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- Parks
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- Easier - Parks are
often land areas set apart by the government to be
kept in their natural state. They can contain trees,
lakes, and beautiful land forms. Wild animals and
birds are protected within national parks. Parks can
also be an area of public land that is used for
amusement, enjoyment, and recreation.
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- Harder - Parks are
sections of land that are usually reserved for public
use. Many parks are used for recreation and to allow
visitors to relax, explore, and enjoy their natural
environment. Some are equipped for specific athletic
or recreational activities. Parks vary in size from
small neighborhood units to giant reserves that
contain vast wilderness areas. Parks also vary in
their types, from urban and local parks to state and
provincial or national government parks. A few parks
are privately owned and administered. Parks also vary
in their mission and purpose and their activities.
Some parks preserve spectacular mountains and/or
ancient forests, protect unusual wildlife, or preserve
a historic site. Some parks contain geysers, glaciers,
or interesting rock formations. Governments throughout
the world administer park systems. The United States
has over 50 national parks, hundreds of national
monument and historic sites, plus more than 5,000
state parks. Canada's national park system has more
land than any other country in the world, and has
about 1,200 provincial parks plus 35 national
parks.
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- The ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia are believed
to have created the first parks during the 2300's B.C.
These early parks featured hunting areas or elaborate
gardens and were developed by wealthy people for their
private use. The first public parks were probably
built in ancient Greece. By late in the thirteenth
century, small public parks were common in many cities
throughout Europe. In 1634, colonial America's first
public park was established in Boston, the Boston
Common. New York's Central Park was began in 1858.
California created the first two state parks in the
United States in 1864. In 1872, Congress passed a bill
creating Yellowstone National Park, making it the
first national park in the world. Illinois created the
first state park system in 1917.
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- Evolution
of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 from
Library of Congress
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html
- This collection documents the historical formation
and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve
and protect America's natural heritage, through books,
pamphlets, government documents, manuscripts, prints,
photographs, and motion picture footage.
- Related Collection from Library of
Congress:
- Mapping the National Parks http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/nphtml/nphome.html
- Related Websites:
- 2) Evolution of the Conservation Movement in the
United States Before the Creation of the National Park
Service http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/conservation.htm
- 3) Great American Conservationists from
University of California Center for Forestry
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/forestry/lectures/albright/1961albright.html
- 4) History of the Conservation Movement by C.R.
Van Hise (c1910) http://www.strom.clemson.edu/policystudies/post851/vanhise1.pdf
- 5) Thumbnail History of Environmentalism by M.D.
Swords from Western Michigan University
- http://www.wmich.edu/environmental-studies/Writings/swords2.html
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- John
Muir Exhibit from The Sierra Club
- http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/
- This site features the life and legacy of John
Muir: naturalist, writer, conservationist, and founder
of the Sierra Club who is often called the "father of
our National Parks".
- Not-To-Be-Missed Sections:
- 2) Our National Parks by John Muir http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/our_national_parks/
- 3) Writings of John Muir http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/writings/
- Related Websites:
- 4) Earthkeeper Hero: John Muir by H. W. Wood, Jr.
http://myhero.com/hero.asp?hero=j_muir
- 5) John Muir Global Network http://www.johnmuir.org/
- 6) John Muir National Historic Site http://www.nps.gov/jomu/home.html
- 7) John Muir's Yosemite from The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/muir/muir.htm
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- National
Park Service History
- http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/
- This comprehensive website provides an American
history textbook that educates us about the people,
events, buildings, objects, landscapes, and artifacts
of the American past and about the aspirations and
actions that produced the 388 park areas administered
by the National Park Service.
