When you think of the National Parks System‚ you might think of the majesty of the Grand Canyon and the redwoods of California. Or perhaps you imagine the serenity of Cape Cod‚ or the patriotic splendor of the Washington‚ D.C. monuments. Yet behind these beautiful images‚ the National Parks System faces some ugly issues. The enormous number of visitors and the constant threat of development present a variety of problems for the national parks. Last year the National Parks Service estimated it would
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Yellowstone National Park has 3‚470 square miles of the Rocky Mountains in northwest Wyoming. It was the World’s first national park created in 1872‚ and is both the second largest in the USA outside Alaska and the fifth most visited. It would be even more popular because of its remote location and limited visitor season. The northerly location and high elevation (mostly over 7‚500 feet) the park is fully open for only seven months a year though is still partially accessible at other times for snow-based
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Kilauea and Mauna Loa Volcanoes belongs in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park system. They are known to be some of the most active volcanoes on earth. There are so many things about the volcano that makes it a national park system and people from all over the world come to see that park. "In 1980‚ it was named a World Biosphere site by UNESCO and in 1987 the park was again honored as a World Heritage site." These Volcanoes are a National Park System because even if man tried to touch this land‚ it would
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Delia 6th Hour Redwood National Park Imagine yourself standing at the base of a Coastal Redwood tree and looking up 300 feet to the top. You would soon feel insignificant‚ like an ant looking up at a blade of grass. Not to mention all of the other towering species of plant life‚ such as huckleberry bushes‚ found in Redwood National Park. Although the park is famous for its Redwood trees‚ hence the name of the park‚ they are not all the park has to offer. There is a wide variety of
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will be your guide to Redwood National Park Redwood National Park is covered with a magnificent forest of coastal redwood trees‚ the tallest and most impressive trees in the world.it is also a completely natural site. It has the 2nd tallest tree in the world. The marine and land life are equally outstanding‚ in particular the sea lions‚ black bears‚ the bald eagle and the endangered California brown pelican stand out. There are many reasons to go to redwood national park. There are many fun activities
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Denali National Park is located in central Alaska and covers an area of 6 million acres. The park is known for its astonishing mountains‚ the tallest being Mount McKinley‚ which is also the tallest mountain in North America. It peaks in at an elevation of over 20‚000 feet‚ almost 4 miles above sea level. The lowest elevation in the park is located at the Yentna River. This National Park‚ located at the center of the Alaskan Range‚ sees on average a 70°F high and a -9°F low every year. The Park has a
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National Parks in the United States are decreasing due to the many conservation rules that people have not been following such as deforestation. Also‚ many of the other problems are caused due to a limited budget that the government gives the national parks annually which is usually not enough to cover their needs. In total there are currently 59 National Parks in the U.S. and they are at risk to lose their value‚ history‚ and relevance. The National Parks are an important component of the environment
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1916 that created the National Park Service. The National Park Service had the distinct roles of “conserving the scenery and national and historic objects and wildlife… [and] leaving [the parks] unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” However‚ less than sixty years later‚ the protected lands were in danger of destruction. In 1972‚ specialists at the World Conference on National Parks stated that overcrowding and overurbanization threatened the role of national parks as safe havens for
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National Park Writing Assignment The national park that I picked is Fundy national park located in New Brunswick. It is part of the Atlantic Maritime ecozone which consists of the Appalachians region and the coastal plains. I chose to represent the Appalachians region on my poster and represented the four seasons (spring‚ summer‚ fall and winter). The climate in this region is cooler summers and warmer winters and a lot of precipitation. The vegetation in the Atlantic
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Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kachchh in the Jamnagar District of Gujarat state‚India. In 1980‚ an area of 270 km2. from Okha to Jodiya was declared Marine Sanctuary. Later‚ in 1982‚ a core area of 110 km2 was declared Marine National Park under the provisions of the Wildlife (protection) Act‚ 1972 of India. It is the first national marine park of India. There are 42 islands on the Jamnagar coast in the Marine National Park‚ most of them
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