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National
Parks are
America's Treasures
NPS Photos from
left to right: Grand Canyon National Park, Washington Monument and
Jefferson Memorial,
Denali National Park and Preserve
The
National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American
people so that all may experience our heritage. These special places
are America's treasures. Some of these treasures are well known,
such as the Statute of Liberty, the George Washington Memorial,
or Yellowstone National Park. Others are not so well known, like
the sand dunes of Kobuk Valley National Park or the Valley of 10,000
Smokes in Katmai National Park and Preserve.
National
parks preserve historic areas and natural areas, and the rich resources
within. National parks are yours to enjoy and learn from, but above
all, they are treasures to be preserved for ourselves and for future
generations.
- Treasures
Units:
- National
Parks Treasure Hunt
- learn what the National Parks are all about and go on a treasure
hunt to find some of America's most treasured places. Grades
3-6.
- Footprints
into the Past and Future of Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
- Learn about
the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve: its history as a migration
route to the Americas, and its present-day arctic inhabitants
- plants, animals and Native peoples. Grade 4.
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