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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
natural resources
land resources
land
public lands

Preferred term

public lands

Type

Topic

Definition

Land for which the title and control rests with a government - Federal, state, regional, county, or municipal.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

land

Related concepts

Synonyms

federal lands
public land

In other languages

tierras públicas

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/39642

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