National park

Slide 1: Hi Everyone, I’ll be covering Sperry Glacier in Glacier National Park as my site location for the Dynamic Geologic Setting Project. Location: The Sperry Glacier is located in northwest Montana within Glacier National Park. The image on the left gives you some context with respect to the regional location. It is a small cirque glacier of about .8 square km and an average depth of 35 meters on the North slope of gunsight mountain. The area and depth are steadily decreasing however.…

Increasing the budget from the National Park Service does have its benefits, but it is also important to look on the other side of the coin on why it could be important not to increase the budget and where that money could be spent instead. The National Park Service’s proposed budget for 2010 was a “total discretionary appropriations of approximately $2.7 billion and includes $433 million in mandatory appropriations, for a total budget authority of $3.1 billion” (Budget Justifications). The…

Corcovado National Park in the south pacific region of Costa Rica was founded on October 24, 1975 as a conservational effort against logging and commercial road building. This is because the ecosystem services provided by the tropical rainforest are abundant. According to National Geographic, the area is “the most biologically intense place on earth in terms of biodiversity.”(National Geographic). Local and indigenous people have lived in and around this area for generations. Like any other…

being a commanding instrument, the supervisor and employee establish shared goals and company visions together within the template of the development plan. The National Park Service (NPS) has designed an individual development plan (IDP) for their employees that fall along close to these leadership and motivational ideals. The National Park Service IDP looks to optimize employees to make the most out of their production, as found in the IDP document plan itself, it begins by mapping out the…

Shenandoah National Park Home to many of nature’s wonders, Shenandoah National Park is known for its varied species of animals to their amazing landscape. Located in Virginia, the park’s towering mountains, was partly formed by the Appalachian mountain range, known as the Blue Ridge Mountains. On one side of the mountains, the vast forest and lush valleys border the Blue Ridge mountains. Formed by the clashing of tectonic plates billions of years ago, the mountain range now houses the…

Fascinating And Diverse Khao Yai National Park LEAD PARAGRAPH Khao Yai National Park is one of Thailand’s biggest and most-visited national parks. With most of the park located in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, it is just a three-hour drive from Bangkok. The park also covers parts of the provinces of Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, and Saraburi (also sometimes spelt as Salaburi). The main entrance is close to Nakhon Ratchasima’s town of Pak Chong. The first national park to be established in the…

The most striking element to me about the Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina is that the elevations of the Patagonia glaciers can reach around 3,000 meters above sea level compared to other glaciers. I can only imagine the great sceneries of the glaciers within this National Park due to this higher elevation. Also, since there are numerous glaciers that melt, two massive lakes called Lake Argentino and Lake Viedma, formed. Perito Moreno Glacier is the biggest and most striking one. The…

Exploring the Olympic National Park Region on Foot Located in the northwest of Washington State, this 900,000-acre park is renowned for its natural wonders. Under the haze that surrounds the Pacific coast and wooded area, you can find big trees, rugged coastlines, and some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. Mount Olympus is the tallest peak in the region at almost 8,000 feet in height. You’ll be amazed at the snowcapped peaks and slow-moving glaciers that make up a rainforest as…

animals in Australia. When travel in Australia, participants should experience the wonders of nature. Kakadu National Park is one of the places worth visiting which is located in Alligator Rivers; it is a cultural heritage and natural Heritage. It can meet people demand of view the nature at all. Undoubtedly, the tour can widen the field of vision. (Please refer to Appendix2: Kakadu National Park) In addition to nature, art is also one of the highlights of Australia. Sydney Opera House also is…

Biscayne National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southern Florida, south of Miami. The park preserves Biscayne Bay and its offshore barrier reefs. Ninety-five percent of the park is water, and the shore of the bay is the location of an extensive mangrove forest. The park covers 172,971 acres (69,999 ha) and includes Elliott Key, the park's largest island and first of the true Florida Keys, formed from fossilized coral reef. The islands farther north in the park are transitional islands…