. An assessment of the forest and range land situation in the United States. Forests and forestry United States; Forest management United States; Rangelands United States. Table — Ownership of recreational boats in the contiguous United States, 1976, percent increase from 1973, by section and region Section and region Ownership of recreational boats Increase from 1973 1973 1976 to 1976 North: Northeast^ North Central Thousands 2,330 2,460 Thousands 2,510 3,900 Percent Total 6,410 South; Southeast South Central 1,340 1,710 1,750 2,310 Total 3,050 4,060 Roc
. An assessment of the forest and range land situation in the United States. Forests and forestry United States; Forest management United States; Rangelands United States. Table — Ownership of recreational boats in the contiguous United States, 1976, percent increase from 1973, by section and region Section and region Ownership of recreational boats Increase from 1973 1973 1976 to 1976 North: Northeast^ North Central Thousands 2,330 2,460 Thousands 2,510 3,900 Percent Total 6,410 South; Southeast South Central 1,340 1,710 1,750 2,310 Total 3,050 4,060 Rocky Mountains and Great Plains 570 790 Pacific Coast: Pacific Northwest Pacific Southwest 430 670 630 860 Total 1,100 1,490 Total contiguous United States 9,510 12,750 ' Includes Washington, DC. Source; Personal Communication (A. J. Marmo) Policy Planning and Informa- tion Analysis Staff, Office of Boating Safety, United States Coast Guard, Depart- ment of Transportation. — particularly parts of the Pacific Southwest and South Central regions — the modification of drainage patterns in this way has been well accepted, because it has led to increased variety and diversity of recrea- tional opportunities. Strong public pressure to preserve rivers and sti^ams with high scenic and recreational values cur- rently exists. This is evident by the inclusion of many rivers under Federal and State river preservation programs. The National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 designated eight rivers (or portions thereof) as the nucleus of a National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and designated 27 other rivers to be studied as potential additions (fig. ). Since that time, addi- tional amendments to the Act have added other rivers to the System as well as designating additional rivers for study as potential components of the System. As of January 1978, 28 rivers or river segments totalling 2,318 miles were in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Forty-eig
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