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Excerpt from Trends, Vol. 16: Spring, 1979 Americans always have turned to rivers and trails for outdoor recreation and for release from the tensions of their busy lives. Recently, however, people looking for such outdoor experiences have found too many of our streams have been dammed, polluted, or commercially developed. Secluded paths have become mere memories to many, as suburban sprawl gulfs our dwindling open spaces. Studies show that far more trails are needed to meet the needs of today's population, not to mention tomorrow's. Recreation agencies, conservation organizations, and governments of all levels are beginning to realize that better measures must be taken to protect and manage our river and trail resources effectively. Two federal laws passed in l968 - the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and the National Trails System Act - paved the way in this area a decade ago. These Acts established national systems of rivers and trails and set up procedures under which new components could be added to each system. Still, progress was agonizingly slow until passage last November of the National Parks and Recreation Act which increased both systems dramatically. Federal actions have been mirrored on other levels. Many states have set up similar programs within their boundaries. Local efforts, too, have grown more numerous and effective. Yet much more remains to be done. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain