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3 pages in length. Living at the gateway to some of the country's most popular national parks, it has become clear to see over the past several decades just how damaging the constant barrage of visitors has been to the delicate environment. Human carelessness and ignorance play two critical roles in how and why these national parks now suffer from irreversible destruction, however, even those who work hard to follow the law of the land - leave no trace – still leave an indelible mark. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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has been to the delicate environment. Human carelessness and ignorance play two critical roles in how and why these national parks now suffer from irreversible destruction, however, even those
who work hard to follow the law of the land - leave no trace - still leave an indelible mark. Particularly significant to
the drastic devastation of at least two of the nearby parks is the increased use of motorized recreational vehicles that do nothing more than rip up the land. Not
only is the sound of these all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and personal watercraft imposing upon those who seek the peace and quiet inherently associated with the outdoors, but they also create
"lots of environmental problems" (Lloyd, 1998, p. 3), such as tremendous traffic issues, air & water pollution, as well as a considerable cost to local communities. There is no
question that increased tourism has created a synergistic consequence with regard to the amount of land that is destroyed each and every year in the surrounding national parks. "Factories,
power plants, resorts we can make anywhere. Wilderness, once we have given it up, is beyond our reconstruction" (Willis, 1995, p. 21).
As more and more people continue to trample Utahs Canyonlands National Park, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park, as well as Arizonas Grand Canyon and Lake Powell, there will soon be
nothing left to enjoy. The "heavy toll" (Lloyd, 1998, p. 3) that such overuse is having upon the land has become more and more evident with each passing year,
and there exist grave consequences to wildlife and the landscape if carefully orchestrated and enforced regulations are not implemented in a timely manner. Cornwell (1997) speaks the truth when
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