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... areas . ( 9 ) Some witnesses suggested no need for S. 174. Administrative guidelines established by the Forest Service are sufficient , they say . But here is the crux of the whole issue . Our wilderness areas have now gradually shrunk ...
... areas . ( 9 ) Some witnesses suggested no need for S. 174. Administrative guidelines established by the Forest Service are sufficient , they say . But here is the crux of the whole issue . Our wilderness areas have now gradually shrunk ...
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... wilderness bill for the following reasons : I am a ( 1 ) The Wilderness Act will preserve or set aside areas that may be en- joyed as a wild , primitive , or wilderness area . These areas are not enjoyed or visited by only the rich ...
... wilderness bill for the following reasons : I am a ( 1 ) The Wilderness Act will preserve or set aside areas that may be en- joyed as a wild , primitive , or wilderness area . These areas are not enjoyed or visited by only the rich ...
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... wilderness area has been invaded and exploited and as a result de- stroyed , it is gone forever . A wilderness area is as fragile as the most priceless piece of porcelain or china . Should that porcelain or china be broken , it can ...
... wilderness area has been invaded and exploited and as a result de- stroyed , it is gone forever . A wilderness area is as fragile as the most priceless piece of porcelain or china . Should that porcelain or china be broken , it can ...
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... area . To me this is one of the reasons we need a Wilderness Act . Those people do not know how to fight for wilderness preservation . They need congressional help ; an affirmation and directive by Congress toward the preservation of ...
... area . To me this is one of the reasons we need a Wilderness Act . Those people do not know how to fight for wilderness preservation . They need congressional help ; an affirmation and directive by Congress toward the preservation of ...
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... Wilderness Act , S. 174 . DEAR SIRS : Attached hereto is a resolution by the Yakima Valley District Fed- eration of ... areas have a spiritual , educational , and recreational value , and that continuing pressure by commercial groups is ...
... Wilderness Act , S. 174 . DEAR SIRS : Attached hereto is a resolution by the Yakima Valley District Fed- eration of ... areas have a spiritual , educational , and recreational value , and that continuing pressure by commercial groups is ...
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Page 87 - I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast.
Page 235 - Act an area of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions...
Page 1 - ... personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this...
Page 1 - President at the time of the appointment, one at the end of one year, one at the end of two years, one at the end of three years, one at the end of four years, and one at the end of five years...
Page 102 - States ; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate be hereby directed to transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States...
Page 235 - A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.
Page 85 - Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness.
Page 5 - An act [to amend an act entitled an act] to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Page 141 - ... works, power projects, transmission lines, and other facilities needed in the public interest, including the road construction and maintenance essential to development and use thereof, upon his determination that such use or uses in the specific area will better serve the interests of the United States and the people thereof than will its denial...
Page 34 - wilderness areas," and these shall be administered for the use and enjoyment of the American people in such manner as will leave them unimpaired for future use and enjoyment as wilderness...