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November/December 2003

In the Zone
Scientists believe marine reserves, or no-take zones, are key to replenishing dwindling fish populations and restoring damaged habitat. The success of a reserve at Channel Islands proves the point. Reserves are part of a growing trend in the national parks. 
By Gerard Wright

The Long and Winding Road
A 60-year dispute over the proposed North Shore Road in the Great Smoky Mountains may finally be resolved. 
By Kim A. O'Connell

A Home for the Braves
More than a century after the battle at Little Bighorn, the national battlefield has erected a memorial commemorating the bravery of the Indian tribes that fought - and won - there. 
By Phyliss McIntosh

4 Outlook
President Roosevelt's U.S. tour 100 years ago underscored the value of parks as reserves to replenish wildlife.
By Thomas C. Kiernan

6 Editor's Note

7 Letters

10 ParkScope: News and Notes
Park Service Sells Rocks from Alcatraz
Senate Fails to Halt Privatization
Family Bulldozes Road on Parkland
Fort Clatsop To Add Land, Broaden Story
Yellowstone Geyser Puzzles Scientists
Water Deal Would Harm Black Canyon

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Vacation Planning Guide

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Historic Highlights
Alcatraz Island.
By Ryan Dougherty


43
Rare & Endangered
Piping plover.
By Jenell Talley

44 Forum
The Bush administration's policies on the environment and national parks bear little resemblance to the Roosevelt legacy.
By Jim DiPeso

46 You Are Here


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