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“THIS PARK, unlike some of the larger ones out West, is not a true wilderness area,” he said. “Our territory was populated, logged, farmed and perhaps pillaged for 200 years before it was acquired.
“When we talk about a wilderness area for the Shenandoah, we’re trying to bring back something that has been non-existant for 200 years.” Jacobsen noted. Parts of the Park are being disignated as true wilderness areas, under the Wilderness Act) Jacobsen said. Park structures and shelters are being removed so the area can return to a natural state.
The pressures of people in great numbers is forcing authorities to reexamine aspects of the Park.
“THE SKYLINE Drive can’t handle many more cars. We don’t want to parallel it, of course, but we may need to resurface it, or limit the number of
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