Breeze Hill, Harrisburg, PA
My list of conservation heroes is lengthy, and is still growing. Rothrock, Dock, Pinchot, Roosevelt, and Carson all have their special place on my list. Another name there is J. Horace McFarland.
Most of you will not recognize the name, I feel certain. McFarland, from Harrisburg PA, defines the word polymath. A nationally famous rosarian, among the founders of the American Civic Association, proponent of the “City Beautiful” movement, savior of Niagara Falls, father of the National Park Service, and publisher of seed catalogs (and the first few years of Audubon magazine) were among his varied accomplishments. For those who would like to know more about McFarland, information is available here on the web.
McFarland lived in Harrisburg, PA, along with other conservation luminaries such as Mira Lloyd Dock. In 1909 McFarland moved into what is now Bellevue Park. His home there, Breeze Hill, is in the process of being restored.
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2009 National Park Visitation
From our friends at NAARP:
Despite economic downturn, Americans and foreign visitors flocked to our national parks in 2009
Courtesy of Outdoor Industry Association
Ten million more Americans and foreign tourists visited the nation’s national parks last year than in 2008, a 3.9 percent increase that marked the fifth busiest year ever for the National Park System, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today. Read more... (398 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)