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Activity 1: Public Lands and the National Park Service
The National Wildlife Federation: http://www.nwf.org/kids/quizindex.cfm
Yahoo!: http://www.yahoo.com
National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov
Mapquest: http://www.mapquest.com
Activity 2: History and Creation of the National Parks
PBS "The West": http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest
The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, Library of Congress: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html
John Muir: Wilderness Hero: http://myhero.com/hero.asp?hero=j_muir
Thomas Moran and the American Landscape: The Lure of the West http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/NATURE/cap3.html
Yosemite and Yellowstone: 1864-1877 http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/NPS/nps2.html
"Yellowstone National Park History":
http://www.yellowstone.net/history.htmThe Total Yellowstone Page History: http://www.yellowstone-natl-park.com/history.html
Activity 3: Important Issues in the National Parks
National Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA) Web site: http://www.npca.org
National Park Service locator: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/byname.htm
Grand Canyon Explorer: http://www.kaibab.org/gc_home6.htm
Grand Canyon Management ("Grand Canyon Future" in the book): http://www.nps.gov/grca/mgmt/index.htm
Yellowstone Journal Online: http://www.yellowstonepark.com
Greater Yellowstone Coalition: http://www.greateryellowstone.org
Wildfires: Yellowstone Fires and their Legacy: http://www.idahonews.com/yellowst/yelofire.htm
National Geographic Radio Expeditions, Yellowstone Fires: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/radiox/yellowstone/index.html
NPS Management Policies Part One: Management Of The National Park System: http://www.nps.gov/planning/mngmtplc/npsmptoc.html#planning
Activity 4: Endangered Species in the Parks
Species in Parks Flora and Fauna Database: http://endeavor.des.ucdavis.edu/NPS
National Wildlife Federation Endangered Habitats page - link to "Cool Tours," and take the Endangered Species Tour: http://www.nwf.org/kids/cool/leopard1.html
Activity 5: The History and Landscape of Acadia
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
History of Acadia: http://www.acadia.net/w95026/w95026ap.html
Bayview Gallery: http://www.BayviewGallery.Com/artists.html
Acadian Cadences: http://members.verizon.net/~vze2945g/acadian
Activity 6: The Everglades and Wetlands Ecosystems
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
Everglades Photo Tour at http://www.eng.fiu.edu/evrglads/enp_phot/topdoc.htm
National Wildlife Federation Wetlands Quiz: http://www.nwf.org/kids/quizindex.cfm
Wetlands Info: http://nwf.org/wetlands/learnmore.html
Everglades National Park, Then and Now: http://www.florida-everglades.com/kris1.htm
Totch Brown’s The Life of the Everglades: http://www.florida-everglades.com/totch/totch.htm
Activity 7: Life in the Historic Smoky Mountains
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
Smoky Mountain Mall: Great Smoky Mountains National Park: http://www.smokymtnmall.com/mall/about.html
Activity 8: Exploring Mammoth Cave
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
Virtual Cave: http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave.html
Mammoth Cave National Park home page: http://www.nps.gov/maca/home.htm
Activity 9: Geology and History in Big Bend
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
"Welcome to the Big Bend": http://hotx.com/bigbend
Texas A&M Department of Geology Big Bend page: http://geoweb.tamu.edu/faculty/herbert/bigbend
Activity 10: Taking the Family to Rocky Mountain National Park
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
Estes Park's Virtual Vacation Planner: http://www.estesparkresort.com
Wildlife Watching in Estes Park, Colorado: http://estes.on-line.com/wildwatch
Mike’s Hikes: http://www.mtnds.com/hikes
Activity 11: The Ancient Cultures of Mesa Verde
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
The Anasazi Civilization: http://www.swcolo.org/Tourism/Archaeology/AnasaziCivilization.html
The Story of Mesa Verde National Park: http://www.nps.gov/meve/mvnp/smvf/p3.htm
Chetro Ketl Great Kiva in 3-D: http://sipapu.gsu.edu/html/architecture.html
Activity 12: The Geological Oddities of Yellowstone
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
The Official Website of Yellowstone National Park: http://www.nps.gov/yell/home.htm
Jason Project VIII "Journey From the Center of the Earth" http://www.jason.org/expeditions/jason8/index.html
National Geographic’s "Fantastic Journeys: Yellowstone": http://www.nationalgeographic.com/yellowstone/index.html
Activity 13: School Field Trip to the Grand Canyon
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
Mapquest: http://www.mapquest.com
Official Park Information: http://www.nps.gov/grca/grandcanyon
Grand Canyon Explorer: http://www.kaibab.org
Activity 14: A Road Trip Through the National Parks of Utah
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
Mapquest: http://www.mapquest.com
GORP Arches National Park: http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_national_park/ut_arche.htm
Arches National Park: http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/arches/national_park.html
Canyonlands National Park Official Home Page: http://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm
InfoWest: http://www.infowest.com/Utah/canyonlands/canyonpark.html
National Park Service, Capitol Reef: http://www.nps.gov/care
Capitol Reef: http://www.infowest.com/Utah/colorcountry/Nationalparks/Capitolreef/capitol.html
Bryce: http://www.infowest.com/Utah/colorcountry/Nationalparks/Bryce/bryce.html
Activity 15: Hiking in Joshua Tree
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
A Desert Park: http://www.nps.gov/jotr/desert/desert.html
"Unofficial" Joshua Tree Web page: http://www.denkart.com/jt
Desert Gold: http://www.desertgold.com/park/parkmain.html
Petroglyph National Monument http://istvan.com/petroglyphs
Activity 16: The Channel Islands and Their Inhabitants
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary page: http://www.cinms.nos.noaa.gov
Channel Islands National Park: http://www.nps.gov/chis
Island Packers: http://www.islandpackers.com
Activity 17: Yosemite: Too Many Visitors?
