DAMAGE TO NATIONAL PARKS

1.  oil and gas drilling which alters grizzly bear habitat in Yellowstone National Park;

2.  geothermal drilling which threatens thermal resources including Old Faithful geyser;

3.  grazing in at least 35 national park units which leads to destruction of native plant population, introduction of non-native plants for the benefit of cattle, fencing, and development of stock ponds which are inappropriate within a national park;

4.  diversion or storage of water which alters the free flowing qualities of waters within the parks and wildlife habitat and ecosystems such as bird and panther habitat in the Everglades and riparian desert ecosystems such as those in Zion National Park and Dinosaur National Monument;

5.  hunting and trapping such as the proposal by the National Rifle Association to open the National Parks System to extensive hunting and trapping;

6.  development of nuclear waste repositories such as that being studied adjacent to Canyonlands National Park;

7.  commercial tourist developments such as skiing facilities and sight-seeing flights;

8.  campground and concession expansion beyond the carrying capacity of the park;

9.  coal strip mining and other mining developments adjacent to national parks which threaten water quality, air quality and or scenic values of the park;

10.  any development adjacent to national parks which impedes the passage of migratory birds or other wildlife such as the Island Park geothermal development west of Yellowstone National Park;

11.  timber cutting;

12.  concession expansion.