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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National ParkNPS Photo by Lisa Lynch
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Seventh Grade
 

The Magnitude of Wilderness
Wilderness is a unique American concept conceived by John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Robert Marshall, and Howard Zahniser. This unit familiarizes students with mapping skills, scale/ratio/area calculations, and size estimation while emphasizing the role of Wilderness in our American culture. (60 minutes)

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Rapids of Gunnison River  

Did You Know?
The Gunnison River through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park drops at an average of 95 feet per mile. By comparison, the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park drops an average of 7.5 feet per mile.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST