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<br />NATIONAL PARKS Magazine
<br />OFFICIAL PL.BLICATION OF THE N.,,TIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION
<br />VOLUME 37
<br />Officers of the Association
<br />C=cr CCTT.M, P...ident
<br />Faant E. MASLt NO, JR.. YicrPresidrnt
<br />Jews, H. Co.ea. Srcreurv
<br />Donates A. MCCnRMAU, Trcasurr.
<br />Awrwomv 1ATNt S..tr41, Ese om, SrCretary
<br />and Grnenl COU noel
<br />Staff
<br />PAUL M. lttn[<. Editor ane Assistant to the
<br />Eare 0- Seerrta+y
<br />RALIH H. D..AN. Co-C)
<br />K ars.aRtst a BRYAN, Bosinns Manager
<br />Board of Trustees
<br />HeaAm M. Atsale.T, Loa Angel", California
<br />Duawao L, Au.sp. Lfarette, Indiana
<br />FIZRMMT L. Ausr, Tavernier. Florida
<br />RiCUAM BtskPCN, COOCOrd. MasaaChaaCua
<br />Ceoacr E. Baewn, JR., Fe.r York. N.Y,
<br />RmmT Z. Baoww, Colorado Spring-, Colorado
<br />-%_U.L&aa E. Boo-N. Washinp.m. D.C.
<br />CARL W. Brcawrt"r., NC., York. N.Y.
<br />SrAn Lry A. CatN. Ann Arbor. Michigan
<br />Jarts C. CHAKLX.W srn. Philadelphia, Pa.
<br />C-NT CON-A). R-ktnont. Rtarviand
<br />RORMT C. Coor. Waahirston. D.C.
<br />Ha¦otn 1, COGLIM.. Wx hinpno. D.C.
<br />-CL.RCPCr COTTASt. Simon. Teaa. .
<br />-JewN H. Ceuta. 1--hingion. D.C.
<br />Mas. Ravw H, DowNtLU. Haneack. kfarrland
<br />Nswrow B, DetnT. Belkeiev. California
<br />Jwwc. EVANS. 1a., Washington. D.C.
<br />S. HeaarXT Edson, Pttt.bwgh. Pennsrt?-ania
<br />IRA N. GaaRtttsot. Va.hirpon, D.C.
<br />Lw'Aao H.t.t_ Caledonia. Ali-souri
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<br />MtCNARL HnUnaA. Washington, D-C.
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<br />MAartN Lrrro.?. Menlo Part. Calil-ni.
<br />.FR.Nc E, 114asttwo, JR.. Carliate. Per,nsrte'ania
<br />-Donato A. McCORMACr, W-hiopnn, D.C.
<br />1-1-Cr C- MERRIAM. JR.. kli..nola. Afnntana
<br />0tau. 1. NIvR,t_ Move. 'Wyoming
<br />111. GaAwAa Ntrrtwc. Pitt.burpb. Prnnsrt. ania
<br />S.cvaa F. OLSe N, Ely. Mi-n Etta
<br />JR- oast-ASP, Senge_ Aubinpon
<br />1twN.aa H. Pace.. Pelham. N.Y.
<br />SrcNrrs M. S.erri. JR.. Washinp.. D.C.
<br />•H.aTOC Twowraow. Wuhinp On. D.C.
<br />*s....w P. R'wAaTON, Grotaa. M.-h-tt¦
<br />T. H"RT W,Ltr. Lenoir. Nomb Caralina
<br />•C.aaLta C. R'ooot-y. R'ast:inpnn, D.C.
<br />t10S. 1700nT C. H'ue.T. Ha.cri-J. Pen-Thanis
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<br />MAY 1963 NUMBER 188
<br />0 7173
<br />The Editorial Pat=e 2
<br />Is Our Illative Underwater Life Forth Saving? Robert R. Miller 4
<br />The Development of Mount McKinley National Park Paul A . en
<br />= and Nancy L. Machler 10
<br />News Briefs from the Conservation World 16
<br />The Editor's Bookshelf 1 u
<br />Your National Parks Association at Work 19
<br />The Conservation Docket 19
<br />Front Cover Photograph by Martin Litton
<br />Dinosaur National Monument, originally a small area established under the
<br />Antiquities Act of 1906 for protection of one of the world's finest exposures of
<br />dinosaur and other ancient animal and plant remains, was later enlarged to
<br />include some 210,000 acres of the magnificent Green and Yampa River Canyons
<br />and adjacent territory. Approximately one-third of the monument lies in the
<br />northeastern corner of Utah, the balance being in northwestern Colorado. That
<br />portion of the Green between the recently completed Ashley dam, some miles
<br />north of the monument, and the stream's headwaters in western-central Wyoming
<br />was the locale for a 1962 fish management program which got completely out of
<br />control, to the detriment of the water life of the river below-including that
<br />portion flowing through Dinosaur Monument, set aside as an inviolate preservation,
<br />The Association and the Magazine
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