National Parks from Sea to Shining Sea

By Stephanie Fuerst

ETE 100-01

2/15/10

What is a National Park?

What are some National Parks you know of?

Have you ever visited a National Park?

What is special about a National Park?

What is a State Park? How is it different?

Lets look at some famous National Parks.

Grand Canyon: Then vs. Now

Above photograph: (Lee, 1940)

Right photograph: (Grand Canyon National Park)

The Grand Canyon

Located in Arizona

Formed from EROSION

Colorado River

277 miles long

1 mile deep

10-18 miles across

Source: (Grand Canyon National Park)

Yosemite: Then vs. Now

Above: (Yosemite National Park)

Left: (Company, 1915)

Yosemite National Park

Located in California

1,169 miles

Contains many mountains,

cliffs, meadows, valleys,

rivers, and waterfalls

Source: (Yosemite National Park)

Yellowstone: Then vs. Now

Above: (Rhodes, 1900)

Right: (Yellowstone National Park)

Yellowstone

Located in Idaho,Wyoming, and Montana

Erupting geysers and hot springs

Bears, wolves, elk, buffalo

Source: (Yellowstone National Park)

Haleakala: Then vs. Now

Left: (Built in America)

Below: (Haleakala National Park)

Haleakala National Park

Located in Hawaii,

on Island of Maui

Cinder cones,

volcanoes, streams,

ocean coast

Many ecological zones!

Source: (Haleakala National Park)

Summing it all up

Why do we have National Parks?

Who does the land belong to?

Who takes care of the land?

Why is it important to take care of the land?

What are some things we do to care for the land? Positive effects or negative effects?

Source: (Our National Parks: Recreation and Preservation)

Your Turn!

Use the National Parks website to research a park

nps.gov

Create a poster that:

-gives basic information about the park

-encourages people to visit the park

-tells why it is important to protect the land

References

Built in America. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2010, from Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=hhphoto&action=browse&fileName=hi/hi0500/hi0546/photos/browse.db&recNum=0&itemLink=D?hh:1:./temp/~ammem_aNQt::@@@mdb=mcc,gottscho,detr,nfor,wpa,aap,cwar,bbpix,cowellbib,calbkbib,consrvbib,bdsbib,dag,fsaall,gmd,p

Company, H. P. (1915, May 29). American Memory. Retrieved February 10, 2010, from Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?pan:4:./temp/~ammem_DSJQ::@@@mdb=mcc,gottscho,detr,nfor,wpa,aap,cwar,bbpix,cowellbib,calbkbib,consrvbib,bdsbib,dag,fsaall,gmd,pan,vv,presp,varstg,suffrg,nawbib,horyd,wtc,toddbib,mgw,ncr,ngp,musdibib,hlaw,papr,lhbumbib

Grand Canyon National Park. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2010, from National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/archive/grca/photos/

Haleakala National Park. (n.d.). Retrieved Febuary 10, 2010, from National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/hale/index.htm

 

References Continued

Lee, R. (1940, October). American Memory. Retrieved February 10, 2010, from Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/I?fsaall:2:./temp/~ammem_ilAQ::displayType=1:m856sd=fsa:m856sf=8b26440:@@@mdb=mcc,gottscho,detr,nfor,wpa,aap,cwar,bbpix,cowellbib,calbkbib,consrvbib,bdsbib,dag,fsaall,gmd,pan,vv,presp,varstg,suffrg,nawbib,horyd,wtc,todd

Our National Parks: Recreation and Preservation. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2010, from National Geographic Xpeditions: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/14/gk2/parks.html

Rhoades, H. (1900). History of the American West 1860-1920. Retrieved February 10, 2010, from Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?hawp:2:./temp/~ammem_Brn1::@@@mdb=mcc,gottscho,detr,nfor,wpa,aap,cwar,bbpix,cowellbib,calbkbib,consrvbib,bdsbib,dag,fsaall,gmd,pan,vv,presp,varstg,suffrg,nawbib,horyd,wtc,toddbib,mgw,ncr,ngp,musdibib,hlaw,papr,lhbumbi

Yellowstone National Park. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2010, from National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm

Yosemite National Park. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2010, from National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/waterfalls.htm