Federal Judge Rules Against More Snowmobiles In Yellowstone

A federal judge has struch down an effort by the Bush administration to allow more snowmobile access to Yellowstone National Park.  Judge Emmett Sullivan struck down the idea after disclosing that the National Park Service Organic Act protected the park from such usage in an effort to ‘conserve park resources and values’.

This has ben a long-running debate among many in the outdoor world.  Those FOR added snowmobile usage say that everyone has a right to enjoy our National Park System–by golly, they pay taxes, too.  Those against it suggest the noise and destruction of such behavior will undoubtably hurt the Parks and hamper conservation efforts to protect these areas from destruction.

Well—the judge has spoken.

To read more on this issue, check out this article on Thinking Outside.