Title: Describe the scope of government agencies involved in forest, recreation, wildlife, and parks management.
Course: Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Systems Management (18549) > Section: Examining State and Federal Policies Concerning Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management

Description should include local, state, and federal agencies, such as

- local governments that own recreation areas
- Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) (https://dof.virginia.gov/)
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (VDCR) (https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/)
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) (https://dwr.virginia.gov/)
- National Park Service (NPS) (https://www.nps.gov/index.htm)
- U.S. Forest Service (USFS) (https://www.fs.usda.gov/)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) (https://www.fws.gov/)
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (https://www.blm.gov/).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are common attributes of land managed by each agency?
- How do the management agencies differ in their approaches and philosophies?
- How are policies established and enforced by different agencies?
- What enforcement authority do the VDGIF conservation police officers (game wardens), VDCR conservation officers (park police), and forest wardens have? How are they similar? How are they different?
- How are wildlife and forestry regulations established?
- What are examples of wildlife that regulations affect?
- How do these regulations affect the natural environment and the people that recreate in it?