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U.S. National Park Service, 1993.
A look at its founding in 1916, its background, function, growth and organization.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 21.95
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"The United States National Park Service
In 1916, Congress approved legislation creating the National Park Service.. From foundations first laid down under the stewardship of director, Stephen T. Mather, and assistant director, Horace Albright, an extensive system has evolved.. Today, the organization consists of over 300 areas..including many of the nation's best geologic features, historical sites, and outdoor recreation areas..designated by either Congress or the presidential to be preserved for public enjoyment.. The largest and oldest national park, Yellowstone, has served a pioneering role in the struggle to protect our country's natural treasures.. Furthermore, it exemplifies the challenges faced by the park service today of achieving a satisfactory compromise between protecting natural environments and making them available..."
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The National Park Service, 2007.
A critical look at the US National Park Service (NPS) and the National Parks under their jurisdiction.
3,271 words (approx. 13.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 63.95
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The paper discusses how national parks in the US have various problems, including pollution stemming from inside and outside the parks and a present management that is seen as insufficient and contradictory. The paper discusses the structure, history and mission of the National Park Service (NPS). The paper looks at park system powers and the politics surrounding them. The paper concludes that a restructuring in the administration of the NPS might be in order, if only to gain more protection for the parks against 21st century environmental problems.
Outline:
Structure
History
Mission
Powers
Politics
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"Since 1916, more than 370 parks of great natural beauty and grandeur from Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to the Hawaiian Islands have been managed and preserved by the National Park Service (NPS) which is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior. Such great historic and natural treasures as the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone; are now parks that preserve the pristine animal habitats or echo the nation's history, such as the Gettysburg Battlefield or preserve such notable landscapes as Mesa Verde and parks along seashores, lakeshores, and river-ways. They also provide opportunities for outdoor activities, such as at Assateague Island and Lake Mead. (National Park Service 2006)."
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Snowmobiles and National Parks: A Bad Combination, 2005.
An argument for why snowmobiles should not be allowed access to U.S. national parks.
1,098 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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National parks should be considered treasures of this country. They are some of the few remaining examples of how beautiful the land truly is in its natural state. This paper contends that snowmobiles harm American national parks and their inhabitants (animals) with pollution to the air as well as noise pollution. In addition to this, they disrupt the national park experience for the millions of visitors to parks such as Yellowstone.
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"Snowmobiles run on fuel just like the automobiles we drive in everyday life. Those automobiles of course pollute our cities everyday and it would be foolish to assume that snowmobiles do not do the same thing to the national parks of America. Air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution are all results of the frequent snowmobile use in several prevalent national parks in this country. According to Sean Smith, the snowmobiles have "two-stroke engines that spew up to 30 percent of their fuel out the tailpipe and emit highly toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons"(Presley). One does not have to be an environmental expert to realize that machines releasing 30 percent of their fuel into the atmosphere is a bad thing. "
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Joshua Tree National Park, 2007.
This paper discuses the geological history of Joshua Tree National Park, located within the Transverse Ranges Province near Riverside County, California.
2,160 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 46.95
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This paper explains that the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park are several mountain ranges including a quadrangle underlain by a basement terrane comprising Proterozoic metamorphic rocks, Mesozoic plutonic rocks, and Mesozoic or Cenozoic hypabyssal dikes. The author points out that, even in arid climates such as Joshua Tree National Park, water and wind are the key dynamic as far as erosion of rock is concerned; however, what is seen today in this park is a collection of relict features inherited from an earlier time of higher rainfall and lower temperatures. The paper stresses that the park, located just east of the San Andreas fault zone, is crisscrossed with hundreds of faults from ancient and recent earthquakes, which can be viewed and clearly understood by an alert visitor to the park.
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"On June 28, 1992, the largest earthquake to have hit the contiguous United States in 40 years hit the Joshua Tree National Park area - a 7.3 Richter Scale shaker. It was called the Landers Earthquake Sequence; it was the result of a "right-lateral shear on five major faults," according to an article in the journal "Science". The earthquake was generated in an 80-kilometer-wide swath of seismically active faults along the southern part of the eastern California "shear zone" - of which Joshua Tree is a part."
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American National Parks, 2002.
