Yellowstone Lake

as Johnson’s Shut-In’s, Elephant Rock or the Mountains around St. Francois. About 1.4 Billion years ago Missouri was a landscape dominated by volcanic calderas some of those measured 15 miles in diameter. They closely resemble the caldera of Yellowstone which is dormant today and do not erupt from one main vent but instead erupts lava from multiple vents in a series of smaller eruptions. Sometimes the pressure can build up forming a crater, miles in diameter. The higher the silica content…

dream). Travelers to the New World in the past were awestruck when they were greeted with such beauty and welcoming, thus sending more individuals. In 1843, Margaret Fuller explained with imagery and great detail the significance of her “Summer on the Lakes” in which describes a little town known as Oregon and the travels there. She describes this place as, “A day's journey along the beautiful stream, to a little town named Oregon.” This journal depicts a little town and shows the beauty along…

In anthropology, one of the main ethnographic methods used is oral history. This field involves a “tape-recorded historical information obtained in interviews concerning personal experiences and recollections” (Merriam Webster). For this paper, I decided to interview my grandmother Gloria. I was really excited for the interview with my grandmother because she has lived during the time when women’s role in society was extremely strict. About a month ago, I called my grandmother first explaining…

example (Pollan.) While there may always be individuals who oppose the going green movement, with varying excuses like not having the time. Terry Lake, a columnist for the Daily News, makes a convincing argument that one can save over $8,000 by replacing incandescent bulbs, running the dishwasher when it is complete full and reducing shower time. Lake understands the struggles of going green; he tells how his family is constantly counteracting his sustainable actions by taking thirty minute…

Pools and marshes to rapid moving rivers and never-ending lakes. The rocky mountains overwhelm the large Mountain West area and run from New Mexico to the North West part of Alaska. The Rocky Mountains were formed by the Early Cenozoic and Mesozoic eras during the “Cordilleran progeny” (Encyclopedia.com). The Rocky…

The Role of the Hudson Bay Company: 1. What was the Hudson Bay Company? When was it created? The iconic, Hudson’s Bay Company was a North American operation, created from the demand for the popular 17th century, beaver fur felt hats. King Charles II financially backed French traders, Medard Chouart des Groseilliers and Pierre-Esprit Radisson’s idea, of creating a trading company in 1670 , around the Hudson Bay, which would give them easier access to the financially growing products of the new…

Fish and Wildlife Service’s fragmentary attempts to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list in the northern Rockies and western Great Lakes have been bluntly criticized by scientists and are constantly rejected by multiple federal courts. The Service’s has had a uneven approach to wolf recovery, courts have recognized that several states have recklessly attempted to quickly and dramatically…

and John Perciful arrived in the area. It was in 1921 when the Hot Springs Reservation was officially named the Hot Springs National Park by the US Congress. This was almost 900 acres at the time when the North Mountain, West Mountain, Whittington Lake Park, Sugar Loaf Mountain and the Hot Springs Mountain all became part of the land. However, it did expand to 5,000 acres later on (“ History,…

1. Perspectives are very important aspects of Environmental Science. They are frequently not black and white or cut and dry, so to speak. A perspective can be defined as, a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view. A. Ecocentrism is a philosophy or perspective that places intrinsic value on all living organisms and their natural environment, regardless of their perceived usefulness or importance to human beings. Therefore, someone with an ecocentric view point…