It is important that Congress allocates the funds to create more national parks because they can provide full-time careers for people as well as internships and seasonal jobs. Within these parks, some of the internships which they offer are Geoscientists-in-the-Parks Internships, Youth Conservation Corps, and National Parks Business Plan Internships. Each of these internships can provide students with a more in depth knowledge about a given field and provide valuable experience. The Geoscientists-in-the-Parks Internship program “works with partners to match scientists with short-term, paid, volunteer opportunities in the National Park Service.” (Geoscientists). The parks benefit from this internship because it provides them with additional
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The NPS Academy Program teaches college students about potential careers within the National Park Service over the course of a week through different classes and seminars. The Youth Conservation Program helps the youth play a role in the conservation of National Parks. All of these programs, internships and opportunities provide opportunities to the public that other places just can’t do. If Congress were to expand the National Park Service’s budget and create new parks than these benefits can expand to a larger audience. More programs can be maintained within the National Park Service that benefit the community while also helping the national parks. It is a win-win …show more content…
National parks are typically created to help protect that lands within it from outside forces such as air pollution, waste and human interaction. The Yellowstone National Park, established Mar 01, 1872, was the first of many national parks created with the goal to protect the natural environment. Some of these parks, like Yellowstone, are important to protect because they hold scientific value. The geysers that are within the park contain “60 percent of the world’s geysers” so many studies have been conducted about Old Faithful or any of the other geysers within the park. (Sagan). The studies aren’t just limited to the geysers though. There has been studies conducted on how small organisms can have effects on other organisms in the environment or studies to understand past climatic patterns. The National Park Service reported that in Yellowstone National Park alone, there was an estimated “177 permitted scientific researchers” in 2014. (Research). On a nationwide scale, there are a lot more scientific studies conducted at national parks than what is just at Yellowstone. These studies could not have been conducted if these lands were not protected. How could research be conducted about redwood trees in California if they were cut down by people? How could someone conduct
The NPS Academy Program teaches college students about potential careers within the National Park Service over the course of a week through different classes and seminars. The Youth Conservation Program helps the youth play a role in the conservation of National Parks. All of these programs, internships and opportunities provide opportunities to the public that other places just can’t do. If Congress were to expand the National Park Service’s budget and create new parks than these benefits can expand to a larger audience. More programs can be maintained within the National Park Service that benefit the community while also helping the national parks. It is a win-win …show more content…
National parks are typically created to help protect that lands within it from outside forces such as air pollution, waste and human interaction. The Yellowstone National Park, established Mar 01, 1872, was the first of many national parks created with the goal to protect the natural environment. Some of these parks, like Yellowstone, are important to protect because they hold scientific value. The geysers that are within the park contain “60 percent of the world’s geysers” so many studies have been conducted about Old Faithful or any of the other geysers within the park. (Sagan). The studies aren’t just limited to the geysers though. There has been studies conducted on how small organisms can have effects on other organisms in the environment or studies to understand past climatic patterns. The National Park Service reported that in Yellowstone National Park alone, there was an estimated “177 permitted scientific researchers” in 2014. (Research). On a nationwide scale, there are a lot more scientific studies conducted at national parks than what is just at Yellowstone. These studies could not have been conducted if these lands were not protected. How could research be conducted about redwood trees in California if they were cut down by people? How could someone conduct