Word: recreationalist
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ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND RECREATIONALISTS. Both groups were in shorter supply when the Colorado was being harnessed than they are today, and their concerns often diverge. A recreationalist's dream -- a motorboat rally on Lake Havasu, with plenty of beer -- is a nature lover's nightmare. But some vacationers come to the river merely to hike or look at wildlife, and they are as likely to be disturbed by the encroachments of civilization and mechanized control as are the environmentalists. Says Darrell Knuffke, the Central Rockies regional director of the Wilderness Society: "As the river has been divided, subdivided, ditched, dammed...
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