Conservation Quote by Wallace Stegner

National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.

— Wallace Stegner

I've been through legislation creating a dozen national parks, and there's always the same pattern. When you first propose a park, and you visit…

— Mo Udall

National Parks are a part of the American experience. They evoke memories of childhood vacations and pride in the beauty of our national landscapes.…

— Will Hurd

It is important that the remaining scenic areas of the country be at once made into State or National Parks. Fortunately there still are…

— Enos Mills

The influence of (the national parks) is far beyond what is usually esteemed or usually considered. It has a relation to efficiency -- the…

— J. Horace McFarland

The national park idea has been nurtured by each succeeding generation of Americans. Today, across our land, the National Park System represents America at…

— George B. Hartzog Jr

“Don't forget what people intend to use for harm, God can use for His greater good. Let offenses slide today, and watch how God…

— alisa hope wagner

If the national park is, as Lord Bryce suggested, the best idea America has ever had, wilderness preservation is the highest refinement of that…

— Wallace Stegner

“Do we allow unlimited visitation, or do we restrict numbers to protect a delicate ecosystem? Do we heavily advertise the park, enticing paying visitors,…

— Mary E. Reed

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread.

— John Muir

Without the support of local people, you might as well give up because you can make all the noise you like, you can demarcate…

— Jane Goodall

“To all accusations of excessive development the administrators can reply, as they will if pressed hard enough, that they are giving the public what…

— Edward Abbey