In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill creating Yellowstone as the first National Park (The National Parks 2009), which is considered an area of land that is being protected from human exploitation and occupation (West & Brechen n.d.). Yellowstone was created for that exact reason, except the idea of enjoyment for the people was more prominent at the time (United States National Parks Service 2015), as congress did not do much to protect it (The National Parks 2009). Thus, the establishment of Yellowstone created a movement, all around the world, to create national parks (United States National Parks Service 2015). After Yellowstone, the United states created many more national parks, however there was not a unified way they managed