- Not-To-Be-Missed Section:
- 2) America's National Park System: The Critical
Documents http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/anps/
- Related Websites:
- 3) Cultural Resource Management (magazine)
from National Park Service http://crm.cr.nps.gov/
- 4) History of the National Park Service
http://www.leelanau.com/dunes/history/nps-history.shtml
- 5) Links to the Past: History of the
National Park Service http://www.cr.nps.gov/index.htm
- 6) National Park Service: A History http://www.nps.gov/bibe/npshist.htm
- 7) National Parks: A Brief History http://usparks.about.com/library/weekly/aa012598.htm
- 8) Recreation Visits: Decade Files in PDF
Format http://www.aqd.nps.gov/stats/decadepdfs.htm
- 9) Recreational Visits by Decade (table format)
http://www.aqd.nps.gov/stats/decademain.htm
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- Park Net
from the National Park Service
- http://www.nps.gov/
- Here is the guide to guide to all of the national
parks in the United States.
- Related Websites:
- 2) American Park Network (U.S. National Parks)
http://www.americanparknetwork.com/home/
- 3) National Parks Guide from Outside Online
http://outsideonline.com/special_issue/national_parks.html
- 4) Parks, Preserves and Public Lands from
GORP http://gorp.com/gorp/resource/main.htm
- 5) Park Search from L.L. Bean http://www.llbean.com/parksearch/
- 6) U.S. National Park Locator from
About.com
- http://usparks.about.com/msubfindpark.htm?PM=ss11_usparks
- 7) U.S. National Parks http://www.atevo.com/guides/parks/0,3654,0,00.html
- 8) U.S. National Parks http://www.us-national-parks.net/
- 9) Visit the Parks: National Park Guide from the
National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/parks.html
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- After visiting several of the
websites, complete one or more of the
following activities.
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- Take A Parks Quiz. Test your
knowledge of nature, history, and
geography by taking a quiz on National and
State Parks. Get started with National
and State Park Trivia (Quiz 1 of 4 at
http://usparks.about.com/library/weekly/aa071799a.htm).
You also might want to try the So You
Want to Be a Parkologist? (http://usparks.about.com/blparkologist.htm)
online trivia game.
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- Complete A Parks WebQuest.
Follow or adapt the procedures found at
one of the following webQuest sites:
- 1) Advertising Agent for the U.S.
National Parks Department (Grade 5) by S.
Kerper
- http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/kerper/default.htm
- 2) Discovering United States Parks
http://www.lisbon.k12.ia.us/elem/fourth/parkproject/index.htm
- 3) Exploring Our National Parks (Grade
4) by C. Burke http://www.dg58.dupage.k12.il.us/Webquest/burke/nationalpk.html
- 4) Grandpa's Mountain WebQuest or
Whose Mountain Is It Anyway? (Grades 5-6)
by T. Frazier, K. Waters, & P. White
http://k12.albemarle.org/RedHill/Staff/White/WebQuests/GPAMtn/home.html
- 5) It's No Day at the Park (Grade
9-10) by K. Thomas http://www.west.asu.edu/achristie/548/WQ/Kristlyn/parkplan.htm
- 6) Local Student Chased Up A Tree!!!
http://www.iwebquest.com/math/bearproblem.htm
- 7) National Park WebQuest by L.
Lineweaver http://www.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/thms/webquest/nationalparks.html
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- Create A Park Brochure. Select
a park near you - - preferably one without
a brochure. Remember, parks come in all
sizes and several different types. Examine
the park, research its history. Identify
its main features. Develop a map. Then
design and produce an original brochure
for your park.
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- Debate The Privatization Of Park
Jobs. One of the hottest issues
currently impacting parks and park
employees is continued privatization of
park jobs. After reading articles like the
following, debate the issues surrounding
this topic. Take a stand.
- 1) Officials: Users Might Lose in
Parks Privatization Plan http://www.theolympian.com/home/specialsections/Outdoors/20030427/51848.shtml
- 2) Privatization Issues from
National Center for Policy Analysis
http://www.ncpa.org/pd/private/pd112299d.html
- 3) Privatization of National Park
Service Jobs http://www.npca.org/media_center/factsheets/privatization.asp
- 4) Privatization of Park Jobs under
Fire by Christopher Smith from The Salt
Lake Tribune
- http://www.sltrib2002.com/2003/Jul/07022003/utah/71840.asp
- 5) Reid Tries to Stop Privatization of
Park Jobs by S. Tetreault
- http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Jun-27-Fri-2003/news/21618908.html
- 6) Versatile Park Staff Fret
about Future
- http://www.tribnet.com/news/government/story/3344252p-3375052c.html
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- What Should be Done about the
National Parks? Our nations beautiful
national parks are facing some ugly
issues. The enormous number of visitors
and the constant threat of development
present the national parks with a variety
of problems. Funding for their operation
and needed renovations are bringing
economic issues to the forefront. What
solution would best serve the country? You
decide and explain your solution(s). Find
some ideas at (1) National Parks: Only
You Can Prevent the Coming Crisis
(http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM43)
and National Park Trust's (2) Saving
the Legacy of the National System of
Parks (http://www.parktrust.org/npt-report2/).
This activity is not limited to the United
States as alluded to in the book review
(3) Parks at Risk (http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/issues/273/review_vantighem.htm)
that is about Canada's national
parks.
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- Read About the History of U.S.
National Parks. You can read a review
of an award-winning book, "Preserving
Nature in the National Parks: A
History" by R.W. Sellars (http://www.yale.edu/yup/books/069316.htm).
See if your library has a copy or can
order it for you through their
Interlibrary Loan Program.
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- Create A Concept Map for Parks and
Other Public Lands. How are the
National Park Service and the Department
of Agriculture both in charge of different
national parks? Compare and contrast their
missions and purposes. What are the
relationships between national parks,
state parks, urban parks, national
refuges, national grasslands, national
rivers, national wetlands, national
wilderness areas, and national forests?
Consider these relationships and more that
you find. Where do the non-governmental
organizations and conservation groups fit
into the overall schema? Develop a concept
map (Use a graphic organizer like
Inspiration - http://inspiration.com
- free trial version available) that shows
the relationships between and among these
organizations and entities. What are the
concepts that underpin these operations.
Compare and contrast. Expand your map to
encompass the big picture for
conservation, preservation, protection,
recreation, etc.
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- More Websites
- America's
National Trails System from U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service
- http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/trails/index.shtml
- National recreation trails are existing trails
recognized by the Federal Government as contributing
to the National Trails System. They vary in length,
terrain, difficulty, and accessibility. These trails
are managed by public and private agencies at the
local, state, and national levels and include nature
trails, river routes, and historic tours.
- Related Websites:
- 2) National Trails System form National Park
Service http://www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/nts/
- 3) National Trails System by K.A Cordes from
DesertUSA http://www.desertusa.com/mag00/jan/stories/natltrails.html
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- Brief
History of the Civilian Conservation
Corps
- http://www.cccalumni.org/history1.html
- At the height of the Great Depression, President
Roosevelt proposed to recruit thousands of unemployed
young men, enroll them in a peacetime army, and send
them into battle against destruction and erosion of
our natural resources.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Civilian Conservation Corps http://web.history.ufl.edu/oral/CCC.html
- 3) Civilian Conservation Corps in North Georgia by
R. Golden http://www.ngeorgia.com/feature/ccc.html
- 4) James F. Justin Civilian Conservation Corps
http://members.aol.com/famjustin/ccchis.html
- 5) With the Civilian Conservation Corps http://newdeal.feri.org/forests/af733.htm
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- Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) of the U.S. Department of
the Interior
- http://www.blm.gov/
- The BLM) agency administers 261 million acres of
America's public lands.
- Not-To-Be-Missed Section:
- 2) National Landscape Conservation System
http://www.blm.gov/nlcs/
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- Explore
the Parks from The Parks Company
- http://www.theparksco.com/explore/index.html
- This is a web starting point for National Park
news, information, history, insights, travel guides,
maps, weather, photos and more.
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- Find
National Forests and Grasslands from U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest
Service
- http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/map/finder.shtml
- Locate and learn about the national forests and
grasslands administered by the USDA.
