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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When most people think of a national park they think of Yellowstone or Yosemite or the Grand Canyon but what they should think of is the Isle Royale National Park. The reason is because the Isle Royale is what a national park should be which is wild‚ rugged‚ and buffered from the outside world. The Isle Royale lies in northwest Lake Superior and although its only just 18 miles of water that separate the island from its nearest mainland shore of the Minnesota-Ontario border‚ it is considered part
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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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Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is consist of ridge upon ridge of seemingly endless forest on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established on June 15‚ 1934. Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers 522‚427 acres‚ making it one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States. It is the most visited national park in the United States
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT & THE NATIONAL PARK By: Maliek Perkins 11th grade Ms. Dozier 5th Period Jonesboro High School President Theodore Roosevelt & National Parks There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite‚ the groves if the giant sequoias and redwoods‚ the canyon
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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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¨Lava Beds National Monuments¨ stationed in north eastern California is a park filled with fun filling beauty‚ history‚ and scientific wonders. This would be a trip of a lifetime‚ but only if our principle would let us go. Lava Beds National Monuments has a humongous amount of beauty stretching all the way across the park. With the Lava running all over the place like a water runs in a stream. The park has beautiful figures like lava tubes‚ scenic trails‚ climb cumber cones‚ and beautiful desert
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Hot Springs National Park A Brief History of Hot Springs National Park The area we now know as Hot Springs National Park‚ was first a territory of the United States in 1803. It was part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1807‚ settlers came and soon realized it was an area that had potential to be used as a health resort. A short time after‚ in the 1830s‚ log cabins and a store was built to meet the needs of visitors. Today‚ thousands of people go to the springs every year.
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National parks are a celebration of life and‚ growing up‚ my family joined this celebration at many different locations. Our road trips took us to Glacier National Park‚ Joshua Tree‚ Yosemite‚ Yellowstone‚ and new locations continued to appear as red dots on the map as the years went on. Every national park proclaims its history on placards distributed throughout their territory‚ and the history of the animals that have barely survived mankind has always fascinated me the most. As I have grown older
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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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