National Parks: Useful or Destructive? In his essay “Glen Canyon Submersus” Wallace Stegner writes “In gaining the lovely and the usable‚ we have given up the incomparable” (509). In this quote he is talking about the loss of Glen Canyon during the creation of Lake Powell‚ and more broadly‚ talking about how national parks often destroy wildernesses despite their apparent usefulness. Glen Canyon is only one of thousands of examples of an environment being destroyed by a government funded park system
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been a shocking year for thousands of Americans. It was the year of a disastrously huge fire. Everywhere you looked you found burned trees. Tons of ash was lying on top of everything and the after effects can still be seen today in Yellowstone National Park.[1] What had happened? Why were the people in charge not able to prevent this devastation? Moreover‚ why are there some people that keep on saying that wildfire is something good? 1. The Great Yellowstone Fires of 1988 1.1. What caused the
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Everglades Ecosystem Amber Rouse SCI/230 July 17‚ 2011 Everglades Ecosystem The Everglades National Park is located in southern Florida. The park is 1‚506‚539 acres‚ with a diverse set of animals calling this popular park home. According to Park Vision the Everglades National park is one of the largest national parks in the United States. The Everglades National park has only two larger than it within the United States. Over one million tourists plan this unique place as a recreational trip
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Kaziranga National Park Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam‚ India. A World Heritage Site‚ the park hosts two-thirds of the world’s Great One-horned Rhinoceroses. Kaziranga boasts the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. The park is home to large breeding populations of elephants‚ wild water buffalo‚ and swamp deer. Kaziranga is recognized as an Important Bird Area
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Sundarbans National Park India Sundarbans National Park in India is one of the world’s largest deltas and the mangrove forest formed by the confluence of three rivers- the Ganga‚ the Brahmaputra and the Meghna- covering an area of 2‚585 sq km wildlife sanctuary‚ which extends into Bangladesh too. The Sundarbans Wildlife Sanctuary‚ the world’s largest estuarine sanctuary is really worth a visit. With a series of densely forested islands and saline water channels‚ Sundarbans is home to 270 Royal Bengal
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A subspecies of the larger coastal brown bear‚ the grizzly bear gets its name from the grayish‚ or grizzled‚ tips of its fur. Type: Mammal Diet: Omnivore Average lifespan in the wild: 25 years Size: 5 to 8 ft (1.5 to 2.5 m) Weight: 800 lbs (363 kg) Protection status: Threatened Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man: Fast Facts: Grizzly bear Species name: Ursus arctos horribilus Average weight: 250 – 350 kg (male) 125 – 175 kg (female) Life expectancy: 15 – 20 years The grizzly
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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 protect the everglades. In order for
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one of a few of Ellis Island’s most famous immigrant’s. She was born a leader‚ she made fun-raisers to help poor kids in school to buy school books. Ellis Island’s future looked better than ever‚ in 1982. President Ronald Reagan sent out the National Park Service to help make Ellis Island into a museum and historic site. On the West Coast‚ In San Francisco‚ California‚ was the most famous immigration station was Angel Island. Some called it the “Ellis Island of the West” Another famous person
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The Alpine Biome What is a biome? Well‚ according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary‚ a biome is simply “a major ecological community type.” This is just a brief definition. In detail a biome is a large ecosystem that contains animals and plants that adapt in that certain type of environment. The climate and geography of the region determines the biome. The biosphere is anywhere on the Earth where life exists. It can range anywhere from the skies to the depths of the ocean where anglerfish and squids
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The Pyrenees Mountain is very tall and all around an amazing land form. The formation acts as a 21‚380 mile barrier between France and Spain. The Pyrenees contain extraordinary rivers such as Garonne‚ Aude‚ and Adour. These rivers had formed in the tertiary period of the world. The mountain is made up of different rock materials as the rock progresses upwards. Crystalline rock is the content of high peaks while folded limestone create the lower slopes. Rainfall is ample and frequent in the southern
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