Shenandoah National Park

Could it be getting back to our natural state or just trying to connect with God’s creation? Either way Millions of people travel to National Parks a year: 3 million traveled to yellowstone alone in 2015 (Visser). But sadly not all of them have favorable trips; in 2007 the National Park Service reported 3,593 search and rescue missions or SAR missions (National Parks). The average budget for SAR missions is $200,000 and each year that is exceeded. The solution is charge the bill of the mission to

Yellowstone Park was the world’s first established National Park in 1872, and as such was important for demonstrating the value of protected areas to preserve the rich biodiversity of “wild” areas. Protection meant that no one could lawfully settle here from this time forward and no one was allowed to extract minerals, timber and eventually even hunt in this area that covered 2 million acres. In 1916 the US National Park Service created the Organic Act of 1916 that stated the national parks must be

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1.1 Introduction to the National Park Service: The National Park Service is an agency of the United States federal government that was established in 1916 with a mission to manage all U.S. National Parks, some American National Monuments, conservation and historical properties. More specifically the National Park Service was established to protect the nature and wildlife of special areas as well as to improve the experiences of visitors without sacrificing the nature’s resources

policy thus incorporating National Parks into American society. There were many people of utmost significance that contributed to the founding of national parks but the person with the most influence was John Muir. The work and ideas created by Muir and several other founders led to what we today consider to be the establishment of both recognized and sanctioned national parks. To completely understand how momentous the movement for the establishment of the National Parks was, one must recognize who

grounds for the founding of the National Park Service, which sets and enforces regulations that protect National Parks. Woodrow Wilson’s determination, conveyed by his adamant support for the Organic Act, was evident throughout Wilson’s lifetime. Wilson realized how important it was to protect America’s land and took action to protect it. Through the Organic Act, Wilson was able to save the current thirty-five national parks and land for hundreds of future national parks throughout the United States

Although in recent years urgency for National Park funding and research has declined, the delicate ecosystems within the U.S must be preserved as their vitality is threatened. Parks are government protected areas by the National Park Service within the United States boundaries that house various types of ecosystems. Yellowstone National Park was the first National Park created by congress and Ulysses s. Grant by the Act of March 1, 1872, making it exclusively under the control of the Secretary of

John Muir is best known for his efforts to preserve the wilderness of the United States, which greatly contributed to the preservation of countless natural areas of the US through the National Parks Service. During his travels across the country and abroad, Muir recorded his thoughts and beliefs about nature and the fundamental connection people share with the earth. By voyaging into the wild and shedding the restraints and ideals of modern society, Muir argues that people can expand their understanding

The first national park I would like to visit is the Rocky Mountain National Park, one of the most popular national parks. It has massive peaks, canyons, waterfalls and lakes. Next, I would like to visit the Curecanti National Recreation Area, which is made up of three lakes, Blue Mesa, Morrow Point, and Crystall. Finally, I would like to see the Grand Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. It contains some of the highest natural in land sand

change will start to affect National Park Systems, their ecosystems, and their plans and actions. The national park system is dealing with a range of ecosystems within each park. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is the largest national park in the United States and has very important glaciers due to their uniqueness and importance. Many of the glaciers provide water for rivers during the spring when the glaciers

iconic Ron Swanson, from the hit show series Parks and Recreation, “the national parks service is probably the only branch of government worth a damn.” All thanks to the work of several individuals, backed by an entire government, this national treasure will soon celebrate its one hundredth birthday. The idea of the National Parks Service was first conceptualized in 1872 when Congress established what is now Yellowstone National Park “as a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment