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Dept. of Forest Resources
University of Minnesota
115 Green Hall
1530 Cleveland Ave. N.
St. Paul, MN  55108-6112

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ESPM 4256/5246 - Natural Resource Law and the Management of Public lands and Waters  

(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5256]; Prereq-3241 or #; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)


Role of judiciary in management of public lands/waters. Scope of court's jurisdiction over public resources. Constitutional provisions. Concepts of property rights. Principles of water law. Common law principles pertinent to land management. Role of legal system in environmental review. Scope of legal authority granted to administration, limitations placed on private property for protection of public resources.