- Related Websites:
- 2) National Grasslands from USDA Forest
Service http://www.fs.fed.us/grasslands/
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- Forest
Service of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture
- http://www.fs.fed.us/
- Established in 1905, the Forest Service is an USDA
agency that manages public lands in national forests
and grasslands.
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- Frederick
Law Olmsted
- http://www.fredericklawolmsted.com/
- Learn about the life and work of Frederick Law
Olmsted, founder of American landscape
architecture.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Frederick Law Olmsted http://www.newbedford.com/olmsted.html
- 3) Frederick Law Olmsted http://www.bushnellpark.org/olmsted.html
- 4) Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
from National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/frla/home.htm
- 5) Park History - Olmsted Parks from Seattle
Parks and Recreation http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/parkspaces/olmsted.htm
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- Glimpses
of Our National Monuments
- http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/glimpses2/glimpsest.htm
- In addition to the national parks, the National
Park Service of the Department of the Interior has
under its jurisdiction a second class of reservations
called national monuments.
- Related Website:
- 2) Public Lands Defense: National Monuments
Need Your Help http://www.defenders.org/publiclands/habitat/monu.html
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- History
of Central Park by E. Blackmar and R.
Rosenzweig
- http://www.centralpark.org/history/history.html
- Learn about the creation of Central Park, the
first landscaped public park in the United
States.
- Continued Article:
- 2) History . . . . http://www.centralpark.org/history/history2.html
- Related Website:
- 3) Central Park Reshaped a City's Mindset by H.
Hewett from The Christian Science Monitor
- http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0529/p12s01-sten.html
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- History
of the National Wildlife Refuge System from
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- http://refuges.fws.gov/history/index.html
- If you travel much in the wilder sections of our
country, sooner or later you are likely to meet the
sign of the flying goose-the emblem of the National
Wildlife Refuges. Learn the history of their
development.
- Related Webpage:
- 2) Refuge System: A Century of Wildlife
Conservation from Learners Online Inc.
http://www.learnersonline.com/weekly/lessons03/week11/
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- History
of Public Lands in Alaska
- http://www.alaskacoalition.org/history_public_lands.htm
- Presidential proclamations and Acts of Congress
have created a body of federal public lands in Alaska
cherished by all Americans.
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- Leave No
Trace
- http://www.lnt.org/
- This is the website of a national nonprofit
organization dedicated to promoting and inspiring
responsible outdoor recreation through education,
research and partnerships.
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- Mexican
Biosphere Reserves & National Parks from
Mexico OnLine
- http://www.mexonline.com/natlpark.htm
- This site provides a brief listing of national
parks and reserves listed by state.
- Related Website:
- 2) Outdoor Mexico - National Parks & Protected
Public Lands from GORP
- http://gorp.com/gorp/location/latamer/mexico/pks_intr.htm
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- National
Parks Conservation Association
- http://npca.org/flash.html
- Since 1919, this organization has been working to
safeguard the scenic beauty, wildlife, and historical
and cultural treasures of the largest and most diverse
park system in the world.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Across the Nation: Americans for National Parks
http://www.americansfornationalparks.org/
- 3) Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
http://www.cpaws.org/
- 4) National Park Trust (NPT) http://www.parktrust.org/
- 5) Parks, Forests, & Wildlands from Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC) http://www.nrdc.org/land/default.asp
- 6) Wild Wilderness Homepage http://www.wildwilderness.org/
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- National
Parks Worldwide
- http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/ph/pnp/swiat.htm
- This links-site connects you to national parks and
related information and resources around the
world.
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- National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System
- http://www.nps.gov/rivers/
- In October of 1968, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
declared that certain selected rivers with their
immediate environments, possess outstandingly
remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and
wildlife, historic, cultural or other similar values,
shall be preserved in free-flowing condition, and that
they and their immediate environments shall be
protected for the benefit and enjoyment of present and
future generations.
