Wildland Development Concepts Wildland Development

OVERVIEW

HISTORY

ACTORS

MAPS

DIMENSIONS:

ecosystem
wildlife
economic
policy
recreation/aesthetic
social

STUDY TEAM

REFERENCES

Map and Table References for Human Settlement

Map of Surrounding Gateway Communities to Yellowstone

Source: http://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com

 

Table Showing the Differences in Land Holdings at differing elevations.

Note: That land in lower elevations, such as river valleys are largely held by

private landowners. Source: http://biology.usgs.gov/luhna/chap8.html

Map of Human Impacts on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Source: Ralph Maughan http://www.forwolves.org/ralph/gyedevmap.htm

Recreation Map showing all the facilities provided for recreators in the Mammoth Hot Springs Section of Yellowstone.

Source: http://www.nps.gov/yell/planvisit/orientation/mammoth.htm

Map of The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Source: http://www.greateryellowstone.org

Map Showing the Population Growth Rates in Counties Surrounding Yellowstone

Source: http://www.greateryellowstone.org/people_growth_ map.html

 

Map of Human Impacts in the GYE http://www.forwolves.org/Ralph/gyedevmap.htm

Table 4: Land available for leasing in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

National forest

Total acreage

Available for leasing

Gallatin

1,735,412

914,038

(52%)

Shoshone

2,433,125

934,990

(38%)

Targhee

1,854,240

1,211,395

(65%)

Bridger-Teton

2,740,765

1,793,913

(65%)

Custer (Beartooth District)

587,487

235,846

(40%)

Beaverhead (Madison District)

426,779

321,779

(75%)

Total

9,777,808

5,411,961

(55%)

Source:D. Leal, G. Black, and J.A. Baden, "Oil and Gas Development," in The Yellowstone Primer, ed. J.A. Baden and D. Leal (San Francisco: Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, 1990), p.122 (modified).

Available Land for Lease Around Yellowstone National Park