Funding Strategies for Wilderness Management
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169 In: McCool, Stephen F.; Cole, David N.; Borrie, William T.; O’Loughlin, Jennifer, comps. 2000. Wilderness science in a time of change conference— Volume 2: Wilderness within the context of larger systems; 1999 May 23–27; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-15-VOL-2. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Carolyn Alkire is Resource Economist, Ecology and Economics Research Department, The Wilderness Society, 1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 100, Washington, D.C. 20036 U.S.A., e-mail: [email protected] Funding Strategies for Wilderness Management
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