offered a Domestic Intercultural Experience to Yosemite National Park in May of 2016 that I had the blessing of attending. A squadron of Eau Claire college students accompanied by two professors of the University flew to California for nine days to explore the natural geologic beauty of Yosemite National Park. We packed our experience with multiple hikes around the park as well as a few presentations and talks that discussed the history of the park and how it was formed. Being surrounded by massive walls
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Environmentally Sensitive Area in 2004. The Matura National Park is a great area of primary tropical forest. There exist no present immediate invasive threats from human development or agricultural activities. Research shows that the area has important biodiversity values as there are over 200 species of trees and lianas recorded in the Matura National Park. There were also found to be seven endemic trees and one endemic fern tree in the Matura National Park. It has also been observed that seven of the
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In the early 20th century many parks and forests were finally getting recognition and being preserved for the future. National parks and forests have been included in society for so long that without them‚ nothing would really be the same. Most places like this would be a surprising fact to have known about in the 19th- 20th century because most people would talk about urbanization in the big cities. The gilded age took place in the early years of the 20th century which was the period where the U
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Paper Student ’s Name BIO100 Due Date Instructor ’s Name UNESCO Paper The Everglades National Park‚ located in southern Florida‚ is the largest remaining sub-tropical wilderness in the continental United States and has extensive fresh and salt water areas‚ open Everglades‚ prairies‚ and mangrove forests. (1000 Friends of Florida‚ 2011). The plant life in the Everglades National Park consists of several different species: the marsh species‚ which includes saw grass‚ bladderwort‚ white
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The Everglades National Park "American Crocodile" Kimmie Jordan SCI230 10/10/2010 Shannon Kam The Everglades National Park "American Crocodile" The Crocodylus acutus known as the American crocodile is a very large species it is known to grow as large as 6m. It is said that Florida has the largest crocodile with a size of 4.6m. The American crocodile is the only true crocodile found in the United States today. The region in which the American crocodile live in is located in south
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Celebrating a Century: Americas National Parks Two wonderful days in Dry Tortugas National Park Today I’m traveling to Dry Tortugas National Park which is located in Florida. The place where I will be staying is a campground in Garden Key which is the same island as Fort Jefferson. My flight leaves in a couple of hours so I should start packing up my stuff and leave. The park called me before I left the house. The people who were on the phone told me that I couldn’t take a normal commercial
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expansion‚ and ecosystem management in Okomu National Park. From 2001 to 2016‚ a lot of siltation as well as water shrinkage had taken place within the lakes of Okomu National Park. Hence‚ these phenomena possibly due to climate change resulted into the decrease in swampy forest. Muchmore‚ the reduction in the spatial extent of secondary forest can be largely attributed to the increase in the high forest. The effective ecosystem management within the park brought about an ecological succession thereby
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Acadia National Park‚ located on the northeast corner of the state of Maine; it consists of the Mount Desert Island and many smaller islands off the Atlantic coast. First established in 1916 it is the oldest and largest national park east of the Mississippi River and known for its beautiful landscape and magnificent animals. Consequently‚ Acadia is located close to many large towns and over three million people visit the national park and either drive an off road vehicle or a snowmobile‚ causing
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learn more about the areas that I adore the most. The Great Smoky Mountains Nation Park is one of those places. The park is a chain of preserved land that stretches from Gatlinburg‚ Tennessee to Cherokee‚ North Carolina‚ along Highway 441. In the midst of reading Dorie: Woman of the Mountains by Florence C. Bush‚ I was interested to learn that Dorie grew up in what is known today as The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To dig deeper into the topic‚ I found a photograph of a town called Elkmont and
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Fundy National Park Fundy National Park is located in New Brunswick‚ which falls into the Atlantic Maritime eco-zone. The Atlantic Maritimes are heavily forested and have a long history of European settlers. Climate New Brunswick has a typically continental climate. Continental climates compared to true maritime climates‚ have an earlier spring and shorter fall‚ wider fluctuations of temperatures from day to day and from season to season‚ an more snowfall‚ but less precipitation
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