GlacierNationalParkinMontanasharesboundarieswithCanadaanAmericanIndianreservationandanationalforest.AlongtheNorthForkoftheFlatheadRivertheparkalsobordersabout17000acresofprivatelandsthatarecurrentlyus
GlacierNationalParkinMontanasharesboundarieswithCanadaanAmericanIndianreservationandanationalforest.AlongtheNorthForkoftheFlatheadRivertheparkalsobordersabout17000acresofprivatelandsthatarecurrentlyusedforranchingtimberandagriculture.Thislandisanimportantpartofthehabitatandmigratoryroutesforseveralendangeredspeciesthatfrequentthepark.Theseprivatelandsareessentiallytheonlyonesavailablefordevelopmentintheregion.?
Withencouragementfromtheparklocallandownersinitiatedaland?useplanningefforttoguidethefutureoftheNorthFork.Theparkisapartnerinaninterlocalagreementthatcallsforresource?managingagenciestoworktogetherandwiththemorethan400privateownersinthearea.Adraftplanhasbeenpreparedwithobjectiveofmaintainingtraditionaleconomicusesbutlimitingnewdevelopmentthatwoulddamageparkresources.Voluntaryactionbylandownersincooperationwiththeparkandthecountyishelpingtorestrictsmall?lotsubdivisionsmaintainwildlifecorridorsandminimizeanyharmfulimpactontheenvironment.?
Thewillingnessoflocallandownerstoparticipateinthisprotectioneffortmayhavebeenstimulatedbyconcernsthatcongresswouldimposealegislativesolution.Neverthelessmanylocalresidentswanttoretaintheexistingcharacterofthearea.Meetingsbetweenparkofficialsandlandownershaveledtoadramaticallyimprovedunderstandingofallconcerns.?
73.Thepassagemainlydiscusses______.?
A.theendangeredspeciesinGlacierNationalPark?
B.theprotectionoflandssurroundingGlacierNationalPark?
C.conservationlawsimposedbythestateofMontana?
D.conservationlawsimposedbyCongress?
74.WhyaretheprivatelandssurroundingGlacierNationalParksoimportant??
A.Theyfunctionasahuntingpreserve.?B.Theyarerestrictedtogovernmentuse.?
C.Theyareheavilypopulated.
D.Theycontainnaturalhabitatsofthreatenedspecies.?
75.Therelationshipbetweenparkofficialsandneighboringlandownersmaybestbe describedas______.?
A.indifferent B.intimate?C.cooperative D.disapp
