1. Geography
... and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations." From the very beginning, then, the National Park Service was charged with a dual and often competing mandate. The requirement is to preserve resources for ... future generations while at the same time to provide for the public enjoyment of these very same resources by the current generation. Tension between these competing purposes was immediate and continues today ... ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate