tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149418533455483604.post7040075420139685190..comments2023-08-01T03:05:39.288-07:00Comments on NCCC: The PedestriansPhil Fennerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06553929888011931156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149418533455483604.post-29468247276188894412011-11-17T20:04:11.187-08:002011-11-17T20:04:11.187-08:00I believe the "Anonymous" missed the poi...I believe the "Anonymous" missed the point altogether in the post by Edwards. The emphasis was on maximally protecting the fauna and flora. Only National Park status does that. The ancillary human impact of park status can and should be controlled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149418533455483604.post-78030727966801740312011-11-06T20:46:57.325-08:002011-11-06T20:46:57.325-08:00Shameful of you all to use a quote from someone li...Shameful of you all to use a quote from someone like John out of context to promote increased visitation, use, and activity within the North Cascades eco-system. I seriously doubt he would applaud the joke that the entrance to Denali has become -- let along the intrusive impacts deep within that National Park. <br /><br />And yet that is what your Economic Study claims is a key reason to support expansion of the NCNP! <br /><br />If you really cared about the North Cascades landscape, the critters, and its communities you would recognize that it is o.k. to have a National Park that doesn't boast the same visitation numbers as Rainier or Olympia or Yosemite -- and that there are ample tools to address these supposed "threats" - local land use plans, the NRA plan, and the Forest Plan. <br /><br />Perhaps the reason the North Cascades eco-system is so functional is BECAUSE of the "low" visitation numbers you claim to be such a bad thing. <br /><br />Yet forward you march, chasing egos, completing the "dream" and doing everything possible to build new visitor centers, parking lots, paved trails, and other amusements for lazy aged America. <br /><br />No surprise you were quick to obtain support from the King County Council and the Responsible Republicans...indicators perhaps of the true motivations behind this proposal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com