feel as you enter a national park? Many words have been written to describe the experience‚ but nothing can truly capture the complete amazement as the breathtaking views catch your breath. It’s something you must discover for yourself at least once in your lifetime‚ if not time and time again. Though songs‚ poems and photographs have tried to capture the essence of national parks‚ only your senses will tell the true story. In this research paper I will be discussing national parks. I will be explaining
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Delia 6th Hour Redwood National Park Imagine yourself standing at the base of a Coastal Redwood tree and looking up 300 feet to the top. You would soon feel insignificant‚ like an ant looking up at a blade of grass. Not to mention all of the other towering species of plant life‚ such as huckleberry bushes‚ found in Redwood National Park. Although the park is famous for its Redwood trees‚ hence the name of the park‚ they are not all the park has to offer. There is a wide variety of
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Everglades National Park The Everglades is a park in Florida. The government took some of the land and made it “Everglades National Park.”It was established in 1947 to preserve and educate people about the area. Everglades National Park is located in South Florida it is an area with a subtropical climate and abundant animal life. Did you know that Everglades National Park is the only place in the world that crocodiles and alligators live side by side. It is home to endangered species and posses
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Garamba National Park‚ established in 1938‚ is a World Heritage site located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The park’s location between the Guinean and Sudanese biogeography realms makes the region particularly interesting in terms of vegetation and plant life. The Garamba National Park boasts a larger variety of plants and animals than any other country in Africa. One reason for the large variety is the diversity of the climates and the ecosystem. Garamba National Park is home to tropical
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Satpura National Park Satpura National Park is in the district Hoshangabad of Madhya Pradesh in India. It gets its name from the Satpura hill ranges (Mahadeo hills). It covers an area of 524 km2 (202 sq mi). Satpura National Park‚ and along with the adjoining Bori and Panchmarhi Sanctuaries‚ provides 1‚427 km2(551 sq mi) of unique central Indian highland ecosystem. It was set up in 1981. The terrain of the national park is extremely rugged and consists of sandstone peaks‚ narrow gorges‚ ravines and
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Badlands National Park Badlands national park is located in high Great Plains of southwestern South Dakota east of the Black Hills. The parks highest elevation is 3282 ft on Sheep Mountain; the lowest elevation is 2460 ft along Sage Creek. The park is nearly 244‚000 acres and covered with sharply eroded buttes‚ surrounded by a mixture of grass prairie. Some of the major geologic attractions are the stunning landscape and the wildlife it quarters. The geologic origin of the park reveals that
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Ranthambore National Park or Ranthambhore is one of the largest national parks in northern India. It is situated in Sawai Madhopurdistrict of southeastern Rajasthan‚ about 110 km north east of Kota and 130 km south east of Jaipur‚ which is also the nearest airport. The nearest town and railway station is at Sawai Madhopur‚ about 11 km away; Kota is another convenient station as many trains stop there. RIDCOR operates a mega highway between Kota and Ranthambhore. Ranthambhore was established as the
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When you think of the National Parks System‚ you might think of the majesty of the Grand Canyon and the redwoods of California. Or perhaps you imagine the serenity of Cape Cod‚ or the patriotic splendor of the Washington‚ D.C. monuments. Yet behind these beautiful images‚ the National Parks System faces some ugly issues. The enormous number of visitors and the constant threat of development present a variety of problems for the national parks. Last year the National Parks Service estimated it would
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Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is the world’s first national park founded in 1872. It is located in the state of Wyoming and extends into Montana and Idaho. Amazingly‚ this park is big enough to be its own state. It measures over 2 million acres in size‚ making this park larger than both Rhode Island and Delaware combined. Yellowstone is not your ordinary park‚ and its benefits to humanity are truly significant. With millions of visitors each year‚ Yellowstone is an
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will be your guide to Redwood National Park Redwood National Park is covered with a magnificent forest of coastal redwood trees‚ the tallest and most impressive trees in the world.it is also a completely natural site. It has the 2nd tallest tree in the world. The marine and land life are equally outstanding‚ in particular the sea lions‚ black bears‚ the bald eagle and the endangered California brown pelican stand out. There are many reasons to go to redwood national park. There are many fun activities
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