Endangered National Parks
A national park alone doesn’t protect our parks,” NPCA senior vice president Ronald J. Tipton said. “Parks also need strong support from the president and Congress.” The list includes Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas, where nearby private land sales could encroach on wildlife habitat; Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, where wilderness could be opened to motorized access and a new route approved into the park, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee, threatened by air pollution. It also includes Joshua Tree National Park in California, where an adjacent new city may sprout; Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, facing air pollution and invasive species; and Virgin Islands National Park, troubled by fragile coral reefs and declining fish populations.
Feb 2003
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