San Gorgonio Wilderness Area: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Lands...89-1, on H.R. 6891 and Related Bills, Nov. 16, 17, 1965 |
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... feet and it has very good exposure . I have seen pictures of this that was brought before the committee last time . The records were there and it shows that there is a snow- field here which is almost a guaranteed snowfield . If we have ...
... feet and it has very good exposure . I have seen pictures of this that was brought before the committee last time . The records were there and it shows that there is a snow- field here which is almost a guaranteed snowfield . If we have ...
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... feet to 8,200 feet in altitude . As a consequence , snow conditions in these areas are extremely " spotty " and unreliable . The history of this past season ( 1964-65 ) is a good ex- ample . We had some skiable snow for a short period ...
... feet to 8,200 feet in altitude . As a consequence , snow conditions in these areas are extremely " spotty " and unreliable . The history of this past season ( 1964-65 ) is a good ex- ample . We had some skiable snow for a short period ...
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... feet , it is the highest peak in southern- California . ( b ) It has vast " bowls " on its north slope that trap and retain the snow for many months . ( c ) It lies within 85 miles of millions of southern Californians , and is therefore ...
... feet , it is the highest peak in southern- California . ( b ) It has vast " bowls " on its north slope that trap and retain the snow for many months . ( c ) It lies within 85 miles of millions of southern Californians , and is therefore ...
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... feet ) ; ( b ) The north - facing slopes , having the ability to hold snow for long periods of time ; and ( c ) The close proximity to tremendous population centers . So far as I can determine , these conditions are duplicated nowhere ...
... feet ) ; ( b ) The north - facing slopes , having the ability to hold snow for long periods of time ; and ( c ) The close proximity to tremendous population centers . So far as I can determine , these conditions are duplicated nowhere ...
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... feet above the minimum reliable snow elevation of 8,500 feet , thereby insuring adequate snowfall . The predominant exposure is north- erly with sufficient exposure variation to permit the skier to exercise choice under varying weather ...
... feet above the minimum reliable snow elevation of 8,500 feet , thereby insuring adequate snowfall . The predominant exposure is north- erly with sufficient exposure variation to permit the skier to exercise choice under varying weather ...
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Page 226 - ... of sufficient size as to make practicable its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition; and (4) may also contain ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, educational, scenic, or historical value.
Page 253 - wilderness areas," and these shall be administered for the use and enjoyment of the American people in such manner as will leave them unimpaired for future use and enjoyment as wilderness...
Page 253 - In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the United States and its possessions, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural condition...
Page 237 - A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.
Page 253 - Act an area of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions and which (1) generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man's work substantially unnoticeable...
Page 253 - Act (including measures required in emergencies involving the health and safety of persons within the area), there shall be no temporary road, no use -of motor vehicles, motorized equipment or motorboats...
Page 226 - ... generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man's work substantially unnoticeable; (2) has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation...
Page 217 - We must reaffirm our dedication to the sound practices of conservation which can be defined as the wise use of our natural environment; it is, in the final analysis, the highest form of national thrift — the prevention of waste and despoilment while preserving, improving and renewing the quality and usefulness of all our resources.
Page 378 - Thus it is our task in our time and in our generation to hand down undiminished to those who come after us what was handed down to us by those who went before, the natural wealth and beauty which is ours.
Page 158 - I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of...