Sentences with phrase «as a national park»

In recognition of its ecological importance, the peaks were designated as a national park in 1996.

Without additional time, these standards are so severe that even pristine areas with little or no industrial activity, such as national parks, would fail to meet the standards.

Nearly two - thirds of the island is designated as national park land, featuring well - marked trails that are highly popular with bird - watchers.

More than 13 beaches protected as a national park.

But the central government needs to recognize that this is a natural heritage site, and it needs to be preserved as a national park.

It is sometimes referred to as «the bush capital» as over half the region is classified as national park or nature reserve.

If you're applying for a job as a national parks worker or as an office manager, include skills pertinent to that position.

Polish scientists worked to protect the least spoiled area of forest with the greatest density of big trees, first as a nature reserve and then as a national park in 1932.

It opens as a national park attraction in the fall of 1973.

The island, designated as a national park, is surrounded by marine life.

Groups such as the National Park Service and the Earthwatch Institute, among others, help fund the research led by the Michigan Tech faculty.

TIP 2: The Bureau of Land Management (as well as the National Park Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service) has wild land firefighting positions available through its Fire and Aviation program (headquartered at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho).

Inland adventures can also be organized to Maya archeological sites as well as national parks for birding, hiking, ziplining, and caving.

Declared as a national park in 1998, the island is home to some 150 bird species.

Together with the Foundation, Brown is leading a program which protects Tasmania's Tarkine Wilderness from a renewed push for mining in the region and lay the groundwork for its permanent protection as a national park, to be managed by Aboriginal leaders.

In 1980, Congress designated Anacapa, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands and 125,000 acres of submerged lands as a national park because they possess unique natural and cultural resources.

The park is named after the famous Guanacaste tree and it earned its status as a national park in 1990.

It was established as a National Park in 1971primarily to protect and preserve the intact old growth forest, interesting wildlife, pristine white sand beaches, unspoiled natural beauty and one of the most impressive caves systems in the world.The Park features a spectacular limestone or karst mountain landscape.

In the United States we have long preserved scenic areas as national parks and tried to control exploitation of resources in national forests.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Supporters of a plan to designate Fort Ontario in Oswego as a national park received a boost Monday when U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand introduced legislation backing the idea.

Supporters of a plan to designate Fort Ontario in Oswego as a national park received a boost when U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand introduced legislation backing the idea.

The results, published in the March issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, show how bears» diets have changed over the years as the National Park Service took different approaches to managing bears and people in Yosemite.

We are so pleased that the Trust and the Parks Conservancy are now able to turn their attention to the Presidio's mission as a national park for all,» said Robert D. Haas, a Haas, Jr..

Last thing, make sure to read the fine print as most of the liveaboards have external fees such as National park tariffs and equipment rental.

Originally known simply as National Park, the park gained the Royal moniker in 1955, acknowledging Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Australia the previous year, when she passed through the area on a Wollongong to Sydney train.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven refugee shelter in Oswego would be designated as a national park site under a bill introduced Thursday by U.S. Rep. John Katko.

Katko says the multi-year process to establish Fort Ontario and the adjacent Safe Have museum as a National Park is one step closer to becoming a reality.

The findings come as the National Park Service considers whether to restrict snowmobile use for the sake of wildlife.

The purpose of the project is to improve the seismic, structural, and traffic safety of the existing Doyle Drive, while being sensitive to the Presidio of San Francisco and its purpose as a National Park.

Enshrined as a national park in 1964 and encompassing a whopping 527 square miles, Canyonlands is Disneyland for off - road adventurers.

Fort Barry and Fort Cronkhite — whose structures now serve as National Park Service facilities — were once nerve centers of Marin Headlands military activities long ago.

The project, known, as the Presidio Tunnel Tops will open in 2019, marking the Presidio's 25th anniversary as a national park.

It is not as primitive as some National Parks we have visited.

Part of the site was proposed as a National Park by Waight (1968) and the whole site was proposed as a National Reserve by a FAO (1978).

As a national park located within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Green Island has been a popular day visitor destination for generations with guests from around the world experiencing this unique World Heritage area every year.

It's the ideal starting point to visit some surrounding locations as the National Park, nearby rafting rivers and canopy tours, surfing or horseback riding.

Inaugurated as a national park in 1994, Death Valley is in fact the largest national park in the United States, spanning an impressive 3.4 million acres.

Contact Marco Gonzalez Maya Site The Marco Gonzalez Maya Site was signed into being as a National Park on April 1st, 2011.

As the National Park encompasses a one mile radius around the islands, kayaking around the islands on non-landing trips are also prohibited until the park reopens.

Greg Moore, who began his career as a National Park Service ranger and environmental planner, has devoted his professional life to national parks, public lands, and urban parks.

The island covers 650 hectares - 5kms from north to south and 3.5 kms from east to west, and whilst being the largest resort island in the Whitsundays, only 30 % of it is developed with 70 % remaining as National Park.

The Alcatraz Island is operated as a national park where many other cruise companies sail around it and are open for tours.