- Related Website:
- 2) Wild and Scenic Rivers from American
Rivers http://www.americanrivers.org/wildscenic/default.htm
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- National
Wilderness Preservation System
- http://nwps.wilderness.net/
- Here you find information about the 662 units that
make up the National Wilderness Preservation
System.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Montana Wilderness Association http://www.wildmontana.org/aboutmwa.htm
- 3) NPS Wilderness http://planning.nps.gov/wilderness/
- 4) Wilderness Information Network http://www.wilderness.net/
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- NatureNet
from the National Park Service
- http://www.nature.nps.gov/
- Here you find information on the parks' natural
resources.
- Related Website:
- 2) Nature Watch from U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service
- http://www.fs.fed.us/outdoors/naturewatch/
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- National
Parks and Wildlife Service of New South
Wales, Australia
- http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/
- NPSW is the main government conservation agency in
New South Wales.
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- Public
Lands Information Center
- http://www.publiclands.org/
- Here is a a single source of information about
recreation and land use on all public lands in a
state, regardless of managing agency.
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- Parks
Canada
- http://www.parkscanada.gc.ca/parks/
- Learn about the national parks of our North
American neighbor.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Canadian National Parks (A-K) from About.com
http://usparks.about.com/cs/canadianparksak/
- 3) Canadian National Parks (L-Y) from
About.com http://usparks.about.com/cs/canadianparksly/
- 4) Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
http://www.cpaws.org/
- 5) Canadian Public Parks Movement: The Hamilton
Experience from Hamilton Public Library
- http://www.hpl.hamilton.on.ca/Collections/PARKEX/index.htm
- 6) Great Canadian Parks http://www.canadianparks.com/
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- Rangers
on the Web
- http://www.rangersontheweb.com/
- This website aims at providing resources and
information for rangers or naturalists in the
field.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Association of National Park Rangers (ANPR)
http://www.anpr.org/
- 3) Diary of a Park Ranger http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/job/ranger.htm
- 4) Park Law Enforcement Association http://www.parkranger.com/
- 5) Park Rangers from the National Park
Service http://www.nps.gov/personnel/rangers.htm
- 6) United States Park Ranger Lodge http://www.rangerfop.com/
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- Smokey
Bear
- http://www.smokeybear.com/
- Smokey Bear has been working for over 50 years to
remind Americans of the importance of outdoor fire
safety and wildfire prevention.
- More Information About Smokey:
- 2) An Agency Icon at 50 by J. Carrier from High
Country News (Warning:
Somewhat cynical view) http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.URLRemapper/1994/oct03/dir/reporter.html
- 3) Smokey Bear http://www.smokeybear.org/
- 4) Smokey Bear from Canadian Forestry
Association http://www.canadianforestry.com/eng/smokey/
- 5) Smokey Bear Celebrates 50 Years http://www.aracnet.com/~histgaz/hgv3n2.htm
- 6) Smokey Bear - The First Fifty Years http://www.our-new-mexico.com/facts/smokey.shtml
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- State
Parks from About.com
- http://usparks.about.com/blstparklistings.htm
- This links-site connects you to the official
agencies that manage state parks and other natural
resources in all 50 states and DC.
- Related Website from About.com:
- 2) Best of the Best State Parks http://usparks.about.com/blbestparks.htm
- 3) "Best of the Best" Winter State Parks http://usparks.about.com/blbestwinterparks.htm
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- World
Heritage from UNESCO
- http://whc.unesco.org/
- This organization works to protect natural and
cultural properties of outstanding universal value
against the threat of damage in a rapidly developing
world. Here you can find a country-by-country listing
of World Heritage sites.
- Related Websites:
- 2) World Heritage Sites in Canada
- 3) World Heritage Sites in Mexico http://www.thesalmons.org/lynn/wh-mexico.html
- 4) World Heritage Sites in the United States
http://www.cr.nps.gov/worldheritage/list2.htm
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- Other Conservation Groups
- Land Trust
Alliance
- http://www.lta.org/
- As the national leader of the private land
conservation movement, LTA promotes voluntary land
conservation across the country, provides resources,
leadership, and training to the nation's 1,200-plus
nonprofit, grassroots land trusts and helps them to
protect important open spaces.
