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On the recordApril 26, 2012
The parks are dealing with dueling mandates issued nearly a century ago. They constantly have to balance the protection of resources with providing recreational access.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva highlights the challenge parks face in balancing resource protection and public access.

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