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National Preserve is a designation applied by the United States Congress to protected areas that have characteristics normally associated with U.S. National Parks but where certain activities not allowed in National Parks are permitted. These activities include public hunting, trapping, and oil and gas exploration/extraction.[1] Most preserves are administered by the National Park Service.
The first national preserve in the U.S. was Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas, followed soon after by Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, both established in 1974.[2][3]
Many National Preserves would qualify as National Parks but allow hunting.
References
- ^ http://www.nps.gov/legacy/nomenclature.html National Park Service web site - Explanation of Designations
- ^ Trani, Margaret Katherine (2001). Southern Forest Resource Assessment. USDA Forest Service. p. 30. http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/sustain/report/pdf/chapter_01e.pdf.
- ^ National Park Service - Big Cypress National Preserve
Categories:- United States National Park Service stubs
- Protected areas of the United States
- National Preserves of the United States
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