. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. 1970 Herrero: New Developments for Canada's Parks 337 to alter the natural character now present in the parks. Again, no proposals are made to remove existing facilities although a strong case could be made for removal of certain townsites such as Field, The expansion of facilities at Lake Louise, a foregone conclusion even before the master plans were brought forth, must be regarded as fact rather than proposal. Central to the multi- million dollar development soon to begin there is the new complex of indoor accommodations and lounge area
. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. 1970 Herrero: New Developments for Canada's Parks 337 to alter the natural character now present in the parks. Again, no proposals are made to remove existing facilities although a strong case could be made for removal of certain townsites such as Field, The expansion of facilities at Lake Louise, a foregone conclusion even before the master plans were brought forth, must be regarded as fact rather than proposal. Central to the multi- million dollar development soon to begin there is the new complex of indoor accommodations and lounge areas, geared primarily to attract the downhill skier, but also available to attract tourists in summer. Downhill ski areas in the Rocky Mountain National Parks were first introduced in the 1930's, and significantly de- veloped during the 1950's. Downhill ski facili- ties perhaps were reasonable at a time when there were fewer people, less mobility, and less vision that truly natural areas were fast reced- ing in Canada. The expansion of lodging facili- ties keyed to downhill skiing within a national park is outmoded in terms of present accepted concepts of national park use elsewhere (see for instance the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Definition of National. Photo: Colirtisy Donald Hutton and David Shackleton View of Cascade Valley looking southwest from "Flint's Park" area. Palliser Range in background whose slopes are critical winter habitat for significant populations of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goats. Proposed road and associated increase in the number of automobile visits to the area would alter traditional movement patterns of these Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Clu
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