When people talk about national parks, they usually talk about Yellowstone, or Yosemite or the Grand Canyon. Crater Lake lies in the caldera of an ancient volcano called Mount Mazama that collapsed 7,700 years ago, according the the National Parks Service. Established in 1956, the park features Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Washington Square and Christ Church.
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“The U.S. National Parks are full of wonders, but most people don’t get the chance to visit in person”.
The National Park Service is also holding a celebration for Acadia’s centennial on Saturday at the Jordan Pond House.
Daines says Congress needs to make funding the parks a priority and find a reliable, consistent funding mechanism for protecting the parks.
This evolution in parks also led to an evolution in the job of park ranger.
“We actually are expecting to have Charles Sheldon’s grandson, Charles Sheldon, come and celebrate with us in February on our actual, real birthday”, McAloon said. But possibly the biggest and most significant party took place in Yellowstone, the world’s first national park.
The parks’ centennial celebrations were exactly the exclamation point you’d want to mark the end of a century of preservation.
Even as we consider the great legacy of leaders who understood the importance of national lands, let’s put pressure on future leaders to take steps via laws and budgets to preserve those gifts.
Crew member Sherman Windley, an aviation specialist, said the crew got the opportunity to see the cliff dwellings in the park, including Balcony House. It works for iPhones and it will help people to explore new parks of the park or trails.
“We’re proud to have reached this 100-year milestone, and we’re using it to focus on setting the national parks up for the next 100 years”, Parker said.
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The entire peninsula became a national park in 1974 when the fort, which was known as Sandy Hook Proving Ground and later Fort Hancock, was deactivated and the state park reverted to the federal government. Yellowstone Superintendent, Dan Wenk, says he hopes the next 100 years will continue to see conservation efforts, like working with neighboring areas to provide the best migratory routes for wildlife.
