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1 Introduction
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... The National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 declared that the National Park Service has a dual mission, both to conserve park resources and provide for their use and enjoyment "in such a manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired" for future generations. 2 Subsequently, many local, national, and global efforts to identify and protect exceptional places have taken place, although often not explicitly labeled as "geoheritage." At the same time, natural and human-caused pressures, including climate change and urban encroachment, threaten the integrity or existence of many such sites.
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... . In January 2021, 101 land managers, state geologists, educators, researchers, and members and staff of professional societies and nongovernmental organizations participated in a virtual writing workshop to aggregate and organize community input on strategies and best practices in developing geoheritage sites across the United States.
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... For a more chronological account, see the full agenda, presenter slides, and video presentations of the plenary sessions on the workshop website. 5 5 See https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/01-10-2021/americas-geoheritage-workshop-ii-identifyingdeveloping-and-preserving-americas-natural-legacy-part-ii-geoheritage-virtual-writing-workshop.


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