Number: 1976-08
WHEREAS, there are growing demands on land, water, and related resources of the nation to meet the present and future needs for food and fiber, rural and urban development, agricultural, industrial, and community water supply, fish and wildlife habitat, recreational facilities, and other needs of the public; and
WHEREAS, these resources are essential to the national economic and social well-being and must be conserved to realize their maximum potential; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Soil Conservation Service was created by the U.S. Congress to provide technical expertise information, and assistance to land users with respect to conservation and use of soils and water and other related resource uses such as watershed protection, flood prevention, and enhancement of woodlands and fish and wildlife habitat; and
WHEREAS, resource appraisal and program development, including long range planning, are essential for optimum land and water conservation; and WHEREAS, such an appraisal and program for private and non-federal public lands are not presently required and do not exist;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation, in annual meeting assembled March 19-21, 1976, in Louisville, KY., hereby recognizes the need for a mechanism within the federal establishment to periodically appraise land, water, and related resources on private and non-federal public lands; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a long range National Land and Water Conservation Program be developed and periodically updated within the federal establishment based on the nation’s projected needs and the periodic appraisal of land, water, and related resources on private and non-federal public lands.