Park profile: Redwood National Park
Park profile: Redwood National Park
March 25, 2016 - A forest of Redwood trees is magical, a tad eerie, and amazingly peaceful but is Hagrid around the bend?
 
   
Extra! Extra! Writing Practice Practice your writing skills by summarizing the information contained in the story at the left. What is the main point of the story? What are the key findings? Why is the story an important one? What are its implications? When finished, you can print or email or save your document to Google Drive.
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Follow along with Student News Net as we crisscross the country this year covering stories from national parks to celebrate the National Park Service Centennial on Aug. 25, 2016. Stories will be organized into three themes: Civil War to Civil Rights, Science and Technology, and American History. Watch the boxes fill with stories, photos, and video. What a terrific way to learn across all subjects! Of course, you can also follow us on Twitter! - @snnheadlines


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American History
 

 
 

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The National Park Service (NPS) was established on Aug. 25, 1916 during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson.
On March 1, 1872, Congress approved Yellowstone as the nation's (and the world's) first national park. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the law.
The NPS now includes 408 sites covering more than 84 million acres.
The 408 sites include historical parks or sites, national monuments, national parks, battlefields or military parks, preserves, recreation areas, seashores, parkways, lakeshores and reserves.
In 1920, there were 1 million recreational visits to national parks. In 2014, there were 292.8 million visits.
The NPS budget for fiscal year 2014 was $2.6 billion.
The NPS employs more than 20,000 permanent, temporary, and seasonal workers.
Volunteers-In-Parks (VIPs) donate about 6.7 million hours annually.
National parks contain at least 247 species of threatened or endangered plants and animals.
National parks contain more than 167 million museum artifacts, including George Washington's inaugural coat and Carl Sandburg's typewriter.
   
  *from www.nps.gov (overview)

 
 
 
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