen parC,:ipation: ... greatly expanded citiien participation be made fundamental to the planning and management of the National Park System. We recommend that the Gateways be transferred as soon as possible to appropriate State or regional agencies for administration. On transportation in National Parks: First, an immediate moratorium on road building, parking lots,andotherauto-orientedimprove- ments: second, appointment by the Secretary of the Interior of itspecial commission to study the entire question of private automobiles in the parks and alternative methods of intro -park transportation.

Yosemite National Park was the site of an April1972 symposium deliberatingneedsfor safeguarding Nation- al Parks for the future. NPS rOlute by Loretta Neumann. 28 On park accommodations: Thesearedefinedas veryinterestingareaswith ... resort accommo.lutions and shopping centers above-average -.features which should be protected. do not belong in national parks. Nor do camping Suneyorsvisitedbetween 400 and500sitesin and picnic areits which are sodesignedandcon- Rhode Island. Similar efforts are underway inthe gestedas Il) bring urban scenes and urban prob- other New England states. lems. Contact: Rhode Island Audubon Society,Brownell andField.119Harris Avenue, Providence,R. The basic philosophy should be 'What is the mini- I. mum level of facilities necessary within the park?' 02904. in the larger Fmk,. visitor accommodations should Soil Conservation Society of America not only he kept to the necessary minimum but should be physically removed from unique natural, A National Land Use Policy Conference, scheduled features. critical natural areas. or fragile resources. for November 27-29.1972,in Des Moines. lowa. will be sponsored by the Soil Conservation Society On concessions: of Anierica. Key speakers on the policy implications

. . . u king-term program of concessioner replace- of the subject will include Representative Wayne N. ment be startedon apilotha, and proceed Aspitmll. ChairmanoftheHouse Committee on according to an equitable timetable until the parks Interior and Insulin Affairs: T. D. Harrow'.Director are free of major private entrepreneurs and the and Senior Vi....e-President. Standard Oil Company of public has regained full control of facilities plan- New' Jersey:HarrisonI yiesch.AssistantSecretary ning and operations. of the Department of the Interior: and Kenneth E. Grant. Administrator of the Soil Conservation Serv- National Wildlife Federation ice. DcpariMent of Agriculture. Using a grant of S9,500 from the Department of Contact:EinarI..Roget.Chairman.Conference Ilealth, Education. and Welfare. the National Wild- Program Committee. 7515N. E.AnkenyRoast. life Federation is carrying out a series of week-long Ankeny. Iowa 50021. environmental education workshops. The Washing- ton.D. C., sessions are intended to apply environmental learningprinciples to solveinner-city com- FEDERAL 'TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE munity problems, They involve adults and teenagers AND EDUCATION who work with various inner-city gronps, Contact:NationalWildlifeFederation.141216th Department of Agriculture Street. N. W., Washington. C. 20036. 1972 Yearbook. How to improve our environment Rhode Island Audubon Society with plants is the subject of the 1972 Yearbookof Agriculture, "Landscape for Living.- now available A survey completed for the Rhode Island Audubon from the Superintendent of Documents. Government Society has pinpointed 219 "unique natural areas:" Printing OIL.:e, Washington, D. C. 20402. for $3.50.

A childlearns to interpret thegrowth rings of a tree in an environmental program conducted by the U.S. Forest Service.ThenewYearbookof Agriculture includes related information. USDA Photo BN-39373. 1.,110 teiggrsee.

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AA e , - <471 14 Conservation Practices Improve Hunting and Fish- The Survey alsohasfree Circular6(11-Ci."Real- ing. The Soil Conservation Service has issued a 32- estate Lakes.- btI). A. Rickert and A. NI. Spicker. pagebooklet,"ConservationPracticesSignsof 197111972). Water inthe urban environment. Re- Good Hunting and Fishing . Ittells why striperop- print. Request from Geological Survey. Washington, ping,hedges.windbreaks,andfieldhordersare D. C. 20242. -signs"thatcantipa hunter tothepresence of game.Italsotells bow farm ponds and irrigation The Bureau of Indian Affairs has awarded an $88.- reservoirs creme more and better fishing. 0011 contract to Discover America Travel Organiza- tiontoextendits Contact:OfficeofInformation.Departmentof tourismmarketingservicesto Agriculture. Washington. D. C. 20250, or any Soil American Indian Tribes. The services willinclude Conservation Service office. preparation of an Indian TravelNewsletter, spot announcements on television, two travel films. a 3-day Technical Assistance for Recreation on Farm Lands. IndianTravelSeminarforlribalchairmenand Growing numbers of farmers are opening their prop- facilityoperators,new marketresearch,andan ertyforrecreationuses.TheSoilConservation exhibit of Indian touristfacilitiesin -Nlan and His Servicesays 1.4millionacresofcroplandand World"atMontreal.Canada.duringthethird almost 8millionacresof other lands have been quarter of 1972. converted to wildlife-recreation use. SCS has assisted Contact: Bureau of Indian Affairs.Department of landowners and operators in establishing more than the Interior. Washington, D. C. 20242. 60,000 commercial recreation enterprises and about 500.000 noncommercial recreation developments. In The 1971 Edition of Public 1.toul Statisticsis now available from Superintendent of Documents, Govern- addition.therearenow almost2millionfarm ponds. These have provided about 27 million days ment Printing Office. Washington. I), C. 20-102. for of recreation usein the last10 years. New ponds 75 cents per copy, catalog No. 53.1/2:9 7!. The Bu- are being built with SCS assistanceatthe rate of reau of Land Management compilation of facts and 50,00)) each year. figuresonpubliclands showsthattheFederal Government still owns one of every three acres in Contact: Soil Conservation Service, Department of the United States. Agriculture. Washington, D. C. 20250. "A Guide to Planting and Conducting Environmental Department of the Interior Study Area Workshops." has been published jointly Cioe Sorye). has the following: bytheNationalParkServiceandtheNational EducationAssociation.Itprovidesexamplesof Topog ra ph ic A I a p.s- workshop designs, schedules, activities, press releases, Great Sand Dunes NationalMonument, Colo., and evaluation forms. Copies may be ordered from May 1972. The single sheet 5-color map, 27 X 32 the National Education Association, 1201 16th Street, inches,isavailable in two editions, contour and N. W., Washington. D.C.20036, for $2,25 each. shaded relief. each at a settle of 1:24,000. The cost Stock number 191-05994. is $ 1.50 per copy for either edition. The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation has issued several new publications. These include: lisce!i'alleous GeologicIv est fga t ionsMaps 1-638 Surlicial geologic map of the Pelican Cone "Sources ofAssistancefor Developing:Boating quadrtingle.Yellowstone NationalPark and ad- Facilities," price 20 cents. joining area. Wyo.. by G. M. Richmond and H. A. "Developing America's Outdoor Recreation Op- Waldrop. 1972. Scale 1:62.500. Sheet 33 X 401/z portunities:Campgrounds,"CatalogNo. 1972- inches. $1.00. 722-341/729-1-3, price 20 cents. 1-711 Geologic map of Yellowstone National Park, "The 1965 Survey of Outdoor Recreation Activi- by the Geological Survey.1972. Scale 1:125,000. ties,"CatalogNo.1972-721-424/385-1-3,price Sheet 39 X 49 inches. $1.00. "The 1970 Survey of Outdoor Recreation Activi- !Iydrola,gic hrvestigalions A(lases ties: Preliminary Report," Catalog No. 1972 -720- HA-426 Reconnaissance of the Rifle River, a cold- 897/632, price $1.00. water river in the northeastern part of Michigan's Contact: Superintendent of Documents, Governinent SouthernPeninsula, by G. E. Hendrickson and Printing Office, Washington, D. C, 20402. C. J. Doonan. 1972. $1.25. "Remote Sensing as a Source of Data for Outdoor Copies of these maps and the atlas may be obtained Recreation Planning," a contract study undertaken fromtheDistribution Center, GeologicalSurvey, forthe Bureau of Outdoor Recreaeionby the Building 41, Federal Center, Denver, Colo. 80225. Department of Environmental Sciences., University The Great Sand Dunes andRifleRiver ones are ofVirginia,CatalogNo.1972-72130/634-3, available from Geological Survey, 1200 South Eads' price $3.00. Street, Arlington, Va. 22202. Checks or molcy orders Contact:National TechnicalInformationService, should he payable to "U.S. Geological S:Jrvey." Springfield, Va. 22151.

