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Yosemite National Park in California to Expand by 400 Acres

posted by martyb on Friday September 09 2016, @09:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the Yosemite-Sam-would-be-pleased dept.

takyon writes:

Yosemite National Park is expanding:

Yosemite National Park in California is to gain a 400-acre addition, its largest expansion in nearly 70 years. Ackerson Meadow features wetlands and rolling hills that are home to endangered wildlife, park officials quoted by AP news agency said. The land, on Yosemite's western boundary, was bought for the park by conservation group the Trust for Public Land for $2.3m (£1.7m).

Yosemite National Park covers about 1,200 sq miles of mountainous scenery. It attracts millions of visitors every year and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2015. The new addition, which was traditionally used for logging and grazing cattle, will be preserved as habitat for wildlife including the endangered great grey owl, the largest owl in North America, the officials said.

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by deimios on Friday September 09 2016, @11:42AM

    by deimios (201) Subscriber Badge on Friday September 09 2016, @11:42AM (#399572) Journal

    How dare you steal land from the honest and enterprising corporations?!

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 09 2016, @01:16PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 09 2016, @01:16PM (#399589)

    How dare you steal land from the honest and enterprising corporations?!

    FTFS, emphasis by me:

    The land, on Yosemite's western boundary, was bought for the park by conservation group the Trust for Public Land for $2.3m (£1.7m).

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 09 2016, @01:33PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 09 2016, @01:33PM (#399594)

      Your sarcasm detector is broken.

      • (Score: 2, Touché) by khallow on Friday September 09 2016, @02:44PM

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday September 09 2016, @02:44PM (#399628) Journal
        Sarcasm shouldn't be an excuse for idiocy. It's the handicap ramp for people incapable of making a serious argument.

        • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 09 2016, @03:13PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 09 2016, @03:13PM (#399638)

          I've never seen a sarcasm detector this far out of whack. Not sure what to tell ya, buddy. I think you're going to have to buy a new one entirely.

          • (Score: 2, Funny) by khallow on Friday September 09 2016, @07:22PM

            by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday September 09 2016, @07:22PM (#399759) Journal
            So "detecting sarcasm" isn't actually about detecting sarcasm? Is this some newfangled drug slang that I should be trembling in fear about?

            "Dude, I was, like, 'detecting sarcasm'."

            "Dude, really? A whole bowl?"

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 10 2016, @02:49AM

              by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 10 2016, @02:49AM (#399910)

              Damn, that's bad. You might have to replace the whole humor system.

              • (Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday September 10 2016, @09:41AM

                by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Saturday September 10 2016, @09:41AM (#399954) Journal
                I just had the whole thing in the shop to increase bile production. What could have gone wrong?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 09 2016, @01:42PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 09 2016, @01:42PM (#399596)

      The sellers are communists!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 09 2016, @01:44PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 09 2016, @01:44PM (#399598)

    This is actually a demonstration of altruistic capitalism working at its best. A nonprofit was funded by citizens to purchase land for its own protection. The land was purchased, from individuals and companies, fair and square. For another example of this type of altruistic capitalism, check out the Southeastern Cave Conservancy.

    • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday September 09 2016, @05:33PM

      by bob_super (1357) on Friday September 09 2016, @05:33PM (#399722)

      But if I can't get my cows to graze for free on this formerly-private-now-governmental land, I'm sure as hell gonna start SW2 (Secession War, the revenge).