Company Overview Mission Statement “The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment‚ education‚ and inspiration of this and future generations. The Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world”. Vision Statement National parks strive to preserve and protect America’s most significant
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Big Bend Jacob Nelson Big Bend Jacob Nelson Big Bend national park is a place for geologistes and biologistes. With a great history and diverse ecosystem (desert) it has a lot of wildlife. The canyons and mountains of Texas and Mexico‚ with the Rio Grande that runs on the edge of the park. The park is bigger than Rhode Island. The state of Texas is the second biggest state. It became a state on Dec. 19 1876. The capital of Texas is Austin. Millions of tourists spend a total of $50 billion
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National parks are a celebration of life and‚ growing up‚ my family joined this celebration at many different locations. Our road trips took us to Glacier National Park‚ Joshua Tree‚ Yosemite‚ Yellowstone‚ and new locations continued to appear as red dots on the map as the years went on. Every national park proclaims its history on placards distributed throughout their territory‚ and the history of the animals that have barely survived mankind has always fascinated me the most. As I have grown older
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I feel that the federal government should make Providence Canyon a national park. There are many reasons at why I feel this way. For one it has been in the Coastal Plains for a very long time. It is also an historic land mark many people visit. There are many more reasons at why I think the federal government should make Providence Canyon a national park. Providence Canyon used to not be a canyon‚ it was actually a dense forest. That all changed‚ however‚ when farmers started to grow crops in
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Festivals and Attractions in the U.S. and Panama What is a country without its festivals and attractions? Festivals and attractions are an essential part of the culture and history of many countries. Many may think that the U.S and Spanish speaking countries vary a lot when it comes to celebrating festivals and their various attractions‚ but this is not always the case. The U.S. and Panama have many festivals and attractions. Though the festivals and attractions in the U.S and Panama differ in numerous
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[pic] To: Shore School Attention: Mr Scozzi/ Shore Year 8 Geography Students From: National Parks & Wildlife Service Sent: 15/02/2013 Dear Mr Scozzi‚ I’ve just been in contact with our Sydney NPWS Head-Office and they have been quite impressed with the effort and knowledge displayed by your Year 8 Geography students during their recent visit to Camp Kedron earlier in the week. We were so enthralled with their work that they kindly have requested some additional information from
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Mining in Kakadu National Park’ This report will explain the impact of mining in Kakadu National park and what effect it has on such topics as marine life‚ flora and fauna‚ tourism‚ climate and the history of Kakadu National Park. Map of Kakadu National Park History The name Kakadu comes from the mispronunciation of ‘Gagadju’ which is the traditional name of an Aboriginal language spoken in the northern part of the Park. Aboriginals have continuously populated Kakadu National Park for the past
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This was to gain support in creating a national park in the state of Hawaii. January 20‚ 1916 was the date of the fourth and final draft of the Hawaii National Park bill; this was introduced by Jonah Kuhio. The committees met and on April 17 the House approved the bill. Then the Senate followed and on August 1‚ 1916; our president at the time President Wilson signed the bill into law and created the twelfth National Park. It wasn’t until five years later that a group of people
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Hurricanes on National Parks America’s coastal national parks are some of its most beautiful‚ but also some of its most vulnerable. Throughout the years‚ hurricanes have wreaked havoc on many of these prized regions. They can leave behind numerous kinds of destruction in their wake. Wildlife populations can be damaged‚ as well as important parts of the parks ecosystem. Hurricanes can also damage the man made utilities and recreational areas of the parks. These issues impact the national parks not only
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Wow… I’m at Yellowstone National Park‚ which was the first national park that was established on March 1‚ 1872‚ by the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act. I can see why Congress thought to establish this park since they hired a professional artist to go and see where they were “helping to save Yellowstone from private development.” As they say in the official National Park Service website‚ "Jackson’s photographs‚ Moran’s paintings‚ and Elliot’s sketches-had caught the imagination of Congress
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