An overview of the physical features of America's National Parks.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 36.95
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This six-page undergraduate paper is brief general discussion on the American National Parks. It describes the physical environment, climate/weather, vegetation and land cover, the kind of landscapes some parks have and what physical process formed this landscape and what physical processes may still continue to alter the form of these parks.
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Mesa Verde National Park, 2004.
Discusses the history and establishment of Mesa Verde National Park.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 37.95
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This paper discusses the history of Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. The paper explains that the park was built to preserve the cliff dwellings of the Anasazi people and that it is of historical and archaeological significance to visitors and scientists alike.
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Losing Integrity: The Crisis Within Canada?s National Parks, 2001.
The essay is an examination of the problems facing National Parks in Canada.
2,270 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 16 sources, APA, £ 48.95
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This essay deals with four areas which are causing Canadian National Parks to disappear--extreme government cut-backs, identity crisis, improper management and ecosystem destruction. It also suggests ways in which the government can change its polices to save these parks.
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"Canadians look at the infamous National Park?s landscape and see a vast and beautiful range of Canada at it?s best. Unfortunately, what one sees is often deceiving. The truth is that the state of Canada?s National Parks is alarming. Entire species are disappearing, vegetation is being destroyed by development and urbanization, and the pristine lakes and rivers are being contaminated by pollution. The Canadian Government has not been fulfilling its managerial role in protecting the essential resources that are comprised in Canada?s National Parks. The problems that have generated in the Park?s system have often dismissed due to their seemingly insignificant characteristics. Unfortunately, all of the insignificant problems joined together to create a devastating picture of dyfunctionality of the National Parks. There are four pivotal points that have caused the Park?s disastrous spiral aimed at oblivion. Extreme cuts to the Parks Canada?s budget has forced them to compromise their principles on how the parks should be run, and resorted to doing what they could. Parks Canada has found itself in an extreme identity crisis, as financial pressures are pitting conflicting philosophies against one another. The Canadian Government is the root which many, if not all of the posing threats the National Parks has emerged from. Their improper management and mentality has potentially shattered any chance of Canada?s ecosystem to flourish. Until the Canadian Government stops seeing the nation?s national Parks yet another way to generate a clever income for their institution, the parks will continue to lose their ecological integrity until they fade from man?s sight completely."
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Kenai Fjords National Park, 2005.
An examination of the physical geography of the Kenai Fjords National Park and the surrounding region.
2,371 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 18 sources, MLA, £ 49.95
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This paper discusses the prominent features of physical geography both within the park and the surrounding region. The focus of the paper is on the physical geography, including topography, minerals, glaciers, soils, animals, plants, environment and climate. Glaciers and the effects of glaciation on the Kenai Fjords National Park and surrounding region are
also discussed in some depth.
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Topography
Rocks and Mineral
Soils
Glaciers
Animals and Wildlife
Plants
Surrounding Bodies of Water
Rivers and Lakes
Environment
Climate and Weather
Geopolitical
Conclusion
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"The Kenai Fjords National Park is located on the Kenai Peninsula off the southern part of Alaska. The Park and the surrounding region are known for a wide variety of climates, terrain, and flora and fauna. The region also contains reserves of oil, natural gas, and coal. The Peninsula provides a microcosmic view of the overall Alaskan ecology- all the various types of terrain native to Alaska can be found within the Kenai Peninsula. The region is also home to some of the largest glaciers outside of the Arctic Circle."
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1988 Fire at Yellowstone National Park, 2004.
This paper discusses the events that took place during the 1988 Fire at Yellowstone National Park, which destroyed 1.2 million acres.
2,080 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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An examination of the series of events that followed the disastrous fire at Yellowstone National Park in 1988. It discusses the destruction and ecological damage of the fire and also looks at plans to repair the damage as much as possible.
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"Fires are dangerous and deadly but just how far they can go that can be seen with the example of the 1988 fire at the Yellow Stone National Park. Yellowstone National Park is located in the states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming is the first and oldest national park in the world. It covers 8,983.210 km? (2,219,790.71 acres) mostly in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Yellowstone is home of the brown bear (sometimes called "grizzly bears") and wolf, and free-ranging herds of bison and elk. It is the core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of the largest intact Temperate Zone ecosystems remaining on the planet. The park was named for the yellow rocks seen in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone a deep gash in the Yellowstone Plateau that was formed by floods during previous ice ages and by river erosion from the Yellowstone River."
