National Park Service

technically the first National Park? Well, it wasn’t actually claimed as a National Park until 1921 after Bath House Row was completed. But Hot Springs was first found as a Federal Reservation in 1832. Currently, there are 20,000 National Park Service employees that care for 401 parks in the world. You can choose from over 22,000 diverse professions. Reports have shown that almost 1.5 million people visit Hot Springs each year. It’s import to be a part of the National Park Service because we’re in a

On the exterior, whole sections of brick have fallen away. In 1999 at the time of Conway’s article, Congress granted the park $250,000, and a subsequent challenge grant with the potential to provide $2 million in efforts to stabilize the masonry. With this preservation issue of masonry in play, it would mean the removing of the Tottem stutters. Tottem shutters are named after their designer, Brigader General Joseph G. Totten, who designed them to protect cannoneers from incoming fire. The

Utah University Bears Ears National Monument Proposal Cody Fitch Geology of the national parks 1050 Final project December 9, 2016 How does a park become a park and what is the process that the area goes through? Everywhere in the united states people are looking to preserve natural resources and protect historical or religious locations. The National Park Service are the ones responsible for carefully screening new proposals for national parks. They must make sure that only

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

Theodore Roosevelt spent his life trying to preserve the natural land and resources of the United States, while promoting other countries to do so too. While president, he expanded the power of the government to preserve land and create National Parks in order to promote a healthy use of the land and allow all people in America to enjoy what the outdoors have to offer. Theodore Roosevelt believed that the land was being over-exploited by companies and land grabbers, therefore, he wanted to protect

National Park System August 25, 1916, the National Park System was passed. President Woodrow Wilson signed the act to create a new federal bureau that help protect 35 national parks and monuments. The "Organic Act" states that "the Service thus established shall promote and regulate the use of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments and reservations…by such means and measures as conform to the fundamental purpose of the said parks, monuments and reservations, which purpose is to conserve

In 2016, according to a National Public Radio report, national parks had a record of 305 million people who had visited them. (Siegler). This number will continue to grow as years go by creating the national parks to be more overcrowded. It has become a controversial issue whether to put a limit of how many people can enter or not into the National Parks. But if the National Park Service doesn’t put a limit on how many people can be in these parks, there may not be parks preserved for future generations

In this thesis, I discuss my research and fieldwork at Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park (KLGO) in southeast Alaska. The conducted research examines fragile archaeological sites in unstable landscapes and articulates climatic and environmental conditions associated to cultural resources. My research includes identifying unknown sites, protecting known sites in unstable landscapes, identifying environmental factors threatening to alter or destroy archaeological resources, and examining human

heritage of the island. On November 13, 1993, Salt River Bay was named a National Historical Park. Natural significance and beauty derive from its open marine environments and it also encompasses the largest mangrove system left in the Virgin Islands. This designation of Salt River Bay helps to assure its sustainability for future generations. The legislative mandates also protect the cultural and natural resources within the park boundaries to interpret their significance and value to the public and

American should be able to visit and enjoy the picturesque scenery of the numerous national parks. Doing so relaxes the mind and body while also creating a sense of tranquility as the person soaks in the sun savoring the wonderful works of nature. Imagine not being able to experience that. According to Linda Bilmes and John Loomis’ “Americans Think National Parks are Worth Way More than What We Spend on Them”, national parks are “America’s best idea”(Bilmes and Loomis). In this day and age, people prefer