Beyond the Moon Crater Myth. A New Histroy of the Aniakchak Landscape. A Historic Resource Study for Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve

摘要

Fifty years after Father Hubbard and his fellow explorers entered the Aniakchak Caldera, the formation and the surrounding landscape was designed Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA), a relatively new addition to the National Park system. The park unit was established after President Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Conservation Act, or ANILCA, into law. Often called the most significant land conservation measure in the history of our nation, the stature protected over one hundred million acres of federal lands in Alaska, doubling the size of the country's national park and refuge system and tripling the amount of land designated as wilderness. ANILCA expanded the national park system in Alaska by more than 53,000,000 acres. It increased the acreage of three existing national parks. And, ANILCA created ten new national park units, including Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve.