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Article: The man who saves the National Park vistas.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- June 28, 2007
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Byline: Ethan Gilsdorf Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
Escalante, Utah -- Dressed in a worn National Park Service uniform, chain saw in hand and frame pack slung on his back, Bill Wolverton stands in the chilly, thigh-deep waters of the Escalante River.
The chain saw won't work. The engine sputters, then the chain, stretched from overuse, jams. He curses softly to himself. But the malfunction doesn't stop Mr. Wolverton's mostly one-man crusade against what he calls an "awful weed."
Arming himself with curved-blade saw and loppers, he engages his enemy in hand-to-hand combat. His legs are like tree trunks. Thorns whip his arms and ...