30 PRIVATE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OTHER SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL OUTDOOR AND EDUCATION RECREATION ACTIONS Girl Scouts of the United States of America The Congress. New Federal Legislation Volunteers in the National ForestsAct of 1972,Act Action-Oriented Work Focuses on the Deterioration of May 18, 1972 The act authorizes the Secretary ofMan'sEnvironment.Eighty-fourseniorGirl of Agriculture to establish a volunteers in the Na- leaders from Scouts,high schoolboys, and adult tionalForests program. The authorization includes IS States recently completed a 2-week workshop on not more than$100.000peryearforincidental "Ecological Understanding for Quality Living" held expenses; participants will not he classified or paid as at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Federal employees under the Civil Service System. Twenty-seven teams each composed of a high school P. L. 92-300 (36 Stat. 147). girl. a high school boy, and an adult.participated. Golden Eagle Passport Program, Act of JulyI I, Each team planned a "hack- home" environmental 1972 The act restores the Golden Eagle Passport improvement project for its own community. Model to the Land and Water Conservation program; es- blueprints for action will he produced and distributed tablishes a $10 permit for carload admission to desig- with the help of a Department of Health, Education, nated units of the National Park Service and Na- and Welfare grant authorized by the Environmental tion-alRecreationAreas administered by theU.S. Education Act. Forest Service: and establishes afree Golden Age Contact: Margaret E. Olsen, Director, Program Ex- Passport for citiens 62 years of age or older. P.L. tension Division. Program Department. Girl Scouts 92-347 (V.6 Stat. 459). of the U.S.A., 830 Third Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10022. Preservation of Historic Monuments,Act of August 4, 1972The act provides that the Stales and locali- Keep America Beautiful, Inc. ties may useFederalsurplus property transferred "Inventory of Litter-Prevention and Related Improve- to them bytheFederal Governmentforhistoric ment Programs in the United States," is a new publi- monuments for income producing purposes so long as cation by Keep America BeaMiful. Inc.. 99 Park such uses do not compromise the historic or archi- Avenue, New York, N. Y.10016.Consisting of tectural integrity of the properties involved. Trans- three sections. the inventory tabulates Programs of fers may be made without cost when the Secretary National Advisory Council Member Organizations, of the Interior has determined that real or personal issuitable and desirable for use BusinessandIndustryPrograms,andStateand property involved Local Programs. as a historic monument. P.L. 92-362 (86 Stat. 503). Cedar Keys Wilderness, Act of August 7, 1972The 39 States with statewide litter The inventory lists act designates approximately 375 acres of the Cedar prevention programs. It also identifies the top litter- Keys National Wildlife Refuge, Fla., as wilderness. prevention ofmorethan 100private programs P. L. 92-364 (86 Stat. 505). businesses and industries. Copies are available from KAB at $1.00 each. EducationalAmendments of 1972,Act of Jury: 23, 1972Section 601providesthattheSecretaryof Health,Education,andWelfareshallstudythe extent of preventable accidents and illnesses in youth camps, the contribution to youth camp safety now Technical Tips.. . Control Poison Plants being made by State and local public agencies and Ideas from BOR designed to enhance the private groups, whether existing State and local laws recreationenvironment. adequately deal with the safety of youth campers, whether existing State and local youth camp safety laws are being effectivelyenforced, and theneed. for Federal laws in this field. The section authorizes an appropriation of $300,000 and requires a report to the Congress before March I,1973. P. L. 92-318 (86 Stat. 354). TinicumNationalEnvironmentalCenter,Actof June30,1972 The actestablishestheTinicum National EnvironmentalCenterinthe Common- wealth of Pennsylvania. P. L. 92-'326 (86 Stat. 391). San Francisco NationalWildlifeRefuge,Act of June 30, 1972 The act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Wildlife Refuge of approximately 21,662 acres. It will be known as :::1 Help reducenearly 2 million cases of poison ivy poison': San Francisco National Wildlife Refuge. P. L. 92-330 .. :.:.. oak, and poison sumac annually by supplying recreation ::..: (86 Stat. 399). clientele information on identifyingthese plants. See your local AgriculturalExtension Agent for visual and?*: written materials, and advice on controlling growth of... 31 suchplants. Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972, Act of eralServicesAdministrationandtheBureauof July10, I972The act provides the Coast Guard Outdoor Recreation of the Department of theIn- with authority to handle increased tanker trafficin terior issue notices when aproperty has been de- wayswhichwillassureminimum environmental termined suitable for public park or recreation uses. risk. P. L. 92-340 (86 Stat. 424). Who May Apply. Any State anditspoliticalsub- SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR PARKS AND divisions.including instrumentalities or municipali- ties. may apply to the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation RECREATION for surplus Federal real property needed for public "Alerely acquiring land for open space and park and recreation use. Upon receiving an acceptable application. the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation may recrcatioh is not enough ... have proposed a new 'Legacy of Parks' program which will help States request assignment of the property from the Gen- and local genTrIlments provide parks and recreation era(ServicesAdministration. areas, not pin for today's Americans, but for Where to Apply. The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation 100 ?TOWS (IS well ..." has seven RegionalOffices. Application forms and technical assistance on preparing the forms request- PRI-s.SIDFNIT RICHARD M. NIXON ing transfer of Federal surplus properties are avail- FEBRUARY 8,1971 able in each Regional Office. Under terms of Public Law 91-485, enacted by the Determination of Cost. Most Federal surplus prop- 91stCongress and approved byPresident Nixon erty conveyed to State andlocal governments for October 22.1970. the Secretary of the Interioris park or recreation purposes .istransferred with 100 authorized to convey toStates. and theirpolitical percent public benefit allowance, which means that subdivisionscertain Federal surplus realproperty theapplicantreceivesthepropertywithoutcash forpublicpark andrecreationpurposes.Under outlay.Recipients of such propertiesarerequired Executive Order 11508, approved by President Nixon to pay incidental property transfer costs. February 10,1970, a significant amount of surplus Federal real property is becoming available. Future Use of the Property. Public Law 91-485 re- quiresthatdeeds of conveyance ofsurplusreal The Act. Section 2 of Public Law 91-485 (84 Stat. property conveyed for publicpark and recreation 1084) amends theFederalProperty and Adminis- purposesprovidethatthepropertybeusedin trative Services Act of 1949 which authorizes the dis- perpetuity for public park and recreation purposes. posalof surplus Federal land to State and local If the property ceases to be so used,it may revert governmentsfor publicpark andrecreationpur- to the United States, The Act also authorizes the poses. Titleto such areas may be transferredat Secretary of the Interior to insert additional restric- little or no cost to the receiving public agency. Only tions, conditions, and reservations in the instrument States andtheirpoliticalsubdivisionsareeligible of transfer to safeguard the interest of the Federal under this program. Private or non-profit organiza- Government. tions are not eligible. Surplus Property forHistoric Monuments.lents.Public Honokohau National Historical Landmark, Hawaii, Law 92-362, an Act to facilitate the preservation of Act of July I I. 1972The act authorizes the Secre- historicmonuments andforotherpurposeswas tary of the Interior to study the feasibility of estab- signed and became law on August 4,1972. This lishing as apart of the National Park System, an new law allows States and their political subdivisions area not to exceed 1,500 acres including the site of which apply for and receive surplus Federal historic Honokohau NationalHistoric Landmark and ad- propertiestouse them for income-producing pur- jacent waters in theState of Hawaii. P.L. 92-346 poses, so long as such use does not compromise their (86 Stat. 457). historic and architectu t integrity. Applications are Availability. of Surplus Real Property. All real prop- made to the appropriate Regional Office of the Gen- ertyheldbytheFederalGovernmentdeemed eral Services Administration. The act provides that excess to the needs of a Department of the Executive no property shall he determined to be suitable or Branch is reviewed by the General Services Admin- desirableforuseitsahistoric monument except istration.IfotherFederalexecutiveagenciesde- in conformity with the recommended action of the termine that they do not require a property to carry Advisory Board on National Parks, HistoricSites, out their functions, the General Services Administra- Buildings and Monuments. tionis authorized to declare it surplus to the needs Itisanticipated this Act willprovide new oppor- of the Federal Government. Such real property may tunities for State and local governments to work out be transferredto State and local governments for programs for the financial means .for the constructive a variety of uses, including public park and recrea- useandpreservationofhistoricsurplusFederal tionuse. property. Notice of Availability. When the General Services Additional informationpertainingtooperationof Administration determines that Federal real property these programs may be obtained from Regional or is surplus, notices of availability are transmitted to WashingtonOfficesoftheBureauofOutdoor appropriate State and local governments. The Gen- Recreation.

