diameter‚ stand over 200 feet tall and weigh over 2 million pounds? If you have ever seen‚ been to or heard of Sequoia or Kings Canyon National Forest‚ you would know what I’m talking about. The Sister Parks as the national forests are sometimes referred to‚ is home to more than 1‚500 plants including trees and shrubs. The Sister Parks‚ Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park is home to several different kinds of plants from ground hugging plants to the tallest trees. The plants that bloom vary at each
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In recent years‚ we have seen the ecosystem flourish due to a successful reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park. We have seen a steady decrease in elk population‚ which in turn helped create a successful trophic cascade. Looking at graphs we can see that the wolf reintroduction has done its job‚ and we see a more than 50% decrease in population of elk. But what could happen if the wolf population doubled. We could see a total extermination of elk from Yellowstone and a decrease in
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The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1) is a book about an orphaned and homeless teen who‚ after meeting his uncles comes to the realization about his father and his ancestral background. Now plunged into a new world‚ unlike the one he’s known‚ he must find a way to for him and his friends to survive and foil the plans of the scheming Loki. It is a Young adult fiction novel set in a Fantasy universe of Rick Riordan’s creation featuring characters from his other novels but
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Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park‚ established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. Banff is the third-oldest national park in the world. In 1883‚ three railway workers‚ Thomas McCardell‚ William McCardell and Frank McCabe discovered a number of hot springs (now known as cave and basin) at the base of what is now called Sulphur Mountain. The park started as a 25 square kilometers (10 square mile) reserve around the Sulphur Mountain Hot Springs‚ established by the Dominion of Canada
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Hills (“Wind Cave National Park”)‚ Wind Cave National Park protects two worlds- one underground and one aboveground‚ sunlit environment. This park showcases a variety of wildlife and is home to one of the world’s longest and oldest caves. The “mission of Wind Cave National Park is to reserve and protect the natural resources” it encompasses ("A Brief History of Wind Cave National Park"). In 1903‚ then President Theodore Roosevelt declared Wind Cave become the 8th national park in the U.S. The newly
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Mining in Kakadu National Park’ This report will explain the impact of mining in Kakadu National park and what effect it has on such topics as marine life‚ flora and fauna‚ tourism‚ climate and the history of Kakadu National Park. Map of Kakadu National Park History The name Kakadu comes from the mispronunciation of ‘Gagadju’ which is the traditional name of an Aboriginal language spoken in the northern part of the Park. Aboriginals have continuously populated Kakadu National Park for the past
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This was to gain support in creating a national park in the state of Hawaii. January 20‚ 1916 was the date of the fourth and final draft of the Hawaii National Park bill; this was introduced by Jonah Kuhio. The committees met and on April 17 the House approved the bill. Then the Senate followed and on August 1‚ 1916; our president at the time President Wilson signed the bill into law and created the twelfth National Park. It wasn’t until five years later that a group of people
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Hurricanes on National Parks America’s coastal national parks are some of its most beautiful‚ but also some of its most vulnerable. Throughout the years‚ hurricanes have wreaked havoc on many of these prized regions. They can leave behind numerous kinds of destruction in their wake. Wildlife populations can be damaged‚ as well as important parts of the parks ecosystem. Hurricanes can also damage the man made utilities and recreational areas of the parks. These issues impact the national parks not only
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Wow… I’m at Yellowstone National Park‚ which was the first national park that was established on March 1‚ 1872‚ by the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act. I can see why Congress thought to establish this park since they hired a professional artist to go and see where they were “helping to save Yellowstone from private development.” As they say in the official National Park Service website‚ "Jackson’s photographs‚ Moran’s paintings‚ and Elliot’s sketches-had caught the imagination of Congress
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Zion National Park is located in the North American state of Utah. Zion’s geological location provides a large and level place to grow plants and create habitats for animals‚ a river for water‚ and changing seasons. Zion National Park has a diverse ecosystem that is forever changing and existing. Zion National Park is an oasis with rivers‚ desert‚ canyons‚ and diverse plants and animals (“National Park Service‚” n.d.). According to the National Park Service‚ The Virgin River and its tributaries
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