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A national park is a reserve of natural or semi-natural land, declared or owned by a government, set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, animal and environmental protection and restricted from most development. While ideas for national parks had been suggested previously, the first one established, in 1872, was the United States' Yellowstone National Park, . An international organization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and its World Commission on Protected Areas, has defined National Parks as its category II type of protected areas. The largest national park in the world meeting the IUCN definition is the Northeast Greenland National Park, which was established in 1974. According to the IUCN, there are about 7000 national parks worldwide (2010 figure). From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  canadapics.1337hax0r.com 600px x 800px | 93.80kB [source page] previous From Yahoo Image Search: "National park"  travelpod.com unknown Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:00:37 GM Yellowstone . National Park. - Geysers: Read the story and see 36 photos of a visit to Yellowstone . National Park. , WY by TravelPod member leedellekaptain. From Google Blog Search: "National park"  miamiherald.com Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:02:12 GMT+00:00 MiamiHerald.com ap anchorage, Alaska -- A fifth day of searching has yielded no clues to the location of a plane missing in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. ... Search For Missing Plane in Katmai National Park and Preserve Has Covered ... National Parks Traveler (blog) Small plane with 4 on board missing in Alaska The Associated Press Search for missing aircraft continues in Katmai National Park . ktva cbs 11 News Alaska Alaska Dispatch - Anchorage Daily News  kswt.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:10:47 GMT+00:00 KSWT-TV (AP) - A woman with more than two decades of experience with the National Park Service has been tapped to temporarily oversee a national recreation area and ...  nationalparkstraveler.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:18:46 GMT+00:00 Service to Remove Diversion Dam near ... National Parks Traveler (blog) The National Park Service, with help from Trout Unlimited, is going to remove the Spread Creek Dam near Grand Teton National Park . ... Grand Teton to remove Spread Creek diversion dam Victoria Advocate From Google News Search: "National park" What is the cost of acadia national park? Q. Im working on a national park project for school and I want to know the different costs for acadia national park in maine. If you answer, please cite your sources. Asked by melissa b - Thu Sep 20 12:55:58 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Just enter "Acadia national park" in the search bar on the yahoo home page (or whatever home page you use ) and it will immediately bring up a list. The top entry on that list is the official website of the park. That website clearly states the fees. As part of your paper, you should do the research for yourself...it is really easy and gives you good research experience. Answered by Charlie - Thu Sep 20 13:18:42 2007 Can you recommend a campground at Lassen Volcanic National Park? Q. We are going camping at Lassen National Park next summer, and wonder if anyone can suggest which are the prettiest, cleanest and most convenient campgrounds? We'll have kids along. Asked by Curious - Fri Oct 12 17:07:31 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Well, if you are going to take kids along, I'd keep away from the group camp. I'd do the Manzanita Lake campground, (530) 595-444 or Summit Lake, same number. Good luck and Happy camping Answered by Arthur - Mon Oct 15 15:30:53 2007 I will be driving from Bay area to Yellowstone national park. What is the best place to stay in between?
Q. I will be driving from Bay area to Yellowstone national park. Its over 970 miles. I want to stay overnight at some place in Nevada on highway 80. Does anyone have recommendation about where to stay? Asked by KM T - Thu Aug 16 19:00:33 2007 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments A. I'd go a little further and stop in Wendover NV . I'd spend an hour early the next morning exploring Bonneville Salt Flats. Answered by mr danger - Fri Aug 17 01:56:59 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "National park"  tvo.org Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut Auyuittuq means "the land that never melts" in Inuit. But, in summer, the deep and narrow Aksayook Pass ... tvo.org.  mms.nps.gov Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:13:30 PDT Experience Glacier National Park's pristine forests, alpine meadows, rugged mountains, and spectacular lakes. Glacier National Park Podcast ... mms.nps.gov.  nps.gov Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT Volunteer opportunities at Fort Necessity National Battlefield Volunteers (4 Photos) Video: Support Your Parks See how volunteers are making a ... nps.gov. From Google Video Search: "National park" |
