A NEW NATIONAL LANDSCAPE AGENDA.

The article reports on the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, signed by U.S. President Barack Obama on March 30, 2009. The law will create and protect more than two million acres of wilderness and national parks, wild and scenic rivers, historic sites, scenic trails, and others. However, the authors say that the areas included in the law are limited only to areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management, which may not be beneficial to others states.