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Comparing the Process of National Park Redesignation Over Time: Case Studies of Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands National Park

Kresse, Hannah
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors168268950834051

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2023, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Ohio University, Environmental Studies.
This paper compares the process and outcomes from the reclassification of Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands from national monuments to national parks. Carlsbad was initially established as a national monument in 1923 and then redesignated as a national park in 1930. White Sands, however, was created as a national monument in 1933, but did not obtain national park status until 2019. This article reconstructs the sequence of events and decisions that led to the creation and redesignation of these two National Park Service (NPS) units, paying close attention to the significant difference in time separating their establishment as national monuments and eventual redesignation to national parks. To accomplish this, historical data relevant to these NPS units was analyzed from the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University archives, including congressional and gubernatorial records, newspaper accounts, and personal correspondences. Budget and visitation statistics for the parks are also included, where relevant, to highlight the tangible impacts of redesignation.
Geoffrey Buckley (Advisor)
30 p.
Environmental Studies; Geography; History; Natural Resource Management
Carlsbad Caverns, national monument, national park, National Park Service, White Sands

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  • Kresse, H. (2023). Comparing the Process of National Park Redesignation Over Time: Case Studies of Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands National Park [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors168268950834051

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kresse, Hannah. Comparing the Process of National Park Redesignation Over Time: Case Studies of Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands National Park. 2023. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors168268950834051.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kresse, Hannah. "Comparing the Process of National Park Redesignation Over Time: Case Studies of Carlsbad Caverns and White Sands National Park." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors168268950834051

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