North Cascades National Park

in Jackson Hole Wyoming, the past three winters have been harsh on the land. A movement to help increase the elk herd was started two years previously. According to Steve Morriss, 2012 the writer of National Elk Refuge: 1912 – 2012, “Congress appropriated $45,000 and decreed the creation of a National Elk Refuge. The Government incorporated 1,000 acres of public land and 1,760 acres of purchased land along Flat Creek to constitute the Refuge.” The state of Wyoming has been allotted a generous…

Wolves Were Never Needed Cyson Orr Madison High School Wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 to help regulate the deer, elk, and bison herds. Little did we know, they were going to do much more than just regulate them. The wolf population has rapidly grown and spread across the states, greatly affecting local, and afar ecosystems and the populations of our deer and elk herds. The reintroduction of this species was a big mistake, and i have numerous examples here to show…

“No More Curtain Calls for Elephants,” an article published in the Los Angeles Times’ newspaper and composed by its own editorial board, brings the issue of domestic elephant mistreatment to light and declares its support of the Los Angeles City Council’s consideration of a measure that would promote domestic elephant welfare. In writing a story that was most immediately available and applicable to Los Angeles residents, the LA Times’ editorial board hopes to bring more awareness of the problem…

The Life of a Giant Imagine what it would be like to be a giant, towering over your peers, struggling with everyday tasks because you are too big for everything. This is what Robert Wadlow had to deal with everyday, but he was not imagining; this was his reality. Robert was born a normal eight and a half pound boy in his little Alton home. He drew attention to himself at six months of age, weighing in at thirty pounds, and kept growing until he stood five feet four inches, and 130 pounds by…

one place that some of them consider "California's best kept secret." The place itself only attracts 130,000 visitors year round ting when in comparison to Yosemite National Park's 4 million. Although it may sound like a bleak place to go , it is full of natural wonders and geological secrets. This place is no other than Lava Beds National Monument where learning and exploring meet. It may sound as if it is a dangerous treacherous place to take us to, but there is no danger there at all.…

mid-1930’s the gray wolf (Canis lupis) had been extirpated from its natural habitat in Yellowstone National Park through hunting, trapping, and poisoning in attempt to control predator populations (Phillips 1997). Their extirpation allowed elk (Cervus elaphus) populations to reach high numbers because they were no longer mediated by a predator and could not be controlled by human hunting (Kauffman 2010). The park attempted to cull elk numbers after becoming concerned about their impact on…

The Everglades is a natural park where visitors can see alligators, and take a ride on a hovercraft, located southeast of Florida. It features a variety of fauna and flora in over 6,000 kms long and is approximately one hour from the city of Miami. In recent years it has been affected by the amount of pollutants in the water. A recent study by the University of Florida showed significantly higher levels of pollution in the sediment of the Everglades, an extension of surface water and reed 160 by…

On the continent of America, there are a myriad of natural wonders, called National Parks, that outshine the rest of the country in terms of beauty. Luckily, these areas are protected by the national government in order to provide areas for citizens to take a break from the day to day hustle, and enjoy a vacation with family in some of the most beautiful places in the world. One of these areas, Yosemite National Park, is located in the beautiful mountains of California. Yosemite is home to…

Have you ever been to a national park? Most people have been to a national park in their lives, but few have heard about Providence Canyon. That is because it never became a national park, instead, it became a state park. I believe this was a terrible decision and their are numerous reasons why I believe this that I will explain in this essay.…

Everglades have been around for thousands of years before any human settlement; “The Sea of Grass” has a delicate and critical ecosystem with influence on not just flora and fauna but also for humans residing there. Primarily a subtropical wetland, the everglades region is part of a lager watershed with its unique niche containing several plants and animals exclusive to it. With a total area of 4000 square miles prior to human squandering, it’s part of a larger water system consisting of…