Rocky Mountain National Park
SolVista Basin @ Granby Ranch - Colorado
SolVista Basin @ Granby Ranch - Colorado
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Telephone: 970 586-1206 Activity: National Park Location: Grand Lake / Estes Park |
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President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation on Jan 26, 1915 to create Rocky Mountain National Park. In 1976 the natural ecosystems of the park, which represent the Rocky Mountain Biogeographic Province, received recognition through the United Nations "Man and Biosphere" program as an international Biosphere Reserve. The reserve is part of the network of protected samples of the world's major ecosystem types that is devoted to conservation of nature and genetic material and to scientific research in the service of humanity. It provides a standard against which the effects of human impact on the environment can be measured.
The park has grown to more than 415 square miles. In 1990, it gained an additional 465 acres when Congress approved expansion of the park to include the area known as Lily Lake. The National Park Service, the Conservation Fund, and some diligent legislators successfully halted land development in this area adjacent to the park's boundary. It now is an important buffer zone that helps protect the migratory routes of wildlife in the park.
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Local Telephone: 970 586-1206 |
Webpage / Email » http://www.nps.gov/romo/ |
