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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Please join in the fight to keep Utah's Public Lands Open | |
Bart Carrig wrote:
I respect the views of others, and have no problem with Stan stating his concerns and his perspective. But I think all perspectives are useful in formulating public policy. I don't think we should shy away from these important issues. This is a LANDSCAPE forum; however it is done, landscapes need to be protected. And if our national parks did not exist, these valuable locations might well be in the hands of private owners, railroads or developers and the natural beauty could be lost.
Stan's perspective is important, but that doesn't mean we should be foreclosed from having the issues exposed for our individual choices on how to deal with them.
How else would we know of the issue, the efforts being used to push greater state takeover, and the efforts to fight them, as well as the issues raised by Stan.
These certainly are proper subjects of the of forum. After all, the forum is not dictating a particular result.
Please keep the forum open; and there's no reason to shy away from healthy discussion, even if there may be disagreement.
That's how Houdini died, you know.
Bart Carrig
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Very well stated Bart. The protection of wilderness area's is quite obviously a concern to all Landscape Photographers. This is not the first time this issue has been raised so it's great that it has once again been brought to our attention.
And Stan, thank you for your viewpoints. If there is any discussion in this thread that makes you uneasy, then simply skip this thread. But I do appreciate the thoughts you brought up about roads being cut off.
While I have photographed for years in Utah, I don't have enough background knowledge on this really. Though from what I have read it sounds like the government of Utah is in it for the money and not really to protect any wilderness areas. So perhaps those that do know more details can bring them up?
Jim
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