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
Pictures of Yosemite: http://www.yosemite.org
John Muir Exhibit: http://www.sierraclub.org:80/john_muir_exhibit
Instead of the Modesto Bee article mentioned on your worksheet, use this one: http://www.yosemite.org/newsroom/clips2000/may/051800.htm
1980 General Management Plan for Yosemite Valley: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planning/gmp/yovalley.html
1980 General Management Plan for Yosemite Village: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planning/gmp/village.html
*Also look at the latest Yosemite Valley Plan: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planning
Activity 18: Sustaining the Old Growth Forest
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
Climate of the Olympic National Park: http://www.sequim.com/park/climate.html
Instead of the Rainforest Action Network page, use http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/rforest/index.htm. You'll learn about the temperate rainforest by going through the tour. Answer questions b anc c on your worksheet.
Biomes of the World: http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/index.htm
Topographical map of Washington State: http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/maps1/wa.gif
Humboldt State Park: http://www.humboldtredwoods.org
Map of old growth forests in three different periods of this country’s growth: http://www.forestcouncil.org/learnmore/logging.htm
"Welcome to Your National Forests": http://www.ezl.com/ppg/pictures.htm
"Images Illustrating Environmental Subjects": http://geogweb.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/BainCalif/REDWOOD.HTML
"Stop Logging Our Public Lands": http://www.ezl.com/ppg/stop.htm
"How Does Clearcutting Affect Alaska's Forests?": http://www.akforest.org/clrcut.htm
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress http://www.cnie.org/nle/for-2.html
The Clearcutting Controversy - Myths and Facts: http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/forestry/clrcut.htm
What is Clearcutting?: http://www.nrdc.org/land/forests/fcut.asp
Why No Cut?: http://www.animatedsoftware.com/misc/stories/redwoods/redwoods.htm
Alta Vista search engine: http://altavista.com
Activity 19: Wildlife and the Oil Business
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
Gates of the Arctic Website Visitors Center at http://www.nps.gov/gaar/webvc.htm
Tundra Biome page: http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/tundra/index.htm
Porcupine Caribou Herd : http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/ANWR/anwrcaribou.html
Trans-Alaska Pipeline: http://wwwndo.ak.blm.gov/dalton/pipe1.htm
Alaska Science Forum: http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF12/1290.html
State of Alaska Online: http://www.state.ak.us
Defenders of Wildlife: http://www.defenders.org/arctic.html
Kenai Fjords National Park (Alaska Internet Travel Guide): http://www.alaskaone.com/nps/kfjo.htm
Kenai Fjords Tours: http://www.alaskaoutdoorjournal.com/Activities/Tours/kfjords.html
Oil Spill Public Information Center: http://www.oilspill.state.ak.us
Time Magazine: http://www.time.com
CNN Online: http://www.cnn.com
National Park Service Web site: http://www.nps.gov/parklists/pickstates.html
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP): http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Park/main.htm
John Donohue’s National Park Photos: http://www.serve.com/wizjd/parks/parks.html
National Geographic’s Destination Hawaii: The Big Island: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/hawaii/index.html
Volcano World: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu
What to See and Do in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/Parks/hawaii/things_to_do/what_to_do.html
