• IMongoose@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    In the USA parks are different than reserves or forests. National Parks has the stereotypical park ranger and guides, plus usually lodging and visitor centers and stuff. There are also national forests which probably have some trails and stuff but it’s mostly “here’s some land, good luck out there”. There are also wildlife preserves and stuff.

    Here’s a full map of USA federally owned lands:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_lands#/media/File%3AUS_federal_land.agencies.svg

    But ya, there still isn’t a huge amount of federal land in the east. I think the federal government got a lot stronger moving out west.

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      4 months ago

      It is a little bit different.

      National parks in Australia are essentially conservation areas that are protected. Maybe more like the national forests, parks and lakeshores combined.

      But you are right. What is going on in the east?