Sentences with phrase «wilderness preserve»

But the resort and neighboring communities sprawl amid a maze of canals, streams and sinkholes that connect, on the west, to the 560,000 - acre Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve and, to the north, to Lake Apopka — the third largest lake in the state.

No matter which tent you book, you get to enjoy stunning views of Mt. Kilimanjaro from nearly every spot in the wilderness preserve.

Discover Jamaica's only all - beachfront, all - oceanview resort set on a 500 - acre wilderness preserve.

The beautiful natural features of Kauai are too numerous to list, but they include the Alakai Wilderness Preserve, home of Mount Waialeale, designated by some sources as the rainiest place on earth, the spectacular Waimea Canyon, the Na Pali Coast, and the Kilauea Lighthouse.

The Alakai Wilderness Preserve, a wet forest that includes alpine bogs, is located near Mount Waialeale, which is considered by some sources to be the rainiest place in the world.

Take advantage of an unlimited array of unique experiences, with options that run the gamut from world - class museums and a renowned botanical garden to the nation's largest wilderness preserve.

The property, occupying a beachfront stretch surrounded by 125 acres of wilderness preserve, has just 11 wooden bungalows, all of which are screened, fan - cooled, elevated on stilts (translation: no air - conditioning necessary), and have composting toilets, solar - powered electricity, hot water generated by thermal heaters, and comfy king - size beds with hemp and organic cotton linens.

Our service - oriented resort is located on 2,300 acres of land, including a 96 - acre wilderness preserve which continuously inspires us to focus on new sustainable and green initiatives.

We're home to the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, a unique visual and performing arts complex and museum; the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, an expansive wildlife sanctuary; the amazing sculpture garden, Queen Califia's Magical Circle, created by the late world - acclaimed artist Niki de Saint Phalle; the San Diego Children's Discovery Museum; and Daley Ranch, a wilderness preserve with extensive hiking, biking and equestrian trails... as well as equestrian trail riding at The Ranch at Bandy Canyon and exploring 10,000 years of San Diego history at the San Diego Archaeological Center.

Our drive route through the eastern San Diego suburbs, up into the hills to the village of Julian, and along Banner - Grade Road skirting the Volcan Mountains Wilderness Preserve reveals a sharper, more involving Continental GT.

I'm writing this before I dash off to the Gray Head Wilderness Preserve for the Telluride patron's brunch, the lovely event that kicks off the Telluride Film Festival, where my favorite A-lister is always the guy with the magnificent Santa beard who mixes Bloody Marys atop an artfully arranged stack of hay bales.

600 animals from 145 species on a 1200 acre wilderness preserve dedicated to desert ecosystems.

One result is the Disney Wilderness Preserve, located some 30 miles south of Orlando.

Timeless Earth represents an adventure that transports readers to wilderness preserves, parks and waterways, monuments, cities and mountain ranges from the Amazon to the Serengeti, from Versailles to Istanbul and back to the Rockies.

Of course, with all the potential harm the stimulus could cause — the plan has the opportunity to coordinate with the national park service and bureau of land management to decrease the number of roads within or near wilderness preserves, and affectively support rewilding and conservation biology goals.

Not exact matches

But there certainly are individuals and groups like the Earth Liberation Front willing to flout the law in their quest to preserve pristine wildernesses.

A remnant of the Israelis was preserved and the people wandered in the wilderness.

Chapters 30 - 31 constitute the most important collection of prophetic promises of restoration; 32 contains Jeremiah's emphatic confirmation of this promise in his purchase of land; 33 reiterates, in different form, the essential message of ultimate hope; 34 dates from Jerusalem's final siege which ended in the city's destruction in 587; 35 leaps back to the days of Jehoiakim and lauds the faithfulness of the Rechabites, a sect in Judah preserving the forms of wilderness existence; and 36 gives us the Old Testament's only description of the origin of a scroll, also in Jehoiakim's reign.

Instead, Maselli said in a recent interview, he was warned locating within the Blue Line would mean a drawn out and difficult confrontation with the Adirondack Park Agency, cast as a difficult regulatory foe more intent on preserving pristine wilderness than encouraging businesses like his.

A broad coalition of 133 conservation and Wilderness organizations from across America, including Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve, has asked Congress «to reject an unprecedented call to amend the Wilderness Act to allow for the use of mountain bikes in designated Wilderness.»

