But Wagner has put 656, 000 acres that used to be open for recreation under management by a group that is charging day-use fees and has raised lease charges.

ECONOMIST: Forests

Timber is merely one of many uses to which forests are put, which also include non-extractive uses such as recreation, watershed management and wildlife.

ECONOMIST: Letters

Lakes and reservoirs provide a range of resource values, including drinking water, irrigation water, navigation, fisheries, tourism, recreation, flood and drought management, climate mediation, as well as having religious and historic values.

UNESCO: Summary

Improving management of national forests to put more emphasis on recreation, wildlife and water quality and less on logging.

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