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    impression on eastern readers and attracted tourists to Yosemite. John Muir also wrote a series of conservation articles for Atlantic Monthly, an important publication that had many influential readers. The American Forest, Forest Reservations and National Parks and the pieces that followed played a large role in building public support for saving America’s forests. The Mountains of California (First Book) – was very popular and influenced many Americans to support the conservation movement. (Published

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    citizens. The health and medicine reforms acted upon Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” which is a writing he made about the conditions of restaurants. He informed the public of the extraordinarily unsanitary conditions in the food business. This led to national food and drug regulations. Additional studies of medicine led to better reforms of medicine and its uses. There were also reforms on labor in The Progressive Era. Teddy Roosevelt was the first president to support workers. In 1902 there was coal

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    Have you heard or visited the Providence Canyon? If so don't you think the Federal Government should make it a national park? The Providence Canyon is located in the southwest of Georgia's Coastal Plains. It was nicknamed Georgia's " Little Grand Canyon" because of the beautiful sandstone formations found in that area. The people that have visited this canyon think that it is a beautiful place to go that you can even camp in it. The Providence Canyon was once a forest, but that all changed in the

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    in southwest Georgia. It is, as of now, a state park. However many believe that it should be recognized and made a national park. There are many reasons to support this decision. There is various types of wildlife, it could also be good for education on erosion and rock formations, and it would be good for the economic purposes because it is engulfed in tourism every year. This is why many believe that Providence Canyon should be made a national park. Wildlife is a big game changer when it comes

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    begins. when winding its manner across Colorado, the river enters a number of the foremost spectacular river rafting destinations within the world. These unequaled embody celebrated Westwater canon, Southwest Sampler, Cataract Canyon through Canyonlands park, Grand Canyon six or seven Day Vacation, and Grand Canyon three Day river Trip or Grand Canyon four Day rafting tours. Rafting the Colorado river provides a number of the foremost exhilarating watercourse vacations within the world. Endless in scenic

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    Canyonlands National Park as well as Arches National Park. These National Parks are amazing, and I enjoy the beauty that they capture. This is why I believe we need to find a balance between the environmentalist organizations and other

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    people destroying nature, and he wanted to stop that. That is a problem because wild life needs to be protected and preserved, not taken away and destroyed. He was a co-founder of the Sierra Club and he helped create national parks. Muir is often called “The Father of Our National Parks” or “Citizen of the Universe.” He wrote a lot of articles and books that inspired people to be in nature and enjoy it. One of his quotes from My First Summer in the Sierra is, “When we try to pick out anything by itself

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    of the Rocky Mountains. They came home and told me stories of the great, beautiful mountains and about all the beautiful farms and wildlife. Of all the stories they told me, the one that stood out the most was the day they visited Yellowstone National Park. The moment I heard their story, I knew I had to visit there one day. Hearing about Yellowstone’s variation of wildlife, Old Faithful, and nature has made Yellowstone the number one place I would like to visit. Yellowstone is one place where I

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    The Central Valley is occupied by many beautiful places and sceneries that many people do not realize how this came to be. One of the most astonishing places in the Central Valley is Yosemite Valley where the rise of the Sierra Nevada occurred. The preservation of Yosemite Valley is one of the reasons why this astounding scenic view still exists today. The formation of Yosemite Valley took place many years ago and not a lot has changed since this formation in recent years. Many people saw how beautiful

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    Economic growth and social development are complementary and have a close but complex relationship. With the economic growth, it is clear there have been lasting damaging effects on the environment today. For example, water, air, and land pollution have worsened, and the environment of wild animals and plants have been severely damaged. Many species today are threatened with extinction, deforestation and over-exploitation of mineral resources. With the recent nomination for head administrator for

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