National Conservation Lands

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National Conservation Lands are a system of specially designated public lands and waters in the United States managed for conservation, recreation, and the protection of natural, cultural, and historic resources.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf protected area network
public lands system
abbreviation NLCS
administeredBy U.S. Bureau of Land Management
surface form: "Bureau of Land Management"
allows recreation consistent with resource protection
alsoKnownAs National Conservation Lands
surface form: "National Landscape Conservation System"
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
focusesOn cultural heritage
ecological integrity
historic preservation
recreation values
scenic values
scientific values
governedBy BLM land use plans
governingLaw Federal Land Policy and Management Act
hasDesignationType administratively designated areas
congressionally designated areas
presidentially proclaimed areas
hasManager U.S. Bureau of Land Management
surface form: "BLM Director"
includes United States protected areas system
surface form: "Cooperative Management and Protection Areas"

Sierra Forest Reserve
surface form: "Forest Reserves"

National Conservation Lands
surface form: "National Conservation Areas"

National Historic Trail
surface form: "National Historic Trails"

U.S. National Monument
surface form: "National Monuments"

National Trails System units
surface form: "National Scenic Trails"

National Conservation Lands
surface form: "Outstanding Natural Areas"

Specially designated BLM-managed lands
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System units
surface form: "Wild and Scenic Rivers"

National Wilderness Preservation System
surface form: "Wilderness Areas"

Wilderness Study Areas
isSubsetOf BLM-managed public lands
managedFor conservation of cultural resources
conservation of historic resources
conservation of natural resources
outdoor recreation
scientific research
managementApproach landscape-scale conservation
managementPrinciple multiple use with conservation emphasis
managingAgencyType federal land management agency
owner United States government
surface form: "United States federal government"
partOf United States Department of the Interior
surface form: "U.S. Department of the Interior"
purpose to conserve, protect, and restore nationally significant landscapes
to preserve archaeological and paleontological sites
to protect biodiversity and habitat
to protect cultural and historic values
to provide opportunities for compatible recreation
regulates land use activities to protect conservation values
sector public lands and waters

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Conservation Lands alsoKnownAs National Conservation Lands
surface form: "National Landscape Conservation System"
National Conservation Lands includes National Conservation Lands
surface form: "National Conservation Areas"
National Conservation Lands includes National Conservation Lands
surface form: "Outstanding Natural Areas"
surface form: "national conservation areas"
U.S. Bureau of Land Management oversees National Conservation Lands
Mojave Trails National Monument partOf National Conservation Lands
surface form: "National Landscape Conservation System"
San Juan Islands National Monument partOf National Conservation Lands
surface form: "National Landscape Conservation System"
Sonoran Desert National Monument partOf National Conservation Lands
surface form: "National Landscape Conservation System"
National Wilderness Preservation System relatedTo National Conservation Lands
surface form: "National Landscape Conservation System"

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