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Yosemite is a breathtaking national park. It is located in the Sierra Nevada which is in the northwest part of California. Who created Yosemite? The process started when Abraham Lincoln set aside the land to be saved in 1864. What he said was, “be held for public use, resort, and recreation...inalienable for all time.” Then on October 1, 1890 John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt founded Yosemite. It was created to preserve wilderness. Yosemite is one of the most famous national parks in the United…

1995, 14 gray wolves (Canis lupus) were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park after an absence beginning in the 1920s (Beschta and Ripple 2010). These wolves produced a trophic cascade, where a higher level of food chain affects a lower one. This cascade began by the wolves causing elk (Cervus elaphus) removal and relocation and led to trees quintupling in size. Seeing the positive effects wolves had on trees, more national parks and states began facilitating this natural ecology…

The National park of American Samoa is a national park located in the United States near the South equator. It was established in 1988, which is about 30 years ago. It is one of the newest parks in the USA. This park features 13,500 acres of land, 9,000 of those acres are land acres, and 4,000 acres are marine acres. There are three islands located inside of the national park. One of those islands is called Tafeu Cove. This park was to preserve the coral reefs, and many different species located…

creation of America's National Park System. A whole new federal bureau was created and tasked with the responsibility of protecting the then only 35 national parks and monuments, and the promise to protect all future additions. Thus, America's greatest idea was born. Fast forward one hundred years, and the National Parks System is a vast network of dizzying diversity and majestic landscapes, monuments, and historical sites. While only 59 locations feature the words "national park" in their…

stay 32 degrees fahrenheit to stay frozen. Of course you are not able to stand on it because it might break. In California the average temperature is 70 degrees and in the cave it is 38 degree drop. The final thing that we can do at Lava Beds National Monument is go on the Trailhead. The Trailhead is the stuff in between the other important things such as Skull Cave, Big Painted Cave, Symbol Bridge. There is a lot more little caves and holes on the way. You might be able to spot artifacts…

chance to see again. The wolves in Yellowstone are hard to find. They have a very interesting history where the population of the wolves was extinguished. In 1805, the first human came to yellowstone and that started the development of yellowstone national park and the killing of the wolves. By 1926 all of the wolves in yellowstone had been killed. Slowly, scientist saw the impact of the wolves and decided to try to re-introduce the wolves back into the ecosystem. The population today is…

Welcome to Zion’s National Park! Today we will be going on a ture. While we are on this amazing ride I will tell you everything that I honestly think is pretty cool about Zion then get to doing what you think is interesting. First off it is located in Springdale, Utah. One of the things that most tourists want to come and see is the Virgin River. As it flows through the forests it is so clear that I can see the bottom. Zion is about 147,000 acres long, and in those acres there are beautiful…

heading out to the Yellowstone National Park. Nighttime is usually cold in Yellowstone even during summer months. Make sure you prepare for cold weather and bring some warm blankets with you, especially if you are traveling with your family. There are many other things that you need to take note of when traveling to Yellowstone National Park. This article offers important tips for camping in Yellowstone. Yellowstone was established in March 1872 as the first national park in the world. The…

For the big animals that live in Yellowstone National Park today, such as grizzly bear, elk and wolves it's not clear where the park's boundaries start and stop. Many of these species require wide ranges of migration groups to get to their breeding sites. The result of the loophole is that wildlife…

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…