The Saguaro National Park is an underappreciated gem located in the southern region of the State of Arizona. Saguaro National Park consists of two areas called “districts” located on either side of Tucson. The two districts, the Rincon Mountain and Tucson Mountain Districts, were created in order to preserve the Saguaro cacti forests, which gave the park its name (Nature). This national park is located within the sprawling Sonoran Desert, the hottest desert in Mexico. Saguaro National Park receives
in the lower United States where bison have lived continuously since prehistoric times. The bison are still there and in many ways they are the king of the forest. So if you are lucky enough to visit that very special place called Yellowstone National Park, you will probably see some bison and there are some things that you may want to know. A full grown bull (male) bison is massive and those horns that appear to be small are backed up with 2000 pounds of bison and you will be gored if you are
Zion National Park “Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms, you would never see the beauty of their cravings.” Zion National Park was designated in 1919. It is the oldest national park in Utah and the most heavily used park in Utah. This park has a lot of educational history since it was the first national park in that state. It is a very family friendly national park and it is very reasonable in distance and expenses. Zion National Park is the oldest national park in Utah, designated
Prairie Provinces Banff National Park: W 51.5° N, 115.55° W The climate and physical geography of Banff National Park is the reason why this national park is one of the most outstanding parks of Canada. This place meets my criteria of a place where you can see wildlife because of all the elk roaming throughout the park (Banff National Park Canada, 2015). Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park and a beautiful place to visit. It is in the interior plains and has open forests and grasslands
Kings Canyon National Park, is a beautiful national park that is located in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresco, California; home to the deepest canyon in the nation. It is the second largest nation park in the world located north of and borders Sequoia National Park, 36°47′21″N 118°40′22″W; both parks are administered as one unit by the National Park Service as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Its name derived from its colossal-size; 461,901.20 acres (1,869.2 km2). Besides its
Joshua Tree National Park is a huge 800,000 acre U.S. National Park that hosts a vast array of wildlife and cultural significance. It has been inhabited for about 5,000 years beginning with the Pinto culture. Joshua Tree is the combination of two desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado. Therefore, this brings about a large mix of wildlife in the park that are found in both the deserts. Interestingly the Joshua Tree is only found on the Mojave Desert side of the park because of the climate
Volcanoes National Park is located on the island of Hawaii. It was set up in 1916, the park was originally made to protect and study the volcanic features of the Mauna Loa and Kilauea. The Mauna Loa is the largest freestanding mountain in the world and the last time this massive volcano erupted was in 1984. The Kilauea is among some of the most active volcanoes in the whole world and has been erupting since 1983. Many hundreds of lava tubes, caves, steam vents and sea arches are found in this park, as
researches may have been done in past in this topic but they do not reflect recent data and present challenges of fast changing world of today. In my paper I will study new data and
The What, Why, and the Need for the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been paramount as well as the genesis for environmental protection across the board. “The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was one of the first laws ever written that establishes the broad national framework for protecting our environment.” (EPA) Through the NEPA, partnerships between both federal and private agencies is paramount for success; coordination is
neighborhood watch, and understand the culture of their neighbors, which leads to a safer community. With research journals, and books discussing how fear of crime comes from racial stereotypes, age, and gender fuel the fear. These factors show how the community needs to build a sense of trust in an