America’s national parks are more than areas of scenic or historical importance, these parks embody the idea of preserving what is left of this country’s beautiful wildlife, before mankind adapted and urbanized. Ernest Ortega, the Former Park Superintendent stated, “Parks belong to everyone. Parks belong to all of us. Our history is there. America’s history, as diverse as it is, is captured by the national parks (“This is America”).” National parks are there for everyone and with the times changing and technology continually advancing, people forget that America isn’t just stores, restaurants and video games, there is more to America than just urbanized civilization.
National parks such as Yellowstone National Park, is a place of beauty and …show more content…
National parks also demonstrate social movement characteristics in, the conservation of the natural landscape and the idea of the memorialization of a location. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently, there is a common idea–the conservation of ‘wild nature’ for the prosperity and as a symbol of national pride. An international organization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), declared a national park to be a relatively large area with the following defining characteristics: (1) Contain representative examples of major natural regions…where native plant and animal species, habitats and geodiversity sites are of special spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational or tourist …show more content…
National identity isn’t just what our country has that makes America a great nation, its the way we use it. At the America’s Great Outdoors Conference in 2010, President Barack Obama states the following passage: “Upon taking office, Theodore Roosevelt–avid birdwatcher, bear hunter–set out on a tour of the American West that would change his life and the life of a nation forever…“The ages have worked on it…man can only mar it.” And from that sense of commitment sprang five national parks, 18 national monuments, 51 federal bird reservations, and 150 national forests.” National parks are an example of this change, that sense of commitment which became this nations “breathtaking legacy of conservation that still enhances our lives (Remarks by The President).” I personally believe the National Park System, aides in representing national identity and a person’s identity. Reason being, America’s legacy is an extraordinary achievement, in which I feel an everlasting bond with the land that is the United States of America. I am not personally an outdoorsy person, I go camping once every three to five years, I spend more time on the computer or indoors than I go to sporting events or eat out with friends and family, I dislike going to the ocean because I do not like the feeling
National parks such as Yellowstone National Park, is a place of beauty and …show more content…
National parks also demonstrate social movement characteristics in, the conservation of the natural landscape and the idea of the memorialization of a location. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently, there is a common idea–the conservation of ‘wild nature’ for the prosperity and as a symbol of national pride. An international organization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), declared a national park to be a relatively large area with the following defining characteristics: (1) Contain representative examples of major natural regions…where native plant and animal species, habitats and geodiversity sites are of special spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational or tourist …show more content…
National identity isn’t just what our country has that makes America a great nation, its the way we use it. At the America’s Great Outdoors Conference in 2010, President Barack Obama states the following passage: “Upon taking office, Theodore Roosevelt–avid birdwatcher, bear hunter–set out on a tour of the American West that would change his life and the life of a nation forever…“The ages have worked on it…man can only mar it.” And from that sense of commitment sprang five national parks, 18 national monuments, 51 federal bird reservations, and 150 national forests.” National parks are an example of this change, that sense of commitment which became this nations “breathtaking legacy of conservation that still enhances our lives (Remarks by The President).” I personally believe the National Park System, aides in representing national identity and a person’s identity. Reason being, America’s legacy is an extraordinary achievement, in which I feel an everlasting bond with the land that is the United States of America. I am not personally an outdoorsy person, I go camping once every three to five years, I spend more time on the computer or indoors than I go to sporting events or eat out with friends and family, I dislike going to the ocean because I do not like the feeling