Answer: Aaron Lund
Professor Dorn
English 102
15 November XXXX
Preserving Yellowstone’s Winter Wilderness
Although a few recreational snowmobilers destroy fragile
ecosystems and harass animals as they ride through the wilderness, most love and respect this country’s natural heritage. That’s
why they brave the cold to explore what is left of wild America—
including Yellowstone National Park. Unfortunately, however, even
respectful snowmobilers are unwittingly damaging what they love.
Because snowmobiles create both air and noise pollution and
because their use in the park strains the already lean budget of
the park service, recreational snowmobiles should be banned from
Yellowstone National Park.
In 2002, the Bush administration, under pressure from the
snowmobile industry, proposed to reverse the National Park Service’s 2000 plan that would have phased out recreational snowmobile use in Yellowstone. In addition to reversing the earlier
plan, the new policy would increase the number of snowmobiles
allowed into the park per day. This policy is a step in the wrong
direction.
It may be hard to imagine that 1,100 snowmobiles a day
(the proposed limit) could cause an air pollution problem in a park
half the size of Connecticut, but in fact they can. The air pollution
at park entrances has already become so bad in winter, according
to environmental reporter Julie Cart
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