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Multiple Use Lands

Uses: recreation, grazing, timber harvesting and 

mineral extraction

Department of Government: UNited States 

Justice Department, Bureau of Land 

Management, and the Department of Agriculture 

Protected Ecosystems: trees, leaf/bluestem 

grasses, mountain lions 

Funding

Use of Motor-vehicles

Wildfires

Timber Degradation

Invasive Species 

Moderately Restricted Lands

Land Philosophy/Uses: Habitat Protection, 

hunting, fishing, oil/gas development

Branch of Government: US Fish & Wildlife 

Service, Arctic National Wildlife Refuges

Protected Ecosystems Florida Panther, 

Leather-back turtle, Arctic-polar bear, 

caribou, musk oxen

Oil Related Activities

  -Seismic testing, aircraft/car noise, and drilling

Storms-Coastal Refuges

  -NC Pea Island Wildlife Refuge

Building of Roads

  -Alaska Izembek National Refuge

Climate Change 

Funding

Restricted Use Lands

Land Philosophy/Uses: sustain land and keep 

some untouched for future generations 

Branch of Government: National Park Service, US 

Fish & Wildlife Service and the US Forest Service 

Protected Ecosystems: Mangroves, broad leafed 

trees, moose, bison, lynx, bighorn sheep

Mining

Grazing 

Logging

Pollution

Invasive Species 

Climate Change

Roads within the parks

Summer had finally arrived for Shaniya and 

Alexis, two high school students who had felt like 

their junior year would never end. They felt they 

should plan a road trip to get some excitement in 

their lives during the summer.   In science class, 

the girls had learned about different types of 

public lands and the interesting things the 

different lands provide. Shaniya was interested in 

kayaking, sight seeing, and bird watching, while 

Alexis was more athletic and was interested in 

traveling places with more exciting things to do 

such as hiking, fishing, and skiing on mountains. 

They knew it would be a tough compromise, but 

along with two more of their high school friends, 

they planned to visit four different places around 

America, public lands in particular.

Shaniya and Alexis wanted to visit at least one of each type of 

public land since they interested them so much in science 

class. 

They chose two restricted use lands - Appalachian Park Trail in 

North Carolina,and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, one 

moderately restricted land, the Bill Williams River National 

Wildlife refugee in Arizona , and   one national forest system- 

the Sequoia National Park in California. 

The girls were so excited to travel. They packed hiking gear, 

swimwear, fishing gear, cameras, money for food and to pay 

for their lodges, camping gear, tour guides, and proper 

clothing to allow them to be as comfortable as possible during 

each trip.

They chose to ride in Shaniya's blue, 2010 Jeep Wrangler 

because it looked way better than Alexis's car.

Shaniya and Alexis   headed out on a warm summer 

morning, with their car packed with materials for their 

next four trips. 

They went to the Appalachian park in Asheville, NC. It 

had   mountains and a 2,185 mile long trail that the 

girls hiked together, stopping at the trail shelters 

whenever they needed to catch their breath. When 

they got too tired they stopped at a nearby campsite.  

They spent 3 days at the Appalachian Park Trail and 

enjoyed its beauty. The main animal at this park were 

the black bears. They learned through other hikers 

about the environmental issues of the park. The main 

issues they heard discussed the most were global 

warming, and air pollution's affect on the environment 

at the park.

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