 | National parks and reserves - 1927 - 594 pages
...established. Proposed park projects should contain scenery of distinctive quality or some natural features so extraordinary or unique as to be of national interest...contact with nature without confusion from overcrowding. (This circular was originally prepared by Robert Sterling Yard while editor, National Park Service,... | |
 | Nature - 1988 - 316 pages
...guidelines, Mather sought parks with "scenery of supreme and distinctive quality or some natural features so extraordinary or unique as to be of national interest and importance." The park system "should not be lowered in standard, dignity, and prestige by the inclusion of areas... | |
 | Ney C. Landrum - Nature - 2013 - 306 pages
...standards: A national park must have "scenery of supreme and distinctive quality or some natural features so extraordinary or unique as to be of national interest and importance." The words could easily have been Mather's own; in fact, they were. Stephen T. Mather had come to the... | |
 | Michael Lockwood, Graeme Worboys, Ashish Kothari - Nature - 2006 - 833 pages
...Mather, to select national parks on the basis of their having 'scenery of supreme and distinctive quality so extraordinary or unique as to be of national interest and importance'. Scenery was the main selection criterion. Similarly, the first national park in Australia, Royal National... | |
 | Xavier Font, John Tribe - Travel - 2000 - 308 pages
...as possible. Such a reserve should contain scenery of distinctive quality, or some natural features so extraordinary or unique as to be of national interest and importance, and as a rule it should be extensive in area. (Ron Cooper, 21 January 1944, in Thompson, 1976: 1 1)... | |
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... natural architecture as those only found in America. Areas considered for national parks should be extensive and susceptible of development so as to permit millions of visitors annually to enjoy the benefits of outdoor life and contact with nature... 