What is a National Recreation Area?

ID: 4931 ~ Source: Interview with Brandon Cadwell, 8/7/17. ~ Creator: Logan Camporeale
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National Park Service Interpreter, Brandon Cadwell, talks about National Recreation Areas and why they are important.

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By Charlie Byers
Between 18,000 and 13,000 years ago, glaciers advanced and retreated over northern Washington. This ice formed a fragile dam on the Clark Fork River, which slowly filled with water, creating glacial Lake Missoula. The lake spanned hundreds of miles…