[at-l] On the cell phone argument

[shane at theplacewithnoname.com (Shane Steinkamp)]

>             To prove MacKaye was more interested in
> wilderness than the contrived "people" argument some use to
> avoid his wilderness ethic - When MacKaye was forced off the
> Trail by road blasters he formed the Wilderness Society
> creating large public wildernesses out west. These
> wildernesses were mainly for conservation with none of the
> "people" element so badly forced on MacKaye by
> others. They were indirectly for people - but not in a way
> that pushed out his real intentions...

In "Memorandum on Regional Planning," MacKaye defined his terms. Regional
planning, he wrote, is "the conscious deliberate working out of a systematic
method for developing, as far as still possible, the natural resources of a
region (or locality) so as to convert those resources into human needs and
welfare."

>From the Wilderness Society's website:

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What benefits do Wilderness areas provide and why are they of value to
American's today?

Wilderness contributes to the ecologic, economic and social health and well
being of our citizens, our country and our world. The benefits Wilderness
areas provide are as diverse as the areas themselves and are highly valued.
Recognizing these diverse values opens a world of understanding about our
natural world. In addition to the incredible recreational opportunities
available in Wilderness, Wilderness preservation has many other important
values. The Wilderness Act specified that Wilderness "may also contain
ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, education, scenic,
or historical value."
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Shane