The National Parks Service has been working to ensure that America’s national parks are preserved and taken care
of for years. In today's society the most people who go to our national parks are old, white people who have the time to go visit them. The rest of society is too busy, whether they are in school, at work, or just using new technology. Many believe that because the new generation is always on their phones that they do not care for national parks but that might not be the case. While the NPS do provide multiple protection services to our national parks they do not successfully promote the parks towards the new generation and without their interest, the services given would be futile.
The National Park Service spends billions of dollars
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on keeping our national parks protected and conserved. The beauty of these parks cost the United States “over ninety billion dollars” with funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Endangered Species Act, and the Clean Water Act (Bilmes and Loomis). With the successfulness of these services, people are able to enjoy the national parks without the disrespect towards the land of animals. To have these parks protected and cleaned provided many benefits to the public such as natural sources including carbon, soil, and water and “teaching kids about nature,” which makes the public care more for the parks and gives the next generations a connection to their history (Bilmes and Loomis). But even though there is a great success in keeping America’s national parks protected, the lack of successful promotion of the parks to the younger generations make those services pointless. Why have a park if no one knows anything about it? The younger generations of our time such as generation y, millennials, and generation z were introduced to progressive technology, unlike the older generations who were introduced to a broader experience of the outside world.
These young generations were also built around a society that is always in motion and is used to people and noise. When you take these younger generations into an unfamiliar environment these become uncomfortable, much like when innercity children were brought to Death Valley (Egan and Egan). The students felt threatened because of how quiet and empty the park was and even “wouldn’t get out the van,” because of the unnerving atmosphere (Egan and Egan). These responses are normal in consideration of how the kids grew up if all one knew was noise and people being somewhere quiet and unpopulated would be an unsettling experience. The national parks also display a low diversity rate which can be very offputting to the public today, especially young colored people. When most of the parks were formed segregation was still infuriated in America so colored people were not introduced to these beautiful landmarks resulting in them not being able to pass down experiences to their children. The lack of diversity is still floating around the parks and makes the parks only “appealing to a certain kind of person,” which gives it an unwelcoming atmosphere (Egan and Egan). And resulting from this kind of atmosphere will leave the parks empty and silent until the
National Parks Services do a better job at promoting the national parks towards the younger and more ethnically diverse communities. While promotion of national parks is successful, that does not mean the National Parks Service has not promoted them at all. During Obama’s presidency, he launched the Every Kid in a Park initiative which gave the opportunity of free admission of the parks to young children and their families of multiple races (Egan and Egan). While that helped, it did not fix the issue at hand and the NPS still need to make creative connections with the younger generation that will actually interest them. The younger generation is known to be on social media for most of the day so if the NPS would use that to their advantage to make the public more interested in experiencing the parks for themselves. The success of having the next generation's interest in attending the parks is vital to the success of the parks and all that the NPS does for the parks because without the public there would be no reason to keep our national parks and history.
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And subsequently, new policies and laws are created to give people equal access to wildlife. The question regard conservation is very much alive today. And United State needs conservation of wildlife. And the Federal department responsible for conservation, department of the interior are under attack with President Trump new budget plan. So it’s important to keep pushing for better laws and policies to protect
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Imagine a scenic, wild landscape with animals that roam freely, cascading waterfalls, and mountains that seem to scrape the pale blue sky. This is what one thinks when first hearing the name Yosemite National Park. Unfortunately, the reality is completely opposite. Yosemite is now under a federally regulated Class 1 area under the Clean Air Act, which is equivalent to the pollution of Los Angeles (“National Parks Service”). It is a sad comparison to the past John Muir, who first documented Yosemite Valley, to today’s reality. The condition of Yosemite National Park should be introduced to the American public in order to protect its historic beauty and significance, eliminate current pollution, and prevent future repercussions.
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National Parks are the cornerstone of every country because it preserves the rich cultural and natural resources of a nation, such as Yellowstone in the United States of America. Yellowstone National Park is the World’s First National Park which brings millions of attraction each year, it is larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combine and have over a thousand species of plants and animal (Yellowstone Media). However, a very important type of species has been missing in Yellowstone National Park for a very long time. Wolves, which got reintroduce back into Yellowstone National Park, should stay there because without them the ecosystem would be out of balance.
