Parks, Politics, and the People (Chapter 7)

Parks, Politics, and the People

Chapter 7:
Other Emergency Period Programs

Carved by erosion, the scenic landscape of Badlands National Monument in South Dakota contains animal fossils forty million years old. Prairie grass supports bison, bighorn sheep, deer, and antelope. Courtesy National Park Service

Surf casting is a favorite form of recreation at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the North Carolina coast. The old lighthouse overlooks the "graveyard of the Atlantic," where many ships have foundered. The area was acquired with state funds matching a donation from the Mellon Foundations. Courtesy National Park Service

A Danish colonial sugar plantation on Saint John Island was restored to illustrate the history of Virgin Island National Park. Courtesy National Park Service

Not a sunset glow, but the natural color of this volcanic crater formed in A.D. 1100 suggested a name of Sunset Crater National Monument in Arizona. Courtesy National Park Service

Mabry Mill illustrates the mountain culture preserved along the Blue Ridge Parkway, which connects Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, a distance of 469 miles. Courtesy National Park Service


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