The agency that oversees the Adirondack Forest Preserve is offering what stakeholders say is a compromise regarding the extent of wilderness that should be in a 20,530 - acre tract of land the state acquired in 2016.

I am also thrilled to see a Comptroller who has a commitment to our environment be it for electric vehicles, cutting down on pollution and safeguarding the monies used to preserve our state parks and other areas of wilderness in our great Borough and State.

«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.

From its inception in 1892, the six - million - acre (24,000 km ²) Adirondack Park, which is larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky, and Everglades National Parks combined, has been a battleground between those who would preserve wilderness and proponents of the development rights of property owners.

«Sustainable prosperity starts with preserving the wilderness areas that attracted many residents to the Park in the first place, providing the basis for our tourism industry.

Today almost 2,500 miles of trails traverse the preserve, but many are scratchy and treacherous, and 1.5 million acres of wilderness have no trails at all.

«This area offers what is virtually America's last chance to preserve an adequate sample of the pioneer frontier, the Stateside counterpart of which has vanished,» Collins wrote in a 1953 paper titled «Northeast Arctic: The Last Great Wilderness,» published in the Sierra Club Bulletin.

Though he considers himself a «fierce property - rights advocate,» Crary sees «wilderness values» as key to preserving spectacular landscapes and unique ecosystems for mankind's (and other species») future.

Determined to preserve it from development, he created the Redford Family Trust which, over time, has placed most than 5,000 acres under protection of the Wilderness Act.

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Wilderness, as an idea and as preserved land, has never existed apart from human experience or from policies that bounded land and people.

A good starting point is the Iron Mountain Trail, where you'll be treated to spectacular views of the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve and the Black Elk Wilderness.

From iconic «wilderness» parks to monuments, memorials, battlefields, historical parks, and more, the making of the parks — and the elements preserved within them — are crucial pieces of this nation's still unfolding history, pieces tied to often unspoken and unexamined narratives about what and who we are.

Considered one of Europe's oldest preserves, this sprawling wilderness of stark plains and towering rocky slopes is also home to the highest concentration of brown bears in Sweden.

Completely isolated, these huge stretches of well - preserved landscapes reveal their breathtaking wilderness and white sandy beaches, lapped at by the waters of the Tasman Sea.

Lynn Langway reports from the Manu Biosphere Preserve, an unspoiled wilderness in the Southeastern Amazon basin that... Read More...

In addition to the exclusive tours and events offered at Metate Ranch, Desert Adventures offers Jeep tours to Painted Canyon and the Mecca Hills Wilderness Area, a Jeep and hiking tour to the Palm Springs Indian Canyons, as well as hiking tours and sightseeing tours to a variety of desert attractions including the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, Joshua Tree National Park, Coachella Valley Preserve, Palm Springs Indian Canyons, San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farms, White Water Preserve, the Salton Sea and Salvation Mountain, and more.

These waters make the wilderness of Katmai National Park and Preserve somewhat accessible.

The purpose of wilderness designation is to preserve and protect wilderness characteristics and values in perpetuity.

Managing wilderness involves preserving «wilderness character.»

If you fly over Katmai National Park and Preserve, you will see vast expanses of wilderness: stretches of spongy tundra, forests of spruce and willow, craggy snow - covered mountains, and free - flowing lakes and rivers.

Within Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve some land is suitable for Wilderness designation.

Katmai National Park and Preserve offers a unique wilderness experience for visitors.

These projects have been identified in the Katmai National Park and Preserve Final Development Concept Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Brooks River Area (1996), and the Katmai National Park and Preserve General Management Plan, Wilderness Suitability Review, Land Protection Plan (1986).

Part of preserving and managing the wilderness is Katmai National Park and Preserve means that there are fewer than 30 miles of roads and 6 miles of established trails in the park.

The sole purpose of the Katmai Conservancy is to support the preservation and enjoyment of this unique National Park and Preserve known for its proliferation of bears, salmon, volcanoes, and remote wilderness, accessible only by boat and plane.

Scientific use is one of the stated purposes of wilderness, and research serves an important role in preserving and managing wilderness areas.

When conducting research in a wilderness area, the legal mandate to «preserve wilderness character» must be considered first.

You could also head south to the spectacular wilderness of the Black River Gorges National Park, which preserves one of the largest swathes of forest on the island.

It is a protected area where the wilderness has been preserved.