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Yosemite National Park, 1995.
This paper discusses the conflict between preservation of wilderness and public access in Yosemite National Park: Background, development, tourism, pollution, traffic, economics and the future.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 11 sources, £ 54.95
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"The alpine Yosemite Valley is situated within California's Sierra Nevada mountain range. Carved by glacial ice, the valley's towering granite walls and cascading waterfalls provide for some spectacular scenery. Such natural beauty has long been recognized as worthy of preservation. The exact form that this protection should take, however, has also been a source of ongoing controversy. The National Park Service's mission is to conserve the parks' natural and historic resources. In addition though, the service must allow for public use. This bifold agenda has often been a source of conflict. Yosemite National Park, in particular, has begun to suffer from overuse. Environmental degradation caused by overcrowding and pollution inspired the 1980 Yosemite General Management Plan."
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Florida Everglades National Park, 1999.
Discusses origins, flora and fauna, water system, pollution, restoration and legislation.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 19 sources, £ 54.95
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"The Florida Everglades National Park is the second largest national park in the lower 48 states, and the largest freshwater marshland in the world (10). It is home to more than 600 kinds of animals, and 900 plant species that dwell in a variety of habitats, including mangrove forests, a dry pineland ridge, shallow sloughs that carry fresh water through the park, and several types of tree islands (13:12).
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"The Florida Everglades National Park is the second largest national park in the lower 48 states, and the largest freshwater marshland in the world (10). It is home to more than 600 kinds of animals, and 900 plant species that dwell in a variety of habitats, including mangrove forests, a dry pineland ridge, shallow sloughs that carry fresh water through the park, and several types of tree islands (13:12). While hunting in the park has all but ceased because of the efforts of the park rangers, the park and its residents are now in danger from the effects of pollution from nearby vegetable farms, sugarcane plantations and real estate development. This paper will look at factors contributing to the pollution of the everglades and what is being done to combat the problem and restore the park to its original state."
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Reintroducing Wolves To National Parks, 1999.
Examines the pros and cons, purpose and the significance of the wolf's symbolic power.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, £ 26.95
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Although most people in this country support having a national park system, and the number of visitors to those parks continues to increase, there are controversies about how to manage the national parks. There is debate about how to manage fire and how to limit the impact of the numbers of visitors. There is debate about how to deal with introduced species of plants and animals which do not belong in a particular ecosystem. Finally, there is debate about reintroducing animals, such as the wolf or the grizzly bear, who have become extinct in a particular region. The focus in this essay is on the reintroduction of the wolf, which has aroused strong feelings in both opponents and supporters of that reintroduction
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"The Return of the Wolves
Introduction
Although most people in this country support having a national park system, and the number of visitors to those parks continues to increase, there are controversies about how to manage the national parks. There is debate about how to manage fire and how to limit the impact of the numbers of visitors. There is debate about how to deal with introduced species of plants and animals which do not belong in a particular ecosystem. Finally, there is debate about reintroducing animals, such as the wolf or the grizzly bear, who have become extinct in a particular region. The focus in this essay is on the reintroduction of the wolf, which has aroused strong feelings in both opponents and supporters of that reintroduction."
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Point Pelee National Park, 2002.
Discusses the management of this park and its history.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 42.95
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This paper explores the history of point Pelee National Park. Other issues discussed are: the changing roles of recreation and parks management and the problems facing park management.
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National Parks System, 1996.
Overview of system, role of Forest Service, history, legal preservation, tourism, pollution, overuse and economics. Includes examples.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, £ 54.95
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"The National Parks Service administers the 367 parks, historical sites, and recreation areas under its purview, while the U.S. Forest Service oversees U.S. forest policy for a much broader wilderness area. When these lands were first designated a national forests, it was clear that they had been set aside for consumptive uses, but new priorities and new forces have brought into question many of the traditional guidelines for the use of this land. The political and social environment of the management of the national parks has changed many times over the years as a re-examination and a re-ordering of priorities have occurred, and as part of this process considerable conflict has been generated among different groups and factions with different ideas about what the priorities should be. Both the National Parks Service (NPS) and the Forest Service face considerable.."
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