Rocky Mountain National Park

According to the dictionary an environmentalist is defined as “a person who is concerned with or advocates the protection of the environment.” There are dozens of great environmentalists that have changed the world today. One that stuck out in particular was Julia Hill. Julia Hill was a woman who at the age of 22 affected the Redwood forest in a spectacular way. Julia was born in Mount Vernon, Missouri on February 18th, 1974. She spent the first ten years of her life playing outside of her…

Savage discusses the “transition of the national mall” and several monuments in this piece and the opinions that others have had about them. Savage begins the chapter of “Conscience of a Nation” by discussing the national mall and the rise of memorials being built. With such a large space and a wide platform to broadcast a national message, it would have been a wasted to do nothing with the space, He said “The mall designers had a vast space of national…

Jane Goodall “Small chimps and small children so often behave in the same way in the same context that it seems illogical to suppose that those behaviors are not triggered by similar feelings,” explained Jane (Kowalski). Jane Goodall was born on April 3, 1934 in London, UK and is an ethologist, or studies animal behaviors under its natural conditions. The British ethologist is still living today at the age of 81 (Jane Goodall). Goodall is a prominent scientist within the biological community.…

name by a group of pioneers lost here in the winter of 1849-1850. Even though, as far as we know, only one of the group died here, they all assumed that this valley would be their grave. http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/death-valley-national-park/#/death-valley-eurekadunes_2045_600x450.jpg what is the water cycle?…

assigning projects to groups today and my group consists of me, Chance, and Reginald. We choose the topic of “Sasquatch Searching” not thinking much about it and once we read the packet, we realized something. We have to go to North Cascades National Park for this project.” You can now see that Mrs. Blackwood, “All the way in Washington! There is no way I am letting you go!” Mrs. Blackwood screeches with authority. “Hold on Jaylene, this might be a good experience for Muhammad, He is a…

Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde is a national park everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime. It 's a site to behold and one full of history and intrigue. For those with a passion for archeology it is a gold mine of interesting ruins, artifacts, and new discoveries to be made. Mesa Verde is a national park as well as a world heritage center. It is managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Within it 's canyon are many ruins including 150 room “cliff palace” as well…

Jane Goodall’s book takes her readers on a journey through her thirty year study with the chimpanzees of Gombe. Jane Goodall is a renowned primatologist in the field of anthropology, and is specifically known for her study of the chimpanzees. She primarily studied their behavior, but also observed how they used their intelligence and how they lived within their groups. Goodall studied her chimpanzees by idly observing them, and interfered little as possible. Goodall would stay in areas where she…

“Elexis, your birthday is in February, there is no way we can have your party at the zoo.” This line would be repeated throughout my household from the beginning of January until February 20th, ten days after my birthday had already passed. The zoo is a thrilling place for a kid; fantastic animals all around them running and playing, lions roaring and polar bears swimming in the little pools in their enclosures. These are common memories children have when looking back on their trips to the zoo,…

In the mid 1930’s, in London, England, a small girl received a stuffed Chimpanzee from her father, to commemorate the birth of a chimpanzee in captivity at the London Zoo, sparking her ambition of embarking on a career observing animals in the wild. Although at the time this was a strange ambition for a girl, she nonetheless achieved her dream, and changed the world in the process... Jane Goodall is a well renowned British primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist. She is also a prominent…

The primatologist, Jane Goodall was born on the 3rd of April, 1934 in London, United Kingdom. She was born to father, Herbert Goodall, who was a businessman and also had a strong passion for motor-racing and mother Margaret Myfanwe Joseph who was an author and wrote under the name of Vanne Morris Goodall. Jane Goodall grew up with only one sister named Judy. From an early age, Jane was mesmerized by watching animals and birds and how they interacted with one another. She would draw sketches and…