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Visiting a national park is great way to learn about science and nature, whether it’s in the field of biology, ecology, or geology. There are 58 national parks in the U.S.national park systemall with unique land features andecosystems.Yellowstone National Park, our first national park, has some of the most diverse and spectacular features of any park in our country. Vast valleys spiked with sagebrush and indian paintbrush and lofty mountains peaks with alpine tundra support a host of wildlife including grizzly bears, gray wolves, bison, and elk. However, Yellowstone is most notable for its remarkable hydrothermal wonders ofgeysers, mudpots, and hot springs.

In contrast,Everglades National Parkin southern Florida features miles and miles of subtropicwetlandsand is home to rare andendangered speciessuch as the American crocodile, West Indian manatee, and the Florida panther. The Everglades also contains the largestmangroveecosystem in the western hemisphere.

AlthoughYosemite National Parkwas not the first park in our country’s national park system, it was the first to inspire naturalistJohn Muirto promote the national park idea and the work toward creation of the United States National Park Service. Consequently, Yosemite was designated a national park in 1890, 14 years after Yellowstone’s designation. His studies on the geology andglaciersof Yosemite led to the accepted theory of the formation of Yosemite’s vast and dramatic valleys by glacial movement.

To find out more about our national parks, a good place to start is theNational Parks杂志。您可以简单地单击出版物tab at the top of theBasic Searchpage

and browse through each issue, or do an advanced search by inserting the magazine’s title in the Publication Name field at the bottom of theAdvanced Searchpage, then search by keyword.

Another way of finding resources is through the Topics tab at the top of the search page. Simply click through on Reference, Regional Studies, Countries of the World, North America, United States, and Geography to find information on National Parks.

There’s also the Browse Research Topics function on theBasic Searchpage where most national parks are covered.

Simply click on Browse Research Topic, click on the appropriate letter, then browse through all the topics alphabetically until you find the park you’re interested in.