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- National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation
- http://www.nfwf.org/
- Established by Congress in 1984, this private,
nonprofit organization is dedicated to the
conservation of fish, wildlife, and plants, and the
habitat on which they depend. Their goals are to
promote healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and
plants by generating new commerce for
conservation.
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- National Wildlife
Federation
- http://www.nwf.org/
- This organization claims to be the nation's
largest member-supported conservation group, uniting
individuals, organizations, businesses and government
to protect wildlife, wild places, and the
environment.
- Related Website:
- 2) Canadian Wildlife Federation http://www.cwf-fcf.org/pages/indexe.htm
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- Nature
Conservancy
- http://nature.org/
- The mission of this organization is to preserve
the plants, animals and natural communities that
represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting
the lands and waters they need to survive. Since 1951,
they have been working to protect more than 116
million acres around the world.
- Related Websites:
- 2) How The Nature Conservancy Works from
Howstuffworks
- http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature-conservancy.htm
- 3) Nature Conservancy of Canada http://www.natureconservancy.ca/
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- Sierra
Club
- http://www.sierraclub.org/
- The Club is America's oldest, largest and an
influential grassroots environmental organization.
Their mission statement is to: (a) explore, enjoy and
protect the wild places of the earth, (b) practice and
promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems
and resources, (c) educate and enlist humanity to
protect and restore the quality of the natural and
human environment, and (d) use all lawful means to
carry out these objectives.
- Not-To-Be-Missed Section:
- 2) Wildlands from the Sierra Club http://www.sierraclub.org/wildlands/
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- Wilderness
Society
- http://www.wilderness.org/
- The Wilderness Society is a national conservation
organization devoted primarily to the protection and
management of the lands that belong to all Americans
--our nations parks, wildlife refuges, forests,
deserts and seashores.
- Related Website:
- 2) Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
http://www.cpaws.org/
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- World
Wildlife Fund (WWF)
- http://www.worldwildlife.org/
- Known worldwide by its panda logo, WWF is
dedicated to protecting the world's wildlife and
wildlands.
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- State Parks of the United States
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- Websites For Teachers
- Discovering
National Parks (Grades 6-8) from
ArtsEdge
- http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum.cfm?curriculum
. . .
- Why do people disagree about how to use natural
resources? How and why does art have the power to
influence governmental policy and public opinion?
Students will explore these themes in this
lesson.
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- National
Parks (Grades 4-6)
- http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SSOMDNationalParkUnit1-CreateParkBrochures46.htm
- This 3-part unit contains (1) Creating a National
Park Brochure, (2) Map a trip to a National Park, and
(3) Saving a National Park.
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- Plan
A Park (Grades 5-8) from PBS Kids
- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/lessons/e2_t6-lp.html
- This activity uses the vision, planning, and
building of New York City's Central Park in the
mid-19th century as a jumping-off point for students
to think about designing and, perhaps, creating their
own public park or space.
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- State
Park Investigations (Grades 3-8)
- http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4180.html
- Students will find out how many national parks are
in their state and figure out how much of the area of
the state is composed of national parks.
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- Teaching
with Historic Places
- http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/descrip.htm
- Created by National Park Service interpreters,
preservation professionals, and educators, these
lessons use historic sites to explore American
history.
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- What
Is A National Park
- http://www.windowsintowonderland.com/history/teachers/whatisnp.htm
- Students work in small groups to explore specific
national parks. Together they learn about the mission
of the National Park Service and discover how each
individual park fits into the larger system.
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- Yours,
Mine, or Everyones? A Study in Values
(Grades 7-10)
- http://www.nps.gov/badl/teacher/values.htm
- Use this simulation to encourage rational
discussion of issues related to National Parks.
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- Created by
Annette
Lamb and
Larry
Johnson,
7/03.
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