A growing movement says yes.
The early conservation movement in the 1800s focused on landmarks: extraordinary places like Yellowstone and Yosemite, areas full of geologic interest to be sure, but also teeming with wildlife and plant communities. Since then, governments have advanced in conserving endangered species and safeguarding the habitats that support them. But as the public has fallen in love with the whales and the bison, its concern for the landscape has stayed at the level of geography, not geology. Read the rest of this entry »
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