[banyanroot]

There is a lot more to this story regarding the NPS's abuse of power & this family in particular. See:

American Land Rights Association
http://www.landrights.org/

Wrangell St. Elias News November-December Issue
(This local paper has been following the NPS land grab story from the beginning.)
http://www.mccarthy-kennicott.com/ND2003/page4.html

The Pilgrim Family
http://www.pilgrimfamily.com/

If Pilgrims lose land to park, we all do
(An excellent summation of the true intentions behind the NPS's harassment!)
http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/4380021p-4391127c.html

[B4Ranch]

The U.N. International Parks and Biosphere Preserves of the World Heritage Sites System is recognized by the United States as the Supreme Park System by our legislative representatives in the United States.

This in turn puts the land under a whole different set of operating treaty rules.

Common sense, of course, no longer applies to anything done there because the treaty is with the beloved United Nations.

The NPS employees are attempting to operate all national parks under these rules.

World Heritage Sites and Preserves in Alaska and the Yukon"

(Congressional Research Service Reports) National Park System: Establishing New Units