Foreword 



The National Registry of Natural Landmarks is a program of public service 

 administered by the National Park Service under the authority of the Historic 

 Sites Act of 1935. The objectives of the Natural Landmarks Program are (1) to 

 encourage the preservation of sites significantly illustrating the geological and 

 ecological character of the United States, (2) to enhance the educational and 

 scientific value of sites thus preserved, (3) to strengthen cultural appreciation of 

 natural history, and (4) to foster a greater concern for the conservation of the 

 Nation's natural heritage. 



Under this program, the National Park Service strives to assure the preserva- 

 tion of such a variety of nationally significant natural areas that, when considered 

 together, they will illustrate the diversity of the country's natural environment. 



The Natural Landmarks Program is voluntary on the part of the owners. 

 Landmark designation does not change ownership or responsibility for the 

 property. There is no legislative authority for acquisition of natural landmarks. It 

 is primarily a recognition type of program. 



Registered Natural Landmarks may display, but are not limited to, one or more 

 of the following characteristics: 



1 . Outstanding geological formations or features that significantly illustrate 

 geologic processes. 



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