Sentences with phrase «protected wilderness park»

All surrounded by a vast, pristine and protected wilderness park so breathtaking that it's part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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«The classification of the Boreas Ponds as Wilderness and the expansion of High Peaks Wilderness Area marks a great day for the Forest Preserve and Adirondack Park,» said Protect the Adirondacks» Executive Director Peter Bauer in a statement.

Full Wilderness advocates also shot down arguments of the permanence of the structures, saying there are already signs that nature is reclaiming them, and that much of the now - protected areas of the Adirondack Park were once shaped by man.

In 63 percent of America's protected places — including parks, monuments and designated wilderness areas — sounds made by human activity are doubling the volume of background noise.

But regulators have largely ignored noise in parks, wilderness, and other protected areas, which cover 14 % of the country.

The mountain landscapes of the American West are rich in fossil fuels, timber, fish, wildlife, and natural beauty, and host some the largest and most famous national parks, monuments, and protected wilderness.

Green groups fear that once mining starts near the Grand Canyon, similar destructive plans will also get the green light in and around other protected areas, including Arches National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Canyonlands National Park and the proposed Dolores River Canyon wilderness area.

EPA is also proposing a separate «secondary» standard aimed at protecting vegetation and ecosystems, including parks, wildlife refuges and wilderness areas.

That would seem to leave 62 percent on the table for expanded human consumption but the vast majority of this biomass appears to be not harvestable because it includes root growth below ground and biomass production on lands in parks or wilderness areas that are either protected or inaccessible.

The islands are also a refreshing enclave of protected wilderness, a chunk of the land and waters belonging to Con Dao National Park.

All surrounded by a vast, pristine and protected wilderness so breathtaking that it's part of Canada's first national park.

Lapopu is situated in Manupeu Tanah Daru National Park, one of the two main protected wilderness areas on Sumba, and a guided walk is a great way to find out more about the environment and wildlife of the island.

Travel to Yala National Park Discover the spectacular wilderness of Yala National Park, the core of a contiguous system of nine connected protected areas, and home to much of Sri...

From Pacific coastline to temperate rainforests, dry woodlands to glacial heights, Olympic National Park's diverse landscape draws everyone from sunbathers to mountain - climbers to enjoy a vast, protected wilderness in Washington state — much of it accessible only on foot.

The park was established in 1992 to protect one of the last wilderness areas left in the world.

Wilderness is the only village in South Africa that, together with the lakes, surrounding forests and 28 kilometers of coastline, is protected within a 2612 - hectares National Park.

Developed as a component of the Clean Air Act, the Regional Haze Rule is meant to protect 156 national parks and wilderness areas — including Utah's «Mighty Five» national parks — from visibility - impairing haze.

Together with the Foundation, Brown is leading a program which protects Tasmania's Tarkine Wilderness from a renewed push for mining in the region and lay the groundwork for its permanent protection as a national park, to be managed by Aboriginal leaders.

These initiatives to protect nature, literally in the backyards of millions of people, are happening at a time when fewer Canadians are visiting our existing system of far - flung wilderness parks.

By traveling to the world's parks and reserves, you are helping to protect those wilderness areas by contributing to an economy that is in harmony with conservation.

From the toxic sludge, toxic air, water pollution and the haze it belched into protected wilderness areas, this plant had become a huge problem for the state, including its most special places — national parks and wilderness areas.

Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park — Ronald Caspers Park is made up of 8,000 acres of protected wilderness is the Santa Ana Wilderness Park — Ronald Caspers Park is made up of 8,000 acres of protected wilderness is the Santa Ana wilderness is the Santa Ana Mountains.