National Park Vs Sequoia Park

By analyzing the structure (i.e. faults, folds, tectonic plates), we have one manner in which to answer this question. Internal forces of the Earth reach and break through the surface to form volcanoes, mountains, plateaus, and many other topographical features which may later cause these layers to tip, fold, warp, or fracture. Faults play a major role in the formation of landscapes. So, by first looking at faults, hopefully we can come closer to truly understanding how Canyonlands National Park has come to be. On plateaus such as the Colorado Plateau, faults and weak rock tend to be synonymous in their locations. Faults, which are cracks or fractures in Earth's crust, form when internal heat forces and pressure from underground forces shifts the plates, thus creating stress within the plate. Faults commonly occur in elevated regions such as the Rocky Mountain region (which includes the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands National Park). As previously mentioned, faults tend to be surrounded by weak rock. Therefore, a river or other flowing water easily cuts through this

The Grand Canyon is in the northwest corner of Arizona, bordering Utah and Nevada. Did you know that more than five million people visit Grand Canyon National Park per year? The Grand Canyon is roughly 280 miles long, 18 miles wide, and in some places more than 1 mile deep! The volume of this enormous park is estimated to be over 5.5 trillion cubic yards, now that is impressive! While the Colorado River carved this

Established as a National Park in 1933 under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Death Valley is the largest national park in the continental United States even though its total length is no more than approximately 100 miles in length. The valley is located in the Mojave Desert in eastern California and is surrounded by the Amargosa Range on the east, the Panamint Range on the west, and the Sylvania Mountains and Owlshead Mountains on the northern and southern boundaries. The topography of this region is varied and complex; and has a lengthy geologic history that explains why it is riddled with a variety of sand dunes, craters, and flood-carved canyons to name a few. The total area of the valley is

Yosemite National Park, is a beautiful piece of nature it is a 195 mile nature getaway from the urban life that is lived San Francisco, CA and 315 miles away from the fast pace and overwhelming life that is lived in Los Angeles CA. This place is like no other in the beauty of its nature. The park is “747,956 acres, and is the home to hundreds of wildlife species and thousands of Yosemite plants” (U.S. Nat. Park Service). Yosemite is known for so many beautiful features, from its granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves and biological diversity. And also for its two rivers which are the Tuolumne and Merced rivers. These rivers begin in the park and flow as far as west to the

Giant Sequoia trees, at ground level, are about 20-30 ft in diameter. Most trees in the groves are about 1000-3000 years old. Giant Sequoias are felled by wind or snow in the winter, or humans who cut them down. The conditions in which the trees live must be very specific. They require lots of precipitation, higher elevation, deep glacial soil, and some warmth. Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park are naturally found in droves such as the Mariposa, Tuolomne, and Merced Groves. The other place it is found is in the Yosemite Cemetery. Before his death, Galen Clark chose his gravesite and planted four Giant Sequoias at the corners of his grave. The discovery of the Giant Sequoias started in 1860 by the early Euro-Americans. they lined up horses, stagecoaches, and troops alongside and on top of fallen trees to show how large and tall they were. Unfortunately, some people saw the trees as an opportunity for wealth by felling the trees. In 1864, Congress discussed whether or not the Yosemite Valley or Mariposa Grove should be protected. The idea of preservation led to larger expansions of national parks in the western U.S., and the idea of national parks stemmed from the big trees. Also, the National Park Service logo has the picture of a giant Sequoia on it. People from all over the world come to visit the groves. The size and age of the

What do Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial have in common? They are both part of the National Park Service a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior. In fact Wrangell-St. Elias, located in Alaska, is the largest national park; while the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, in Pennsylvania is the smallest. The National Park System has 401 areas located in every state, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The sites include parks; monuments, battlefields, historic sites, shores, recreation areas, and the White House. On August 25, 1916 Woodrow Wilson signed the act that created the National Park Service, but the first national park

The west coast of North America has been tectonically and volcanically active for billions of years. The Sierra Nevada Mountains in eastern California were born of volcanoes, and magma has been erupting in the Long Valley to the east of the mountains for over three million years (Bailey, et. al., 1989). However, the climactic eruption of the region occurred relatively recently in the region's geologic history. About 760,000 years ago, a huge explosion of magma warped the Eastern Sierra into the landscape that exists today. The eruption depleted a massive magma chamber below the earth's surface so that the ceiling of the chamber imploded, forming what is now known as

Forests were largely regarded as dangerous up until that point; uncharted lands that could only be made safe for an expanded society by cutting and clearing them. After pieces of bark from “The Mother of the Forest” were displayed in New York in 1854, naturalists, journalists and artists journeyed to California to document the sequoias (Hawken 39). Without their accounts, both written and visual, the wonder of that land may not have been understood by members of the government back in Washington. Eight years after the Yosemite Land Grant, Yellowstone became the first national park in the United

The park expanded on March 27, 1978, just before the parks ten year anniversary. After all of this reading I truly realized why people called this park a national treasure. Not only do the tallest trees in the world inhabit the park, but the people who really cared for these trees were protecting them for the benefit of all who want to see this park. The plants and even the animals who are in this park are a great part of the scenery too. Many tend to forget about the other features of the park and are fixated on the trees. This park presents the US and the epitome of American

Yosemite was first protected in 1864 by Abe Lincoln,but it was actually a park in 1890 buy Robert Johnson and John Muir.You can find Yosemite in the granet heart of California (in the middle).But with in 12 acres wide!In the center of California.”What makes Yosemite a special place?” you might ask, well Native americans were the first people to live for a long time of the Valley.At Yosemite you can go hiking,backpacking, camp, tours with rangers,interpretive programs, and biking.Or you can visit waterfalls and glaciers.Can you believe this that a waterfall is as tall as 2 ½ thousand feet drop good luck taking a shower with that.Yosemite National Park became a National Park because of

The beginning of Yosemite’s geologic historic was about 500 million years ago. Back then, North America lay near the equator and California was covered by a tropical sea. Rivers from North America flowed into the ocean, flushing great amounts of sediment off land. As the layers of sediment grew

Many people might assume this, since it's one of the most well known parks in the United States. However, Yosemite did not officially become a national park until nearly two decades after Yellowstone. Sequoia also came before

In the 20th century,many people in the north and south were pressuring the government for some kind of public preserve, but there were disagreements on whether it would become a national park or a national forest. According to the site Gatlinburg inn, “ the difference between a national park and a national forest is that people can take natural resources, but with a national park it is illegal to take anything from it”. Even though people can't take natural resources from it such as lumber and minerals people still earn money from the parking and merchandise. The people that don't work there are usually tourists and since they don't work there and earn money they get experience and some parts of the mountains have facts such as how tall or who named that specific mountain. So the ultimate decision for the mountains to become a national forest or a national park, was that the mountains were to become a national park.

Yosemite Park includes a variety of Native American elements to the park by providing exhibits that show the structures of the tribe. Such as the typical flora and how it could be used for medicine, food, and baskets. The parks official communications are based on interpretations which basically are lectures, tours, and panels. The other would

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park were both established between the 1890s and 1940s. Both National Parks are located in the southern east of California. In Sequoia National Park, it covers over 400,000 acres making it at least one of the largest parks in America. Moreover, it is also famous for the giant trees it produces. For example, the Giant Forest, which is located within Sequoia park.