June Is On Its Way... Join the Law Library in Recognizing the Great Outdoors Month!

Every year, June is celebrated nationally as the Great Outdoors Month.  The President's proclamation of Great Outdoors Month urges all Americans to explore the great outdoors.  A great way to experience the outdoors is by enjoying state parks and national parks and public lands.  The State of South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Agency manages over 60 state parks and recreation areas.  The U.S. National Park System (NPS) comprises over 400 areas covering more than 84 million acres.  You can use the NPS Advanced Search tool to locate a park by name, location, or activity.

The management of parks and public lands and the regulation of wildlife and wilderness is an important role of the government at both the state and federal level.  Accordingly, in conjunction with the Great Outdoors Month, the Law Library is featuring a display which offers resources on these topics.

Selected titles from the display include:

Federal Land Management Agencies / Pamela D. Baldwin, editor

Modern Public Land Law in a Nutshell / by Robert L. Glicksman and George C. Coggins

Federal Wildlife Statutes: Texts and Contexts / by Dale D. Goble and Eric T. Freyfogle

Mountains Without Handrails: Reflections on the National Parks / by Joseph L. Sax

Wilderness and the American Mind / by Roderick Nash

Western Public Lands and Environmental Politics / Charles Davis, editor

These American Lands: Parks, Wilderness and the Public Lands / by Dyan Zaslowsky and T.H. Watkins

Our Common Lands: Defending the National Parks / David J. Simon, editor

Regulating Eden:  The Nature of Order in North American Parks / by Joe Hermer

Indian Country, God's Country: Native Americans and the National Parks / by Philip Burnham

From Conquest to Conservation: Our Public Lands Legacy / by Michael P. Dombeck, Christopher A. Woods, and Jack E. Williams

A Handbook on International Wilderness Law and Policy / Cyril F. Kormos, editor