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Rob Lucas, chairman of the Galloway National Park Association, said the heat in the debate was "frustrating" and that the conversation being carried out was "closing down" debate.
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He was a patron of the Galloway National Park Association, a campaign for the area to become Scotland's third national park. [16] He listed rugby, curling, Scottish country dancing , folk music and public speaking amongst his hobbies.
The National Park Service wants to replant wildfire-devastated sequoia groves in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and environmentalists are suing.
(a) the federal project is of regional or national significance, (b) there is no "reasonable and prudent alternative," and (c) the project as proposed "clearly outweighs the alternatives." If approved, the extinction of a species would be allowed and the agency would be required to implement a mitigation plan.
View of the mountain, centerpiece of Denali National Park and Preserve. The name of the highest mountain in North America became a subject of dispute in 1975, when the Alaska Legislature asked the U.S. federal government to officially change its name from "Mount McKinley" to "Denali".
The National Park Service adopted a policy last year of accepting only credit and debit cards. A California woman is among those suing. The National Park Service will only take plastic at its parks.
The park was granted Dark Sky Park status ("Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park") in November 2009, being the first area in the UK to be so designated. [ 2 ] The park, established in 1947, covers 774 square kilometres (299 sq mi) [ 1 ] and receives over 800,000 visitors per year.