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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... groups , cannot and will not continue , not- withstanding the development of the area for winter recreational use . There is the matter of establishing a " precedent . ' " " One of the arguments most frequently advanced by the opponents ...
... groups , cannot and will not continue , not- withstanding the development of the area for winter recreational use . There is the matter of establishing a " precedent . ' " " One of the arguments most frequently advanced by the opponents ...
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... group to ski . When a new storm blew in we decided that the snow level would drop resulting in heavy traffic in to and ... groups bidding for the Mineral King ski area development . His report and the attached letter from Mr. Schaffler ...
... group to ski . When a new storm blew in we decided that the snow level would drop resulting in heavy traffic in to and ... groups bidding for the Mineral King ski area development . His report and the attached letter from Mr. Schaffler ...
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... group of witnesses ? Mr. SPEICHER . Yes , sir , but did this group answer Congressman Hosmer's question about the 4 - hour ski areas from here ? He asked the other group and I would like to answer it . Mr. HOSMER . I would like for Dr ...
... group of witnesses ? Mr. SPEICHER . Yes , sir , but did this group answer Congressman Hosmer's question about the 4 - hour ski areas from here ? He asked the other group and I would like to answer it . Mr. HOSMER . I would like for Dr ...
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... groups in trying to help these groups and the city of Los Angeles . However , we feel that an area such as San Gorgonio , so close to the urban area , needs skiing facilities . We feel that both these groups are so sincerely motivated ...
... groups in trying to help these groups and the city of Los Angeles . However , we feel that an area such as San Gorgonio , so close to the urban area , needs skiing facilities . We feel that both these groups are so sincerely motivated ...
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... groups in this area as it exists now . As one who has enjoyed ski mountaineering in this beautiful area , I am willing to offer a small part of it to the youth of southern California who will use it for training for ski competitions or ...
... groups in this area as it exists now . As one who has enjoyed ski mountaineering in this beautiful area , I am willing to offer a small part of it to the youth of southern California who will use it for training for ski competitions or ...
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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...