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     Hello my name is Sarah Isaac. Do you realize that we may be
destroying our national parks and not even know it? Peopleenjoy the
scenic beauty of their national parks. But, in the United States,
people may be loving their parks to death.
     In a year more than 280 million people flocked to the nation's
parks and monuments to experience nature and their own national
heritage. But the experience is leaving the 335 units of the
national parks system bruised and battered.
     The word wilderness seems to have changed since the first
national park - Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming - was
established in 1872. Before that, people often needed to be
protected from the wilderness. Today, what is left of the
wilderness needs to be protected from an ever increasing number of
visitors. People visit the parks to see wildlife, and plants and to
enjoy the wonders of nature. But multiply the impact on nature from
one vacationer by 280 million. In many parks, backpacking and
hiking trails that once were narrow have been widened by the
footsteps of millions of hikers. Add environmental problems such as
air, land, and water pollution. The end result is too much for the
parks to absorb. Similar problems are being felt in the other
national parks. Should the number of people be allowed to visit the
national parks be reduced? What do you think? 


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