What Types of Information Does the Wilderness Stewardship Reference System Provide?
Listed below are brief descriptions of the types of information as they appear on the website. The Information Sources link gives complete explanations of the types of information, examples of how they may be used in wilderness stewardship, and a list of sources. • Code of Federal Regulations contains legally enforceable rules written by administrative agencies as the first step to implement a legislative mandate. • Agency Policies are guidelines written by an agency to govern the behavior of its employees. • Special Provisions refer to legislative language in various wilderness laws that deviate from the definition of wilderness in the Wilderness Act of 1964, including parts of that law itself. • Legislative History is the record of Congressional discussion of a law which occurred before that law was passed. • Judicial Decisions are summaries of court cases addressing wilderness stewardship issues. • Annotated Scientific Publications are original annotations from published journals, b
