“The acreage of our federal public lands is equivalent to the entire country of Germany seven times over. These lands provide space for hunting, fishing, and leisure activities; wildlife habitats; clean-water protection; sustainable industry; and much more. All for the public. It's about as profoundly American an idea as you can find: the democratization of land and resources and food and recreation and wildlife and scenery and space and solitude.” RecreationPublic Lands Book:That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands Source: That Wild Country: An Epic Journey through the Past, Present, and Future of America's Public Lands