NPCA shared the following letter with members of the House of Representives ahead of an anticipated floor vote scheduled for February 26th.
We write to share our support for H.R. 803, Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act, as well as positions on specific amendments, ahead of an anticipated floor vote scheduled for February 26th, 2021.
NPCA supports the passage of this visionary legislation that ensures long term protection for the Grand Canyon as well as nearly 1.5 million acres of wilderness and more than 1,000 river miles of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System across the West. H.R. 803 presents an incredible opportunity to protect cultural and natural resources in critical park landscapes. The following titles to the bill would specifically enhance national parks:
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Earl Eaton was born Dec. 10, 1922, in Eagle, Colo. Like most families in the Eagle River Valley, the Eatons scratched out a living through farming, ranching and logging. In the early 1900s, the valley was actually one of the largest growers of lettuce in the United States.
Earl began skiing as a child after his father made him skis. By 7 years old, Earl was already skiing what now is Beaver Creek. He grew up hunting, hiking and skiing the nearby mountains.
In 1940, Earl went to work for the Civilian Conservation Corps on some of the nearby projects they tackled. Shortly after he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served in the Army engineers. Despite being a skier he was not part of the 10th Mountain Division. Between the CCC and the Army, Earl learned a lot about heavy construction.
San Juan Skyway: Marla Croke crosses West Colorado Avenue or Main Street in downtown Telluride loaded with her son s hockey equipment Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005. Croke, who as lived in the Southwestern Colorado town for 15 years, is an architect and lives downtown. She was returning from the Mountain Village, via the free gondola, where her son s hockey team played an exhibition game. Photo by Christian Murdock/The Gazette
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