Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Missoula, Montana, I experienced the Badlands National Park where I saw prairie dogs, coyotes, and bighorn sheep, not to mention the miles of wonderfully rugged landscape. Next, we visited both Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse monuments, which were both extravagant. Throughout the summer, we were given days off, and we chose to use these days by further exploring Montana. We went on several hikes, including a ten mile round trip hike in Glacier National Park. We drove Going to the Sun Road from…

years as an Engineman with the United States Navy. For Morris, the beauty of nature is for all of us to enjoy, and the natural world has always been his favorite subject. Through the years, looking at photographic work published in magazines like National Geographic motivated Morris to hone his skills. Taking care of a family business focused on people with special needs in transportation…

Who I am: I am a display case inside the visitor park Audience: Visitors at Yellowstone National Park Setting: Yellowstone National Park Visitor center Purpose: To show the ecological importance of Bison in ecosystems Video Script Yellowstone National Park is the only place in the United States where bison have lived continuously since prehistoric times. The bison at Yellowstone are extraordinary because they are the nation’s largest bison population. Unlike most other herds, this…

Did you know that hundreds of thousands of Burmese pythons are living in the Everglades. Burmese pythons are changing local animals, the way people live, and the affecting the ecosystem. The Burmese pythons are not from Florida article 4 states" This is totally a man made event." This proves that pythons are not eating foods that are natural so it could cause them to eat more. Article one states, "Burmese pythons are native to grassy marshes of south Asia." According to the author Burmese…

the soothing rivers. I go with my grandparents and we take the opportunity to ride bikes, take walks, and go to all of the museums that the park offers you. Its an amazing experience and I love going every summer! The first time I visited Yosemite was when I was eight years old. While driving there I was very excited to see the famous Yosemite National Park. The very first thing I saw was the Half Dome. It was amazing and something you definitely don’t see everyday. Everything in Yosemite…

Think of a telephone pole then imagine a snake as big around the middle of the pole. Almost 23 feet long! Guess what that's the Burmese python. Huge Right? I am now going to tell you about how the Burmese python is affecting the Everglades. The Burmese python can eat more animals. The newspaper article states,”Burmese pythons are carnivores and survive primarily an small birds and mammals. This shows that as the pythons feed on those small birds and mammals they can have them extinct in the…

From teaching himself how to play the piano when he was twelve years old to becoming a photographer. If it wasn’t for a family trip to the Yosemite National Park in 1916 he would not have become passionate about what he was doing. He continues his passion for years and then in 1920, he spent the first of four summers as a custodian in Yosemite. After being there working he was given the opportunity by Harry…

In 1906 Theodore Roosevelt followed and increased the nation's reserves by another 13 million. (6, pg.29-30) The U.S. Forest Service was then established in 1905. This law was carried out with a great number of responsibilities to come for the members of the service. These members were supposed to avoid timber deprivations, to help lumberjacks and fight the big lumber organizations, to protect water supply, and create public recreational areas. (2, pg.31) This law was made to attempt to please…

Ansel Adams “I hope that my work will encourage self expression in others and stimulate the search for beauty and creative excitement in the great world around us.” My thoughts: It is tempting, but too easy, to think of Ansel Adams as simply the Norman Rockwell of landscape photography, immensely popular but insignificant. Every year there is yet another books produced capturing some aspect of his career, another calendar featuring his breathtaking black-and-white views of Yosemite Valley in…

for national parks in the 1800’s. People started to do want to get away from the more industrialized cities. Most people found nature being peaceful. So, they found these natural wonder, and they didn’t want it to turn into another Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls was a big shame on the US Government, and on the US citizens. This is because a lot of rich people bought the land around the falls, and you had to pay a very expensive amount to go see the falls. That is why people pushed for national…