32 CROSS REFERENCE INDEX

Federal Geological Survey 26,30 The Congress 31, 32 Bureau of Indian Affairs 14, 24.30 The President 16, 17 Bureau of Land _Management 25. 26,30 Council on Environmental Quality 16, 17 National Park Service 19. 28,30 Environmental Protection Agency 19 Office of Water Resources Research 26 Department of Agriculture 17, 29 Bureau of Extension Service 17 Outdoor Recreation 1. 14, 20, 21,.30.32 Forest Service 26 Interstate Commerce Commission 1,2,14 Soil Conservation Service 24, 30 Pacific Northwest River Basins Department of the Army Commission 27 Corps of Engineers 18 Souris-Red-Rainey River Basins Department of Commerce Commission 27 Economic Development Administration14 Tennessee Valley Atithority 21. 22. 27 Federal Communications Commission 2 Department of Transportation Federal Power Commission 2 Federal Highway Administration 5 General Services Administration 32 U. S. Coast Guard 18 Department of Housing and Urban Mass Transportation Urban Development 19, 26 Administration 2. 14 Department of the Interior 14, 19, 24 Upper Mississippi River Basin Fish and Wildlife Service 14 Commission 22

State Indiana 16, 22 North Carolina 22 Alabama 14, 15, 22 Iowa 22 Ohio 5, 8, 22, 23, 24 Alaska 5, 15, 22 Kentucky 22 Oklahoma 22 Arizona 6 Louisiana 22 Oregon 2, 5, 8, 9, 13, 20, 22, 24 Arkansas 15, 22 Maine 16, 22 Pennsylvania 10 California 5, 6, 14, 15, 22, 27 Maryland 5, 15, 22 South Dakota 10 Colorado 3, 5, 6, 15, 20 Massachusetts 5, 16, 22 Tennessee 5, 22 Connecticut 5, 25 Michigan 8, 20, 22 Texas 3, 10, 20 District of Columbia 25 Minnesota 22 Vermont 10 Florida 6, 15 Mississippi 16 Virginia 22, 28 Georgia 5, 6, 7, 22 New Hampshire 23 Washington 4, 5, 1C, 11, 12, 25 Idaho 23 New Jersey 16, 23 West Virginia 13, 22 Illinois 4, 7 New York 2, 3, 5, 8, 22, 23, 25, 27 Wisconsin 22

Private Bicycle Institute of America 14 National Trails Council 14 The Conservation Foundation 17, 28 The Nature Conservancy 14, 26 Edison Electric Institute 5 Open Lands Project 26 Girls Scouts of the Rhode Island Audubon Society 29 United States of America 31 Save-the-Redwoods League 26 Keep America Beautiful. Inc. 31 Sea Ventures 24 Michigan Nature Association 26 Soil Conservation Society of America 29 National Wildlife Federation 29 Western Pennsylvania Conservancy 2