The protected areas of the United States are managed by an array of different federal, state, tribal and local level authorities and receive widely varying levels of protection. Some areas are managed
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
John Muir (1838–1914), one of the main inspirations for the U.S. national park system. "Why should man value himself as more than a small part of the one great unit of creation ?" - John Muir.
National grassland
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A national grassland is an area of protected and managed federal lands in the United States authorized by Title III of the Bankhead–Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937 and managed by the United States Fores
Protected areas of the United States
…National Park System (list of areas here) National Parks National Preserves National Seashores National Lakeshores National Forest National Forests National Grasslands National Conservation Lands National Monuments (list here) National Conservation Areas Wilderness Areas (list here) Wilderness Study Areas National…
Entrance sign of a United States National Grassland area in South Dakota
Black Kettle National Grassland
Buffalogap Charon
Butte Valley twotrees