Class on the evolution of a natural park system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. She argues that this approach obscures the ways that humans have iran tractor with the land. Her class is about one hour in ten minutes. So today were gonna be talking about landscapes and preservation and sort of preservation unexpectedly changes parks is protected areas. The intention here is really not only to sort of understand the history of these types of protected spaces but then also to make the process of preservation more visible. To make it more easier to understand, not only the history of parks and how they have changed over time the sort of more importantly why they have changed over time. Most of us when we think about preservation, we think about something staying the same and yet preservation actually changes things so thats really kind of the focus were gonna aim at today. I want to see if i can manage this. So in the context of sort of open space lands here in the u. S. ,
Changes the places we set aside as parks or other protected areas. The intention here is really, not only to understand the history of these kinds of protected spaces, but then also to make the process of preservation more visible. To make it easier to understand not only the history of parks and how they have changed over time, but sort of more importantly, why they have changed over time. Because most of us when we think of preservation we think of something staying the same. And yet, preservation actually changes things, so that is really kind of the focus we are going to aim at today. Im going to see if i can manage this. There i go. So in the context of open space lands here in the u. S. , there is this sort of presumption that Public Ownership is the best way to protect a landscape. We even see the mini series by can burns from ways back on National Parks. It was called americas best idea. Thats actually taken from a quote. That natural spaces that have trails for hiking and sigh
Go nats. Were here today talking about good things, reclation. And im going to keep my comments bereave because i know colleagues have been very engaged in this and a couple of you want to make some opening comments as well. But we have three pieces this morning that were kring, s 1665 which is sim pli fooigs access act. Senator hien lak calls it the sore act. I like the acronym. S1723, the ski area fee retention. We all love skiing. Already. Extraordinary. Cant wait. S1967, the reclation not red tape act from senator widen. This hearing is building off one that we held in march where we focused on improsk access ichb structure and permitting to meet the demand on our federal lands. The proposals that were looking at today i think are a good start in addressing those issues. Senator hien wick and widen have put forward legislation to streamline the systems in place to process permits for our outfitters, guides and nonprofits. Senator gardners bill would help facilitate the private inve
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