Yellowstone River

Since its inception the National Park System has been about conserving America’s beautiful natural places. Congress and President Abraham Lincoln put what is today Yosemite National Park under the protection of the state of California Yellowstone was made America’s first National Park by President U.S. Grant in1872 .President Theodore Roosevelt was one of the Parks greatest patrons during his presidency 5 new parks, 18 National Monuments, 4 game refuges, 51 bird sanctuaries, and over 100 million…

creating biodiversity in certain areas and regions with their mere presence. Without the presence of wolves, many animals and the environment could suffer huge population losses to include extinction. Wolves have helped to shape the landscape of the river by reducing deer population causing vegetation and small animal to thrive from the abundance of food sources. Community ecology and biodiversity level, which relates to interactions among organisms…

reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park it can be found that a minor change can lead to what is called a “trophic cascade”. The simple reintroduction of a small number of wolves changed not only the booming deer population, but the behavior of the deer. This change in behavior lead deer to avoid open areas, which were often over grazed open lands. By doing so, the plant life was able to return, the return of the plant life changed the movement of rainfall and river directions by…

dollars in debt had an unquenchable thirst for prosperity in fur trading and followed his partners food steps, “He left from Fort Atkinson on the Missouri River north of present-day Omaha on November 3, 1824 with a party of 25 men, 50 pack horses and a number of horse-drawn wagons” (“William Henry Ashley”). He headed south down the Platte River in high spirits after his partners report of success but those feelings quickly retreated to feelings of hopelessness when he had to abandon the wagons…

The Klamath River Basin has been fraught environmental resource management issues that have been both highly politicized and publicized in the American West. The problems of water allocation in this region have been the result of conflicting interests between fishermen, tribes, wildlife, and farmers, which rely on scarce water resources for their livelihoods. Doremus and Tarlock(2008) refer to the Klamath Basin as a “problemshed” because its social and ecological problems pervade all of its…

There are historical landmarks and attractions visitors can see while passing through Cheyenne on their way to other destinations in Wyoming such as Yellowstone and the Grand Teton National Parks. One of the highlighted attractions is Frontier Days; this is a well-known event that lasts ten days each year that increases the economy and social life of the community (Cheyenne City, 2018). Notable landmarks in Cheyenne are F.E. Warren Air Force Base, one of the nation’s oldest air force bases; The…

To say that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were explorers during the early 1800’s, would undermine the contributions they possess in American exploration history. President Thomas Jefferson requested that his aide, Meriwether Lewis (hunter, outdoorsman, herbologist and former Army officer) lead a team of explorers, and study the western component of the west, now known as the Pacific Northwest. William Clark (outdoorsman, Army officer, celestial observer and cartographer) was asked to be his…

Clearwater River, a branch of the Snake River, which was a branch of the Columbia River. On October 7, they left camp and started down the Clearwater River in their five newly hollowed dugouts they had made. They reached the Snake River on October 10 and the Columbia River on October 16. On November 24, the explorers reached the place where the Columbia River emptied into the Pacific Ocean, completing the expedition (Anderson). Lewis and Clark decided to set up camp south of the Columbia River…

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…

We drove Going to the Sun Road from the West side of Glacier to the East side where we parked and backpacked five miles in to Otokomi Lake. We camped at the Otokomi Campground, which was amazing. There was a waterfall running into the lake and a river full of Cutthroat Trout flowing out. The serenity and solitude was indescribable; as I was writing in my journal down by the lake around dusk, several mountain goats appeared on the horizon several feet above us. I felt as if I was in a scene of a…