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March/April 2003

The Riddle of Ridleys
Kemp's ridley sea turtles are making a comeback at Padre Island National Seashore, but these endangered turtles face a whole new generation of threats, including oil and gas development both inside and outside the park.
By Todd Wilkinson

Remembering Rosies
The most famous symbol of domestic wartime, Rosie the Riveter, lends its name to a new park in California that celebrates the contributions of women and others to the homefront efforts of World War II.
By David Weinstein

Keeping Transportation on Track
With TEA-21 up for reauthorization, the future is uncertain for alternative transportation proposals at a variety of national parks, including Grand Teton and Grand Canyon.
By Kim A. O'Connell

6 Outlook
NPCA is working with the National Park Service to promote alternative transportation systems in the parks.
By Thomas C. Kiernan

7 Editor's Note

8 Letters

11 ParkScope
Pipeline proposed at Grand Canyon
Bill would preserve Moccasin Bend site
Biscayne's waters could be protected
Power plant threatens Yellowstone
Park Friends Awards given to Congress
Nature threatening aging Fort Jefferson
Rule may allow paving of parklands
Q&A Saving Face
NPS studying Chesapeake Bay
Cedar Creek site becomes park unit

24 Special Report
Water-draining golf courses, chronic underfunding, and air pollution land some of America's national parks on NPCA's Ten Most Endangered List.
By Kate Himot

38 Excursions
Texas is a birder's paradise.
By Connie Toops

44 Historic Highlights
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site.
By Ryan Dougherty

45 Rare & Endangered
The Mojave desert tortoise.
By Jenell Talley

46 You Are Here


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