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    Ansel Easton Adams (Ansel Adams) April 22nd February 2, 1902 -1984. It was a famous scenery photographer, educator of photograph, and natural environment protector in the United States and the world in the twentieth Century, the founder of the famous "regional exposure law", and one of the f/64 groups who advocated "pure photography". Yunatimes: you may not have heard of this photographer, but you may have heard his famous saying. "We don't take a camera with a camera. We take the books you've…

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    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…

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    White Bark Deforestation

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    The top 1/3 of a 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…

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    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…

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    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 divine, majestic, and sacred places that America should treasure. National parks deserve to flourish and remain untouched as they were since the beginning of time. If lumber companies were to be permitted to tear down the trees from this…

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    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…

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    Everglades Research Paper

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    Just the thought sounds amazing. Florida's natural Everglades, one of the biggest tourists attractions here in Florida other than the beaches and theme parks like Universal and Disney World are visited by many people across the world, is one of the biggest source . With more visitors, the more money Florida makes, in which turn causes our economy to boost. With the money we can make more buildings, houses…

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    The Augusta Canal

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    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…

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    decided to trek down to the area with the idea of exploring the other morros, or at least the ones open to exploration. Morro Rock is environmentally sensitive and closed to climbing. Chumash Peak has 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…

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    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…

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