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- From: dean@vexcel.com (Dean Alaska)
- Subject: Re: Sheep, FED, Alaska.
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.155541.29346@vexcel.com>
- Organization: VEXCEL Corporation, Boulder CO
- References: <JMC.92Dec23184831@SAIL.Stanford.EDU> <58002@dime.cs.umass.edu> <1992Dec24.162756.1@acad3.alaska.edu>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 15:55:41 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec24.162756.1@acad3.alaska.edu> nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu writes:
- >>
- >Well instead od condeming my chances for even the chance for land, why not turn
- >the whole state of Massachusetts into a park. If you so much want land for
- >parks, why not create your own, closer to where people can actually use themm..
- >Most people can't even get to the so called parks unless you like flying (which
- >is not a cheap thing) or snow machine in which is not fun, unless you live near
- >the park.. Im not sayin gpruvate ownership will save the wilderness, what I am
- >trying to say is much of these so called park lands can only be seen by wealthy
- >people. Such as congressmembers..
- >
- My understanding is that most of the Alaskan parks are there to preserve
- wildlife habitat, not to create playgrounds for tourists.
- >>
- >
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