¶ … Grand Canyon is one of the most sought after destinations in Arizona, U.S. The landscape as well as the trails offered to individual traveler's offers a unique environment that can only be found here. The Grand Canyon National Park surrounds a gorge of the Colorado River and was established on Feb. 26th 1919. The National Park covers 1902 square miles of Arizona landscape. Connecting the northern and southern rim of the park is Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Hoover Dam, which are both key tourist destinations. The Grand Canyon Association is the official nonprofit organization responsible for generate private funds and providing educational opportunities within the park. Being such an attractive tourist destination and having so much inaccessible terrain, the private industries have begun to offer aerial tours over the national park. The National Park Service developed plan that addressed the environmental and social implications of the noise produced by aircraft. They name of the EIS developed was Special Flight Rules Area in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National Park. While the environmental study was thorough and conducted in a proper manner, this study will also assess the environmental impact of noise pollution caused by aerial vehicles.
In 1987 there was a mandate within the National Parks Overflights Act which was an attempt to preserve the natural quite and experience of natural habitats. Disturbing these habitats with noise is yet another form of pollution that social systems seem to perpetuate onto nature. The sounds of nature are inevitable, while the sounds of the industrialized world can be contained. In order to truly sustain the natural experience, noise pollution must also be accounted for at all times. The National Park Service considers having 50% of the park protected from noise pollution a minimum goal. This is an extension of the "tragedy of the commons" where individuals are willing to create noise because they feel as if other people will be quiet or, that their noise contribution is not large enough to affect the surrounding area. But in actuality, those individuals are destroying the environments natural calamity.
Alternatives that exist to the current proposal includes things such as a flight level restriction...
Controversies in Understanding the Formation of the Grand Canyon: Evidence for a Lava Dam Breach Modern attempts to explain ancient natural wonders are often fraught with controversies. The Grand Canyon, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, is no exception. There are a number of conflicting theories as to how the canyon was formed. The most commonly believed one is that the Colorado River slowly downcut into grandiose canyon
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