This article has to do with Obama signing a bill protecting wilderness acreage with 2 million acres protected in nine states. The President feels that this is one of the most important laws in decades. He says "to protect, preserve and pass down our nation's most treasured landscapes to future generations." In society today and the rate of pollution that is created by man setting aside land I think is a great idea. This law will guarantee that Americans "will not take our forests, rivers, oceans, national parts, monuments, and wilderness areas for granted, but rather we will set them aside and guard their sanctity for everyone to share. That's something all Americans can support." Says President Obama. This law is composed of 170 separate measures in tact within it. This land ranges from California's Sierra Nevada and Oregon's Mount Hood to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado and parts of the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. The law expands wilderness designation — which blocks nearly all development — into areas that previously were not protected. Because of this law I think that it will help to improve the national park system and also help in restoring forests and preserving wild life. It is a large amount of land but with a growing country it seems to be a well needed thing to keep special places of this country protected.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Bill to protect land
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agree i think it is important to protect our wilderness, and not take our oceans for granted. i think obama is doing the right thing by signing a bill to protect our land. i agree with the writer we should protect our natural resources and give everybody a chance to enjoy it. i agree with the thought that if dont protect areas from development we will lose our national treasures to greedy companies that only care about how much money they make. i know it is difficult to do that with our country growing. but the writer is right we need to keep special places protected
I completely agree with this initiative because it allows for greater influence on future generations to come. As in any conservation policy/bill, it takes quite a long time to be passed because of developers and personal incentives that are associated with large tracts of land, a developers "gold mine". Lastly, the expansion of protected lands could alleviate the intense public usage and pressure that the main national parks take year after year.
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