The Importance Of National Parks

Yellowstone is the worlds first national park. It was origanally home to Native Americans who lived in the Yellowstone area for at least 11,000 years.The U.S. Army was first commissioned to oversee the park just after its establishment in late 1960. In 1917, administration of the park was transferred to the National Park Service. Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468.4 square miles (8,983 km2), mostly comprising lakes, rivers canyons and mountain ranges. The national park is located primarily in the state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the U.S. Congressand signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872.

The Redwoods forest is home of one the tallest and oldest trees. Some redwoods can live to be 2,000 years old and can grow over 200 feet tall and 16 to 20 feet in diameter. 96 percent of the old growth forest has been logged

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

The parks as cover 800 miles of mountain territory. Some people going and seeing the plants, animals, trees, and mountains, because there are many types a vegetations. The park has been designated in the atmosphere. The Smokey Mountains is the oldest park on the Earth. The Ice Glaciers had stopped by the short journeys because of the Northern and Southern. The Rhododendron is the thrust to form weather rocks. The woodland and craggy peaks the bloom in the ground the Smokey Mountains

The redwoods are a huge attraction “On Monday, holiday hikers clambered over a slick log jam in Aptos Creek to pay their respects to the 260-foot goliath, which lay broken into several monumental pieces. A bouquet of red roses rested on the tree’s 40-foot-tall root ball.

The National Park Service (NPS) plays a gargantuan role in the preservation of many national parks, monuments, and historical sites. But most recently the government proposed significant budget cuts to the NPS, which will reduce financial support for preserving national parks, monuments, historical sites, and the programs that teach kids about nature and history. Keeping these national parks and monuments busy and well­funded is imperative because without those Americans will be losing an important historical insight of the initiation that the country was built on. Although, some may debate that the government should not fund the NPS because it takes control away from the locals, it is important that NPS is funded because it will ensure the

All around the world we have National Parks that are protected areas by the government. John Muir was enraptured by it and Ansell Adame immortalized it, while Teddy Roosevelt created the National Park Service to protect these National Parks. These nationals parks are very important to keep for the environment, we all need to work together to keep these parks as nature as possible.

Ten thousand years ago, mammoths once inhabited the land we now call home. Where we eat and shop, where we sleep and go to class was once home to these beasts. Standing over fourteen feet tall and with tusks over sixteen feet long these animals found the area now known as Waco their home. I did not know that mammoths even inhabited the Texas, and even more surprised that they lived here in Waco. There are many incredible things that happen here in Waco, and the Waco Mammoth National Park is one of them. This newly sanctioned national park is beautiful and with its incredible history it attracts the attention of thousands of tourists every year. For this park, I analyzed, the quality of the tour and for the tour guide to be informative, if the price of the park is worth the money,

In May 1926 a bill was signed by former president Calvin Coolidge that provides the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains national park. This allowed the department of interior to have responsibility for the protection of the park as well as 150000 acres of land had been purchased along with the mountains. a“ Since the government was not allowed to buy land for the national park use, the former political booster ( help ) had to become fund raisers”, according to the site Gatlinburg inn. In the late 1920’s the legislatures of Tennessee and North Carolina devoted $2 million each for land purchase additional money was raised by individuals,private groups,and even kids donated money to the park. “By 1928, a total of $ 5 million was raised.

In 2016, the National Park Service (NPS) celebrated 100 years of preservation and conservation of our nation’s parks, monuments, and historical sites. Currently, the federal government has proposed significant proposed budget cuts to the National Park Service. If the government makes these cuts, then Americans could lose the national parks along with the beauty, culture, and history that comes with them. This would happen because the NPS would lose most of its funding that is needed in order to keep the national parks well­preserved. Investing in the NPS should be a priority in our nation because it provides educational programs, unites all ages and races, and preserves and conserves the national parks.

Starting in the 1800s, many Americans wanted to preserve the beauty of scenic natural wonders. They went to the government and asked them to create something called “national parks.” Responding to these calls, Congress and President Abraham Lincoln put California in charge of taking care of Yosemite during the civil war. The world’s first official national park was Yellowstone when it was created in 1872. Many more parks soon followed. National parks were created “For the benefit and enjoyment of the people” (Theodore Roosevelt). This is true because they have been protected and untouched by humans for anybody to see. There are rules about the use, creation, and conservation of national parks because they should be continued for future

For anyone wondering, there is plenty of park to be explored. It’s not as crowded as it sounds or as crowded as you think it would be. For there is over 384 miles of thinly laced mountain roads that you can drive on. You can pull to the side of the road any time that you want and start walking and exploring the way you want. You’ll never explore the whole park in one day or even one week for there is eight hundred miles of hiking trails, from a half-mile to 70 miles long.

The Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are two of the most famous national parks in the Sierra Nevada Range. The Sierra Nevada range is located in California along the North American Plate. This range sits to the right of the San Andreas Fault and the Pacific Plate. Some referred to these parks as “The Land of Giants” which turns out to fit them quite well. The parks get this name due to the huge mountains, endless canyons and the world’s largest trees they are home for (“Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks,” USA Today). The Sequoia National Park was founded on September 25th, 1890, making it the second oldest park in the United States, and Kings Canyon National Park was established March 4th, 1940. The two parks are adjacent to one another and stretch over approximately 865,964 acres, which a little less than 97% is woods and wilderness. These are large tourist attractions and provide a treasured experience many people value greatly in their lives. The reason it is such a treasured experience to tourists is because of the many special aspects of the park that include the Giant Forest of Sequoias as well as Mount Whitney. Mount Whitney is known for having the highest peak south of Alaska at 14,494 feet above sea level (“Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks,” National Geographic).

The conservation movement that began in the 19th century gave rise to the radical idea of establishing national parks for the protection of natural lands and resources. In March, 1872, Yellowstone became the first national park of the US and was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. At first, the Native Americans weren 't seen as a threat to the national parks because they were known to live in harmony with nature. Indians such as the Shoshone people in the Yellowstone National Park regularly hunted mountain sheep and buffalos (Shannontech). However, as people’s mindset changed, the government decided to use the United States Army to regulate the Indian’s activities in the parks, including restricting their seasonal huntings. The Department of the Interior, which was in charged of the national parks, continued to enforce regulations on the parks and worked to create more national parks. It wasn 't until the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt that the National Park System was started. He established “the U.S. Forest Service, the nation’s first

Our nations incredible 401 National Parks are some of the most iconic places on the face of the earth. From the Grand Canyon to the Great Smoky Mountains our nation's national parks are something we should be proud to have. Lately our National Parks have been under threat from both Environmental and Political issues both putting our National Parks at risk. We need preserve the National Parks for generations to come. The National Parks show the most amazing parts of this great nation, they are the source of billions of dollars in revenue, and they are the home to countless forms of wildlife.