The David Dunlap Lands Must Be Preserved

In 1935, the land of Richmond Hill became the seat of the second largest telescope in the world. In commemoration of her husband Alexander Dunlap, Jesse Donald Dunlap funded DDO's David Dunlap Observatory. This 189 acre site was given as a gift to the University of Toronto. Over the years it was an assistant to the discovery of the sun and the moon. In July 2008, the university sold it to a company called Metrus. There is no doubt that DDO has left the community for 76 years and should be protected as part of its traditions and the environments enjoyed by present and future generations.

When secular conditions can not possess the land and space where they are located, how to protect these historical places and objects is increasingly emphasized. At the beginning of this week, Leonard David and SPACE.com discuss the concentration of this new alien, focusing on some of its academic support at the Annual American Archaeological Conference in Honolulu earlier this week. did. Party gathering For example, Beth O'Leary of New Mexico State University uses NASA funds to learn more about how to change the position of the Apollo 11 moon landing ship in 1969 to a protected country's historic landmark explained. James Reynolds of Clemson University believes that groups such as the Antarctic Heritage Trust are responsible for overseeing historic exploration sites and ruins and that land is still passing through international treaties and these types It is pointed out that there are similarities in maintaining ruins of ruins. Own

As with protection, protection is achieved at social cost. Land guards who are considered "wild" often live in the hands of Native Americans. The treatment of the wilderness of Mark · David · Spence: Indian migration and the establishment of a national park (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) discuss the uneasy results of protecting Yellowstone, Glacier, Yosemite. But at least in one place, the story is more complicated as Theodore Kathon showed in the wilderness: Indians, Eskimos and Alaska National Parks (Albuquerque: New Mexico University Press, 1997)

Moore wants to keep humility in front of the land represented by the best parks, wilderness and other land protection work. If we have to develop the landscape, let us not get the most impact. Let's respect it if we are 'compact' on the land. What's wrong with this? In other words, in fact, Croon talked about the sustainability we need at the end of his article. Muir thought that Redwood 3,000 years ago was a crime - making a lathe surrounded by a fence - a common practice in his time - the most spectacular valleys and national parks in the Sierra Mountains Instead of damming up, there are other ways to supply water to San Francisco.