National Forest Landscape Management Ch 1 The Visual Management System

Volume 1 of National Forest Landscape Management provides a Servicewide approach to landscape management from which guidelines can be developed for designing the visual aspects of resource management; provides illustrations and terminology that describe basic landscape management concepts; fosters an awareness of ways in which humans react to the visual aspects of the non-urban environment; and encourages and assists universities, conservation organizations, resource-based industries, government agencies, and others to adquately consider the scenic resource during the various phases of land use planning and development. Includes numerous photographs and drawings, plus a glossary of terms and a bibliography. There are several pictures of ski slopes and chairlift lines. (lag).