Conflicting Opinions
These oversnow vehicles have sparked controversy in Yellowstone National Park due to their environmental impact.
What is a snowmobile?
Yellowstone National Park is within this many states.
What is 3?
This U.S state frequently sued the federal government over snowmobile regulations in Yellowstone National Park.
What is Wyoming?
This U.S.president temporarily overturned many Bill Clinton-era regulations on snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park.
Who is George W. Bush?
Yellowstone was established on this year: A)1868 B) 1872 C)1876 D)1880
What is B) 1872
Critics of snowmobile regulation in Yellowstone cite [BLANK] interests as too vital to be ignored.
What is business?
Snowmobilers in Yellowstone National Park often disturb this large grazing animal.
What is Bison?
This is the main contention between legal entities in court regarding snowmobile regulation.
What is determining the purpose of national parks? (recreation v. preservation) or (business v. environment)
This U.S President increased the number of snowmobiles allowed per day at Yellowstone.
Who is George W. Bush?
This decade saw the emergence of snowmobiles at Yellowstone National Park.
What is the 60s?
This many locations at Yellowstone were completely devoid of sound from snowmobiles.
What is 1?
Yellowstone is roughly this many acres. A) 1 million B) 2 million C) 3 million D) 4 million
What is B) 2 million
This judge overturned George W. Bush's snowmobile policy in Yellowstone, reinstating Clinton's. A) Emmett Sullivan B) Robert Rodgers C) Clarence Brimmer D) Gladys Kessler
Who is Emmett Sullivan?
This U.S. president enacted the most recent and still-current policy governing snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park.
Who is Barack Obama?
Pressure to regulate snowmobiles ramped up sharply in this decade.
What is the 90s?
This method of transportation is seen as a suitable alternative to snowmobiles at Yellowstone, due to their ability to hold more passengers.
What are snowcoaches?
This U.S Federal agency is responsible for managing all national parks.
What is the National Park Service (NPS).
Brimmer reversed Sullivans decision to reinstate the phased-in ban of snowmobiles, citing this main reason.
What is irreparable harm to local businesses compared to environmental impacts?
This year during the Bill Clinton administration saw a policy enacted to phase in a complete ban on snowmobiles at Yellowstone National Park.
What is 2000?
Before snowmobiles, this oversnow vehicle was used at Yellowstone.
What is a snowplane?
The advancement in snowmobile [BLANK], would decrease emissions and noise, frequently cited as a reason to postpone regulation by pro-snowmobile activists.
What is technology?
This technological advancement implemented at Yellowstone smoothens snow and makes it easier for snowmobiles to be used.
What is a snow groomer?
Similar to the Yellowstone situation, Judge Kessler made a ruling on a case about what environmental challenge?
What is watercraft's impairment on wildlife?
This U.S president signed executive order 11644, directing federal agencies to manage off-road vehicles on public lands.
Who is Richard Nixon?
From the postwar era until the 1990s, Yellowstone National Park favored oversnow vehicles in the winter because it was impractical to do this.
What is pave Yellowstone's roads?