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The White House's plan establishes an array of reserves encompassing key watersheds and old-growth stands, an innovative strategy intended to protect the most ecologically essential areas of the forests and thereby preserve the habitat of spotted owls, salmon and countless other species. The blueprint allows for average annual...
While Clinton's plan is a patchwork of political compromises, it is part of a real shift in federal policy that shows a new respect for nature. Throughout most of U.S. history, government actions have encouraged human exploitation of natural resources: logging, mining, drilling, grazing, damming rivers. That philosophy reached...
The battle to save this southern jewel of the National Park System has stirred national concern. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt visited the park in February and came back "absolutely appalled." Since then he has endorsed the idea of reclaiming thousands of acres of private property to protect this prime parcel...
Crowds are worse on Colorado's 14,255-ft. Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. Last year some 29,000 hikers reached the top, a rise of 53% since 1990. This is a nose-to-tail wilderness experience. Permits are assigned by lottery to climb Mount Whitney, above California...
The changes Babbitt seeks may touch 500 million acres of federal property, or about one-fifth of the U.S., encompassing national parks, wilderness areas, forests and grazing lands. With the blessing of Bill Clinton and Al Gore, the Interior chief plans to revitalize the National Park Service and increase the...