Preservation of the Earth’s land became a developing idea throughout the 1800s. The thought of upholding the natural beauty and resources of the land was sparked through the establishment of Yellowstone National Park within the American West. These new desires had a lasting impact upon the humans and the environment one lived in. In order to achieve these ideas, many barriers had to be overcome to create a system of protecting land and establishing National Parks. Yellowstone National Park was established during the American Gilded Age, a time of greed and growth when America needed to show their culture. Shortly after this establishment in the American West, Australia began to form National Parks for different reasons that connected largely
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11,000 years ago, ice on the Yellowstone Plateau began to melt. New life began to emerge, and humans followed the change in search of traces of plants and animals . Later, in 1806, the land was again discovered when the Lewis and Clark expedition passed just North of the land. The Missouri Fur Trading Company was the first to see this land as a new opportunity. Many fur traders and merchants organized a fur trading company that acted as the example to fur trading companies all along the Missouri River . With 1865 came the first documented case proposing that Yellowstone should become protected and preserved as a National Park. The land was occupied by antelope, bison, moose, and many other animals in their natural habitats that needed to be protected. In 1872 the Yellowstone Protection Act agreed and created an act to set apart a certain region of land lying near the headwaters of the Yellowstone River as a public park. This led to the establishment of Yellowstone National Park later within 1872. A large factor to …show more content…
Once Yellowstone National Park was established, the idea of preserving land became an idea adopted throughout the nation. Land throughout Australia followed the American West’s influence and established the second national park in the world. These parks may be thousands of miles away from one another, but they share many common grounds. This idea of preserving land that formed in the 1800s has continued and grown despite barriers that have been placed in its
11,000 years ago, ice on the Yellowstone Plateau began to melt. New life began to emerge, and humans followed the change in search of traces of plants and animals . Later, in 1806, the land was again discovered when the Lewis and Clark expedition passed just North of the land. The Missouri Fur Trading Company was the first to see this land as a new opportunity. Many fur traders and merchants organized a fur trading company that acted as the example to fur trading companies all along the Missouri River . With 1865 came the first documented case proposing that Yellowstone should become protected and preserved as a National Park. The land was occupied by antelope, bison, moose, and many other animals in their natural habitats that needed to be protected. In 1872 the Yellowstone Protection Act agreed and created an act to set apart a certain region of land lying near the headwaters of the Yellowstone River as a public park. This led to the establishment of Yellowstone National Park later within 1872. A large factor to …show more content…
Once Yellowstone National Park was established, the idea of preserving land became an idea adopted throughout the nation. Land throughout Australia followed the American West’s influence and established the second national park in the world. These parks may be thousands of miles away from one another, but they share many common grounds. This idea of preserving land that formed in the 1800s has continued and grown despite barriers that have been placed in its