Parklands Debate Keeps Trekking. Tom Kenworthy.
by Kenworthy, Tom; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 29Environment. Publisher: USA Today, 2003ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Air pollution | Environmentalism | National parks and reserves -- Public use | Noise pollution | Off-road vehicles | Public lands | SnowmobilesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "When the Bush administration lifted a ban on snowmobiling in Yellowstone National Park last month [March 2003], it handed an important victory to a growing number of Americans who like to savor the nation's vast public parks, forests and waterways atop machines....The policy was more than a victory for thousands of snowmobilers who roar along the parks' roads in winter, however. It marks a turning point in a cultural war over how Americans use tens of millions of acres of national parks, forests, ranges, and recreation areas. On one side are those who want to ride snowmobiles, dirt bikes and Jet Skis. On the other are those who would rather hike, ski or sail without noise and pollution." (USA TODAY) This article debates the issue of whether or not off-road recreational vehicles should be allowed on public land by presenting the arguments of both proponents and opponents.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Parklands Debate Keeps Trekking, April 24, 2003; pp. n.p..
"When the Bush administration lifted a ban on snowmobiling in Yellowstone National Park last month [March 2003], it handed an important victory to a growing number of Americans who like to savor the nation's vast public parks, forests and waterways atop machines....The policy was more than a victory for thousands of snowmobilers who roar along the parks' roads in winter, however. It marks a turning point in a cultural war over how Americans use tens of millions of acres of national parks, forests, ranges, and recreation areas. On one side are those who want to ride snowmobiles, dirt bikes and Jet Skis. On the other are those who would rather hike, ski or sail without noise and pollution." (USA TODAY) This article debates the issue of whether or not off-road recreational vehicles should be allowed on public land by presenting the arguments of both proponents and opponents.
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