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Lecture given by Roger Contor. Introduction by John C. Hendee, dean of the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences, and director of the Wilderness Research Center. The lecture starts by calling for better political representation for the National Parks. The history of the role (or lack therof) that the Parks played in the Wilderness Act is reviewed as is the reason that the Parks manage their lands differently from the Forest Service. The lecturer displays a few slides of Alaskan Wilderness and Idaho superimposed on a map of Alaska to show the extent and porportion of wilderness in that state. The lecture also displays three species (the grizzly bear, the Dall sheep, and the caribou) as exhibits of what the wilderness holds. The lecturer then expresses his opinion that the National Parks have failed to lead the charge in political protection of wilderness. The lecturer proposes that the solution is to: 'Establish wilderness leadership at the top. Appoint leaders who understand wilderness. Educate people that No Trace Wilderness is possible. Document wilderness values with research. Support those who seek excellence in wilderness. Protect the mystery of wilderness. Reopen communication with Congress. Re-establish cooperative relationships with conservation organizations. Restore wilderness naturalness. Re-establish natural fire regimes. Establish trail patterns compatible with wilderness. Protect diversity with appropriate management. Eliminate wilderness structures and non-historic artifacts. Establish a high ethic for legal hunting in the Alaskan park units. Restore the professional spirit of the Park Service.' The lecture closes with a few more points about the benefits of wilderness as a mesuring stick for the how we are affecting the rest of the world and placing the blame soundly on the political leaders once again. A list of past lecturers and the titles of their lectures are listed.

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Title:
A Vision for Wilderness in the National Parks
Creator:
Roger Contor
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1992-12-03
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Lecture given by Roger Contor. Introduction by John C. Hendee, dean of the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences, and director of the Wilderness Research Center. The lecture starts by calling for better political representation for the National Parks. The history of the role (or lack therof) that the Parks played in the Wilderness Act is reviewed as is the reason that the Parks manage their lands differently from the Forest Service. The lecturer displays a few slides of Alaskan Wilderness and Idaho superimposed on a map of Alaska to show the extent and porportion of wilderness in that state. The lecture also displays three species (the grizzly bear, the Dall sheep, and the caribou) as exhibits of what the wilderness holds. The lecturer then expresses his opinion that the National Parks have failed to lead the charge in political protection of wilderness. The lecturer proposes that the solution is to: 'Establish wilderness leadership at the top. Appoint leaders who understand wilderness. Educate people that No Trace Wilderness is possible. Document wilderness values with research. Support those who seek excellence in wilderness. Protect the mystery of wilderness. Reopen communication with Congress. Re-establish cooperative relationships with conservation organizations. Restore wilderness naturalness. Re-establish natural fire regimes. Establish trail patterns compatible with wilderness. Protect diversity with appropriate management. Eliminate wilderness structures and non-historic artifacts. Establish a high ethic for legal hunting in the Alaskan park units. Restore the professional spirit of the Park Service.' The lecture closes with a few more points about the benefits of wilderness as a mesuring stick for the how we are affecting the rest of the world and placing the blame soundly on the political leaders once again. A list of past lecturers and the titles of their lectures are listed.
Subjects:
lectures national parks politics wilderness areas land management wilderness
Location:
Univeristy of Idaho Moscow, Idaho
Latitude:
46.7293
Longitude:
-117.0125
Publisher:
University of Idaho Wilderness Research Center
Source:
University of Idaho Wilderness Research Center
Source Identifier:
wrdl12
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text
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application/pdf

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