The Everglades Rachel Thompson BIO 100 January 11‚ 2011 Connie Cassidy The Florida Everglades is the state’s most highly visited park in the state. The Everglades is also home to thousands of animals‚ reptiles‚ and plants. Many tourist travels just to get a glimpse of the many exotic reptiles. Although‚ the Everglades is very beautiful it’s also one of the most endangered parks in the state. The park is endangered from humans and land developments. The state has laws imposed to
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The Everglades INT 1 – Task 2 Javier Pabe Location The Everglades national park is located in South Florida‚ it expands 1‚509‚000 acres throughout 3 Florida state counties. The wetlands elevation ranges 0-8 feet above sea level. Biotic Components Plants Saw-grass prairies (most abundant) Freshwater ponds Sloughs Swaps and marshes Animals Alligators (most dangerous predator) Florida Panther Birds‚ fish‚ snails‚ frogs and turtles Abiotic Components Warm all year with dry
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Funding National Parks in the United States “America’s best idea” is a fitting name for the National Park Service: it protects natural resources‚ promotes outdoor learning‚ and allows for Americans to experience America’s majestic beauty and wonders of nature. Unfortunately‚ The NPS budget has been getting smaller and smaller‚ leaving barely enough money to withstand the millions of visitors the Parks get each year. A simple one-part solution won’t cut it; rather a combination of a restructured
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National Parks It has taken decades and continuous generational work to increase the areas of land that are protected from the drastic changes that humans bring to nature. Because of the labor of past generations‚ great amounts of effort have been forthput to protect regions of forests‚ deserts‚ bodies of water‚ and more. There is a great need to preserve the current National Parks across the nation‚ and continue to create new preservations to maintain the natural beauty of our nation. Dating
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Survival The Everglades is a National Park in south Florida that is a 1.5 million acre preserve for all kinds of life. Also‚ known as the river of grass‚ this sawgrass filled river is home to many different animal species. However‚ with all the life in the Everglades‚ there are a great number of factors contributing to the onslaught of the Everglades. The Everglades and its flora and fauna are suffering and need to be restored before they are destroyed. For starters‚ the Everglades is the home to
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the Burmese Python? The Burmese Python is a large snake that is native to Southeast Asia. It can grow to an astounding length of 23 feet‚ and it can weigh up to 200 pounds. They are a threat to the local people and animals of the area around the Everglades. The reason being is they have been smuggled by illegal pet dealers in Florida. With the current threat of these snakes some cation must be taken to stop the spread of their population. To start off‚ the Burmese Python is an enormous snake that
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Paper It was the year 1840 when the Kilauea volcano region became a place to stop for the tourists of Hawaii. There was a volcano house that would shelter the tourist passing through‚ if they did not wish to stay in the community bed there were huts provided and if that was not good for them they would need to provide tents to pitch as their shelter. This Volcano house went under reconstruction around the 1860s and was said to be able to hold at least forty people. It wasn’t until 1866 that
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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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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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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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