BACKGROUND AND HISTORY -- From the Dawn of History -- Colonial America -- An Overview of Natural Resource Issues and Conflicts -- Acquisition: 1781-1867 -- Disposal: 1781 -- Reservation: 1872 -- Custodial Management: 1897-1950 -- Intensive Management: 1950-1960 -- Consultation and Conflict: 1960- -- References -- PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES AND SOLUTIONS -- Minerals, Oil, and Natural Gas Exploration and Drilling -- Supply and Demand -- Extraction and Money -- Damage from Mining Activities -- Oil and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- Protected Areas Policy -- Fee Demonstration Program -- Staffing and Infrastructure Maintenance -- Too Many Protected Areas? -- Rangeland Management -- Regulating the Range -- Subsidization of the Livestock [...]
