Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2003. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 73 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-73).

Graduation date: 1993

Thesis (M.S.)--Georgia Southern University, 2007. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on Feb. 19, 2008). Electronic version approved: December 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-37).

Thesis (M.S.)--Western Washington University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-121). Also issued online.

Thesis supervisor: You-Kuan Zhang. Includes bibliographic references (p. 158-172).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2000. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Dec. 12, 2000). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-83).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Delaware, 2005. / Principal faculty advisor: Nancy Signorielli, Dept. of Communication. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Idaho, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available electronically on the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Montana State University--Bozeman, 2007. / Typescript. Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Gregory D. Johnson. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-66).

Since its inception, the National Wildlife Refuge System has been administered for management and restoration of habitat essential to the propagation and welfare of resident and wintering wildlife species. Acquisition of additional System units has been primarily directed to the benefit of the migratory bird resource. As of July 1, 1968 about 250 of the 321 refuge units were managed for the waterfowl resource (U. S. Department of Interior, 1968a). However, this growth of the System has been accompanied by an increase in recreational use of the refuges. In 1962, Public Law 87-714, the Refuge Recreation Act, was passed to provide direction for recreational development. The Act recognized that recreation must be limited in type and scope to avoid conflict with the primary wildlife management objectives. Although the primary function of the Refuge System is to meet the needs of wildlife, the entire System is based on the philosophical precept that the wildlife on these refuges is for the enjoyment of the public. It thus follows that refuges should provide for some public use. In recent analyses of America's resource picture, the fastest rising curves and projection are those of travel and the recreational use of wildlands (Clawson, 1963). Attendance records at our wildlife Refuges have grown at a rate of 12 percent annually. Except for boating and fishing at reservoir sites, the fastest growth in outdoor recreation since World War II has been in the use of National Wildlife Refuges (Clement, 1964).