Great Smoky Mountains National Park

for recreational use all over the United States, and both areas are ruled by the U.S. Forest Service, but different regulations are enforced. National forests are open to commercial activities such as, logging, livestock grazing, and all recreational activities (NPS, 2012). The first chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Gifford Pinchot, once said the National Forest was created “to provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run” (NPS, 2012, para. 2). The…

particular mountain in Yellowstone contains a large population of white bark pine trees and about twenty grizzly bears. Over about twenty years, average temperatures get significantly warmer due to pollution and climate change. As modeled by the diagram, warmer temperatures lead to an increase in the population of white bark pine infesting beetles. An increase in the beetles overwhelms the defense systems of the white bark pine trees, and they are completely wiped out from the mountain in about…

Why should we even care about the Florida everglades? I'll tell you why. Even if you don’t realize this, wet lands like the Florida Everglades are so important to both human and animal life. Both rely on the Florida Everglades drastically but lately the Everglades haven't been in there best shape. The Everglades are being badly affected lately by pollution and new animals being brought into the ecosystem. If this doesn’t get under control, Florida could be in trouble. We the humans need to see…

conservationist who possess great zeal for nature. My thoughts are meticulously and thoroughly recorded in my journal. When I am surrounded by vast mountain ranges in the Sierras or a breathtaking sunset in Alaska, a thousand thoughts run through my mind of how thankful I am for the natural beauty surrounding me. Hannah- Q: Would you agree that companies have the right to obtain natural resources from national parks today since natural resources are diminishing? Muir- A: National Parks are…

The National Park Service Organic Act The National Park Service Organic Act was passed by Congress and Signed by President Woodrow Wilson on August 25th, 1916. This act created the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the Department of the Interior, and put it in charge of the management of national parks, national monuments, and reservations in order to “conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in…

sadly, due to invasive snakes like pythons and other foreign animals and plants, native species have been receiving harm and endangerment in the area. The Everglades: extremely valuable to both our economy and all of the animals that nest there. A great source of not only hunting and finishing, but of recreation too, the everglades or the "Glades" as some call it, have a plethora of values and importance . "Many people rely on wetlands for their livelihood, as they are important centers for…

I learned that when President Theodore Roosevelt's term was done became part of the national park system. He added five new parks and sparked the idea of the antiquities act.This enabled new presidents to make new landmarks and national monuments. President Roosevelt did not hesitate to use his power. he made four national landmarks including Devils Tower, Wyoming on September 24th. One of the parts that the park system made was The Augusta canal. The Augusta canal was chartered before the…

no access, and Cerro Romauldo is used only by the National Guard. Hollister Peak is on private land with only occasional access. That leaves five for the public to enjoy. Black Hill is the easiest, as the road up to it, which…

Burmese Python Informative Essay Why are all of the animals and plants in the Everglades decreasing by a huge amount? The Burmese pythons are one reason why all of the species in the Everglades are decreasing. The Burmese pythons are destroying other species in the Everglades in three ways, they are rapidly reproducing, endangering other species, and harming the food chain. To start, the Burmese python population is rapidly reproducing for many different reasons. According to source five, “A…

the adventure begins" might have been a few of the words the two of the greatest explores said before they started their own adventure in Yellowstone National Park. John Colter and Tom Murphy are both incredible explorers but both incredibly different. John Colter discovered Yellowstone National Park in eighteen o eight and Tom Murphy explored the park in the nineteen hundreds. One difference between the men was their gear. On their adventures, they both needed supplies to survive and…