There should be no man made machinery operating in the park unless absolutely necessary. The creation of the National Park Service is to preserve wilderness in a way that gives people the opportunity to experience nature in all its wonder. It was never intended to create amusement parks where people never leave the safety of the modern age and look at the natural world through glass. Being completely enveloped in nature has many benefits, from physical such as lowering blood pressure, to psychological in boosting moods. According to Tyler Tapps in Parks & Recreation: “Recent research indicates that outdoor activity is associated with positive mental and physical benefits, including increased cardiovascular function, decreased stress levels, and reduced blood pressure” (Tapps). Abbey understood this, as did many Americans. Today however the number of people willing to immerse themselves in the nations parks is decreasing. In Desert Solitaire, abbey puts it this way: “A man on foot, on horseback or on a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than the motorized tourist can in a hundred miles” (Abbey). Today many members of the younger generation have lost that sense of joy and wonder in the outdoor setting. This change would bring back the love of nature in this
Do you want to hear about the first national park that is the first and only dedicated to a president? Theodore Roosevelt National Park was established in 1947. The Mountains are over 55 million years old. The badlands of Theodore Roosevelt national park is dry with occasional monsoon showers. The park is located in Medora, North Dakota, and is home to some amazing animals including wild horses, reptiles and mammals.
In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed the act that creates the National Park Service This was a new federal bureau in the Department of the Interior that was responsible for protecting the thirty-five national parks and mountains, which
By placing this emphasis on beauty in the wilderness the American people expected to see a beautiful wilderness, although in reality these two are not mutually exclusive. Muir supported a form of natural improvement in which alterations to the natural world are made, but not with any economic value in mind. Interestingly, Muir suggests that our wildness is a commodity to which, we are glad to see how much of even the most destructible kind is still unspoiled”. (Muir) By the time the National Park Service was founded in 1916 the American people wanted to be entertained by, and in, nature
... environmentally safe. Second I think it is important to keep our national parks open to the people but this has shown the need to protect them to a point so our children and grandchildren can enjoy these National Parks in the future. Third, It is nice to see that the case studies go on. Without this research we would not have a direction to go although expensive, I think it is well worth it. The research needs to be compiled correctly by professionals and have no bias or slanted opinions contaminate the overall conclusion to the study.
Since its creation in 1916, the National Park Service (NPS) has had to balance between its two goals, which are to preserve wilderness and nature and to provide the public with access to these wonders in a monitored environment. These two goals tend to create a conflict for the NPS because as soon as one goal is given more priority than the other, the administration of national parks is harshly criticized by the public. The accusation that by allowing people to experience the wilderness, the NPS is corrupting the natural environment is very common, as well, as the criticism towards the lack of government funding to preserve nature and history. However, regardless of arguable criticism and a certain need for improvement, after one hundred years,
The documentary “The National Parks- America’s Best Idea” explained the history of national parks and how they came to be. Monuments, battlefields, and military parks were transferred to become national parks. Though they weren’t what they are now at first, they seemed a lot like zoos, focusing on tameness and less on wildness. There is an abundance of life in the national parks, and George Wright tried to let everyone know the equilibrium was out. People were getting in the way of the plants and animals, instead of letting the plants and animals thrive on their own. Each of these species, including the predators should be protected. He saved the trumpeter swans.
Should I Stay or Should I Go? That is the question that surrounds the topic of Confederate Monuments around the United States. Throughout history the idea of removing the Confederate Monuments is the popular choice among decision makers, citing that the monuments have a sense of evilness consequently flaring up racial emotions. Strong points are continuously being made for the removal of Confederate Monuments, however the Confederate monuments should remain in public places because they honor timeless virtues, the monuments provide an opportunity to reflect upon our nation’s past as well as an opportunity to educate future generations.
Well that’s simple. It was designed way back in the 1800, for the public. The land, over 750 acres, was given from the New York State Legislator, in 1853, to create the first major landscaped park, in central Manhattan. The state held a competition of what design the park was going to have. Frederick Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won the competition in 1858. The park held up well at first. People respected the land. During the early 1900’s, the park took a great downfall. Instead of it begin known for its beauty, it was known for the illegal activity that was going on. Eventually the state got together and realized they were failing on their duties. Robert Moses, the park commissioner from 1934-1960, got approved from federal funding’s, to restore most structures. Again, after he left office, the depression was also in place, the park went back down a dark path. The people lost care in the park. In 1974, park funders got management together to raise more money to restore the park once again. Latter down the road Doug Blonsley started working with a woman, named Betsey, in 1993- 2008. The park hasn’t seen any better days, than the days of today. All it took is a little care and the park is looking better than it ever have in the last 150