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Parks plan pleases conservationists.


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 announced a revised draft of national park management policies that has pleased environmentalists because of its consideration for natural resource conservation.

The draft replaces a previous version that catered to attracting visitors, with less emphasis on nature preservation. The previous draft gave more rights to snowmobile snowmobile, vehicle designed to travel over snow, ice, and similar surfaces that offer limited traction and weight-supporting capability. As the performance of the vehicle depends to a large extent on keeping its weight as low as possible, there is no enclosure for  and all-terrain vehicle all-ter·rain vehicle  
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Opponents to the plan say that it reduces opportunities for recreation. Supporters This article is about supporters in heraldry. For the use in British English meaning supporting sports teams, see fan (person).

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 say the plan reverts back to 2001 policies that label the National Park Service's top priorities as conservation and preserving natural resources.
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Publication:Parks & Recreation
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Aug 1, 2006
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