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. . . 000188 CHAPI'ER rv LAND ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES About 4,688,000 acres or more than 80 percent of the land in the San Juan Area is either in Federal ownership or in the Navajo Indian Reserva- tion. Federal lands are administered by the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of land Management. Indian reservation lands are owned by the Navajo Tribe or individual Indians, but assistance in the administration of these lands is provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The approxi1nate acreage involving each agency is shown below. Bureau of Land Management Forest Service National Park Service Burea.u of Indian Affairs Total Acres 2,3'bif,000 540,000 780,000 1,000,000 4,688,000 The acreage shown for the National Park Service includes all national monuments in the study area and the portions of Canyonlands National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area that are east of the Colorado and Green Rivers which form the western boundary of the area. If portions of the park and recreation area that are west of these rivers were included, the National Park Service acreage would be almost doubled to 1,370,000 acres. Until the recreation area is established by legislation, the Bureau of Land Management has pri1nary responsibility for land uses within the area except recreation. The responsibilities of each of the administering agencies and the re- sources under the care of these agencies are so important in the San Juan Area as to warrant discussion. Although the Soil Conservation Service does not administer Federal lands but provides services in the private sector, its program is also discussed. A land status map of the area is on the following page. Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers 2,207,000 acres of land within the Utah portion of the San Juan study area or 41 percent of the Utah portion. A similar percentage probably applies to the small part of the study area in Colorado, bringing the total to 2,368,000 acres. Wildlife in great variety is distributed throughout the area. Di- verse recreational attractions, ranging from high quality developed sites in scenic areas with paved access roads to the solitude of primitive and roadless tracts, make recreation a major land use. Large acreages of public domain are under lease for oil, gas, and other mineral explorations 33