many people may think the National Park Service was started by Theodore Roosevelt it was not. Theodore Roosevelt worked on the National Park System‚ while in office‚ but the actual National Park Service actually started in 1916. The National Park Service is comprised of 417 protected areas‚ 59 of those being actual National Parks‚ the others comprise of battlefields‚ monuments‚ scenic trails‚ and other types of historical sites (Frequently Asked Questions). Every National Park has visitor centers where
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National Parks: A Double Edged Sword? Justin Pearly Environmental History Prof. Mark Bishop Newell Tuesday July 21‚ 2009 Pearly 1 Few places can match the sheer diversity of wildlife and culture that exists in the country’s national park system. Humans‚ with the future in mind‚ have “set aside” these beautiful sites of wonder and awe. But at what cost? Do national parks end up being good and bad at the same time? Our national parks are a supposed to be a natural treasure. Here
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The Great Yellowstone Fires of 1988 and the controversy about the treatment of wildfires in the United States Contents Introduction 1. The Great Yellowstone Fires of 1988 1.1. What caused the fires of 1988? 1.2. Development of the Fires 1.3. Fighting
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My family and I went to Yosemite National Park. Yosemite is one of the greatest parks in the country with many beautiful sightings. It was established‚ to protect the land on October 1‚ 1890. Yosemite sits in the gorgeous state of California. We loved going to Yosemite National Park to enjoy our lives. According to the establisher of this park‚ John Muir‚ “It is by far the grandest of all the special temples of nature I was permitted to.” I asked the park ranger how many acres of land is Yosemite
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The National Park Service was created to protect both natural and cultural resources side by side. Exploring the park’s human past can tell us things about our role as park stewards now and in the future. The stories of Rocky Mountain National Park began with the earliest inhabitants and will continue for generations. “The Rocky Mountain National Park was established January 26‚ 1950 and covers a 415 square mile area‚ is seventy miles northwest of Denver‚ and attracts over three million people a
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Everglades National Park 1 Everglades National Park Name University of Phoenix SCI/230 September 23‚ 2010 Everglades National Park 2 When it comes to one of the biggest national parks in the world‚ with beautiful animals‚ some on the verge of extinction and also all of the beautiful landforms it possesses a name that come to mind is the Everglades National Park located in the southern section of the Florida peninsula. The Everglades National park covers about 1‚506‚539
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Acadia National Park There are many amazing National Parks in the United States‚ Acadia national Park is a beautiful park located in Maine. One of the most beautiful things about this park is their mountains. On one of their mountains there looks to be a boulder that is bubble rock. According to “down east and Acadia” Scientists believe that it was formed together by the movement of the glaciers and that the rock had traveled forty miles. The closest town near Acadia National Park is Bar
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Everglades National Park The Everglades is a park in Florida. The government took some of the land and made it “Everglades National Park.”It was established in 1947 to preserve and educate people about the area. Everglades National Park is located in South Florida it is an area with a subtropical climate and abundant animal life. Did you know that Everglades National Park is the only place in the world that crocodiles and alligators live side by side. It is home to endangered species and posses
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Badlands National Park Badlands national park is located in high Great Plains of southwestern South Dakota east of the Black Hills. The parks highest elevation is 3282 ft on Sheep Mountain; the lowest elevation is 2460 ft along Sage Creek. The park is nearly 244‚000 acres and covered with sharply eroded buttes‚ surrounded by a mixture of grass prairie. Some of the major geologic attractions are the stunning landscape and the wildlife it quarters. The geologic origin of the park reveals that
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Ranthambore National Park or Ranthambhore is one of the largest national parks in northern India. It is situated in Sawai Madhopurdistrict of southeastern Rajasthan‚ about 110 km north east of Kota and 130 km south east of Jaipur‚ which is also the nearest airport. The nearest town and railway station is at Sawai Madhopur‚ about 11 km away; Kota is another convenient station as many trains stop there. RIDCOR operates a mega highway between Kota and Ranthambhore. Ranthambhore was established as the
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