Four years later, Congress still hasn’t taken step two: actually acquiring the land.
This is like cutting a hole in your front door to put in a lock and then refusing to buy it.
About half of the 125,000-acre expansion is federal and state land while the rest is private ranchland with four major owners.
April 7, 2008
Arizona: Treasures at risk
South Dakota: Wind Cave National Park says “no” to hunting in park to control elk
The park also considered reintroducing sterilized wolves to manage the herd, but dismissed the plan because federal and state wildlife agencies would not support it, said Tom Farrell, a spokesman for the park.
Colorado: Aspens are “starving to death”
SUMMIT COUNTY - Growing evidence shows drought conditions are killing Colorado’s aspens at an unprecedented rate.
Arizona: Judge blocks uranium exploration next to Grand Canyon National Park
The order came after a day-long hearing in a case brought by three conservation groups - Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and Grand Canyon Trust - to challenge drilling taking place close to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River with no public hearing and no environmental review.