United States National Forest

General Geography of the Valley Yosemite National Park is one of the most renowned places to visit. A spectacular part of Yosemite National Park includes Yosemite Valley, which is full of geological, ecological and human history as well as many breathtaking views. It is located in the western Sierra Nevada Mountains, and has a relatively cold climate with a generous amount of precipitation. Also, there is a variety of vegetation in Yosemite Valley, and many physical features. Yosemite Valley…

being just south of North America. Latin America is made up of six sub regions: Mexico, Central America, The Caribbean Basin, Northern Andes, Brazil, and Southern South America. Whereas North America is made up of two Countries: Canada and the United States. Due to how close they are to each other there are some similarities, but don’t be fooled these two regions are very different. Latin America has a very wide range of population. The majority of their population are in big cities. Countries…

Arizona is known as the Grand Canyon State. This is because it is known for the massive Grand Canyon there. In Arizona there are many things to do and many tourist attractions. It is the birth place to many well known famous people. It is an all-around extraordinary state. Arizona is located in the south west region of the U.S. Arizona receives little precipitation and has very humid and drought like climate. Snow is very common though, the Grand Canyon receives 60cm of snow annually. Arizona…

inception of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the park has become the largest protected bear habitat east of the Mississippi (U.S.). According to the national park service approximately 1500 black bears live in the park, 2 bears per square mile. While the American Black Bear is the most well known animal there are also 65 other mammal species, over 200 species of birds, and 50 native fish species (U.S.). Amazingly The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is also said to be the salamander…

that are a result of the animals in question. The Science of Overabundance points to a specific issues that surround the reseeding of Eastern Hemlock in the Upper Great Lakes region of the United States. “Hemlock was a dominant or important canopy component in approximately two-thirds of Wisconsin’s northern forest area at the time of European colonization but was reduced by timber harvest and bark extraction to remnant stands covering only .05 percent of the landscape” (McShea,…

Environmental Activist, Journalist, and founder of the Sierra Club (1892). Muir also helped establish Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. He advised the federal government to adopt a forest conservation policy through articles he published in newspapers. John Muir was born April 21, 1838, in Dunbar, Scotland. When he was 11 years old he and his family immigrated to the United States to settle in Wisconsin. John attended the University of Wisconsin in the beginning of the 1860s. He…

known as a great place to vacation because of its beaches, rainforest, volcanoes, and diversity. Costa Rica’s land area is 19,730 square miles, making it a relatively small country. Of the 19,730 miles around a quarter is protected land used for national parks and wildlife refuges. Costa Rica is home to 4,923,335 people. 14% of those people are employed in agricultural. While the biggest employment area is service with 64%…

radicalism. He was determined to destroy the social conditions that produced men like Leon Czolgosz. Teddy Roosevelt’s accidental presidency was extremely influential in the course of American history. He was a strong advocate for expansion of national parks eventually adding 150 million acres of forestland in the…

One of California’s most recognizable animals is the California grizzly bear, but this animal has been extinct since 1922. This animal has been associated with California since people began moving to the west coast of the United States. As people began to move to California hoping to strike it rich during the gold rush, the bears stood their ground and lived around the advancing civilizations. The bears wreaked havoc for the new settlers, eating their livestock and stopping human expansion.…

The need for agricultural resources is as old as American itself. Since our arrival and birth of our great nation, man has had a need for cheap, durable sustenance that could be produced locally and efficiently. With the expansion of our nation, so has the expansion of supply and demand for agricultural consumer goods, which led to technological advancements to mass produce and shipment. It was not noticed that this drive for agricultural needs would have a devastating impact on the environment…