National Parks

Question 1

Antiquities Act

Answer 1

1906
Gave president the ability to appoint National Monuments
Used several times by Obama

Question 2

John Muir

Answer 2

Preservationist
Didn’t want nature to be touched at all
Wild places are necessary for the soul

Question 3

Pinchot

Answer 3

Conversationalist
Proposed a Forest Service would promote the well-managed use of their timber and other resources to serve “the greatest economic good for the greatest number”

Question 4

Yellowstone

Answer 4

US Grant made it a National Park

World’s first

Question 5

Mesa Verde

Answer 5

First archeological sight to gain national protection.

Question 6

Threats to National Parks

Answer 6

Wildlife management
Invasive species
Climate change (e.g., Glacier National Park)
Water problems (e.g., Biscayne National Park)
Adjacent development (e.g., The Grand Canyon; the Everglades.
Air pollution (e.g., Smoky Mountain National Park)
Transportation troubles (i.e., heavy use is wearing down roads inside parks)
The visitor experience (e.g., snowmobiling in Yellowstone; helicopter rides over the Grand Canyon)
Untold stories (i.e., insufficient staff to catalog all of the artifacts)
Crumbling infrastructure (e.g., Independence Hall, Ellis Island, and the San Antonio Missions)