Sentences with phrase «lands as a national park»

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.

Namibia has declared 42 % of its land as national park or protected area which includes almost the entire coastline.

Teddy didn't know any of those words, but it didn't stop him from protecting 194,000,000 acres of land as national parks and preserves, 42,000,000 acres of forests, wildlife refuges, and special interest areas, and founding the U.S. Forest Service.

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The Airbus EC130 B4 crashed just before sunset on Saturday on tribal land in a section of the Grand Canyon outside of the national park where air tours are not as highly regulated.

But while neighborhood groups sometimes have helped raise money for such amenities as playgrounds and field houses, perhaps the district's most valuable alliance has been with the non-profit Trust for Public Land, a national group that helps local governments acquire land for parks and open spLand, a national group that helps local governments acquire land for parks and open spland for parks and open space.

WHEATON — The Park District has been honored by the Midwest region of the National Park Service as the winner of its 1992 Land and Water Conservation Fund Innovation Award.

«This remarkable discovery illustrates the importance of America's public lands as places where scientists have access to perform research that benefits everyone,» said Cindy Ott - Jones, Superintendent of Big Bend National Park.

Indeed, if land managers in Africa were as well funded as Yellowstone National Park, at around $ 4,100 per square kilometer, they could afford to manage the average unfenced lion population at around two - thirds its potential size, a step up from the current status quo.

Land of the Leopard National Park will contain portions of Kedrovaya Pad Nature Reserve and Leopardoviy Federal Wildlife Refuge, which are already the cats» only Russian habitats, as well as some of the territory surrounding the two parks.

The Long Now Foundation made a serious commitment to the final clock when, in 1999 — or, as foundation literature renders this and all other years, «01999» — it bought 180 acres of desert mountain land adjoining Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada.

By comparing soil taken from 31 uncultivated prairie sites, such as cemeteries and national parks, with soil from agricultural land, Fierer's team identified microbes that probably inhabited the untouched prairies but were later lost.

Eleven percent of the Earth's land habitats are now set aside as national parks to conserve their biodiversity and ecosystem services; in contrast, less than 0.1 % of the world's oceans are fully protected, the researchers point out.

Impact Aid provides funding to school districts that have lost local tax revenue (which traditionally funds public schools) due to the presence of federal tax - exempt land, such as military installations, Native American reservations, or national parks.

«The land of glowing skies» is one of the nation's last untouched wildernesses, with over 85 % its 1,680 squared - kilometre area classified as National Park.

Plovers usually land in Northern California (from Point Reyes to Half Moon Bay), starting in April for their breeding and nesting season, but, as Ellis clarifies, he and Merkle haven't documented any plovers nesting or breeding in the Golden Gate National Parks.

The partnership of the national parks and San Francisco Public Library also will offer free community shuttles from nine branch libraries to national park sites such as Lands End, the Presidio, Crissy Field, Fort Point, and more.

The almost perfectly circular Pilanesberg national park, due to its lying literally in the void of a 1200 million year old volcano crater, lies 150 kilometres north west of Gauteng, virtually on the border of Sun City - one of the biggest draw cards to the area - and, by comparison, receives little of the acclaim it deserves... The 55 000 hectare Pilanesberg park opened in 1979 in one of the largest game resettlement projects in the history of South Africa, and possibly the most expensive as commercial farmers gave over land to be restocked with wildlife.

Mpumalanga, also known as «the land of the rising sun,» is home to the iconic Kruger National Park and is undoubtedly one of the most popular provinces in South Africa.

Ecuador's amazing Galápagos Islands are a collection of rocky, volcanic lands that are protected as part of the Galápagos National Park.

National Park Service Takes Lead in Promoting Access to Parks and Public Lands as Catalysts to Improved Public Health and Lower Healthcare Costs more

National Park Service Takes Lead in Promoting Access to Parks and Public Lands as Catalysts to Improved Public Health and Lower Healthcare Costs

SAN FRANCISCO»S LANDS END GETS A VISITOR CENTER WORTHY OF ITS WORLD - CLASS VIEWS Parks Conservancy and National Park Service Unveil New Lookout as Part of Ongoing Revitalization Project

«The new Lookout showcases Lands End as an amazing piece of San Francisco history,» said Greg Moore, President & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.

Embark on a safari of Addo Elephant National Park and witness the world's largest land - based animal as it ambles silently through the acacia trees.

We travel through pockets of temperate rainforest as well as National Parks and Forestry Land.

As with national parks in other countries, the idea here is to preserve the land and allow visitors access to its beauty at reasonable prices.

Its forests are actually a collection of parks that together comprise Redwood National and State Parks and Humboldt Redwoods State Park, as well as other public and private lparks that together comprise Redwood National and State Parks and Humboldt Redwoods State Park, as well as other public and private lParks and Humboldt Redwoods State Park, as well as other public and private lands.

The government of Ecuador has designated 97 % of the land area of the Galápagos Islands as the country's first national park.

In 1980, Congress designated five of the eight Channel Islands, Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara Islands, and 125,000 acres (51,000 ha) of submerged lands as Channel Islands National Park.

Somalisa Camp is set in the heart of the Hwange National Park which is known as the land of the giants because of the big elephant herds that inhabit it.

In September National Park Service biologist Dan Richards shared some of the wonder that captured his interest in marine science as he discussed the dynamic intertidal zone, an extreme environment that bridges land and sea.

Although Anacapa and Santa Barbara Islands were designated a national monument in 1938, it was not until March 5, 1980 that Congress established San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Barbara, and the submerged lands and waters within one nautical mile of each island as Channel Islands Nationnational monument in 1938, it was not until March 5, 1980 that Congress established San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Barbara, and the submerged lands and waters within one nautical mile of each island as Channel Islands NationalNational Park.

In 1995, the military transferred its land to Golden Gate National Recreation Area and in 2000, the last soldiers left Fort Baker as the 91st Division (Training Support) moved their activities to Camp Parks, California.

Minnesota may be the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but Katmai National Park and Preserve has nearly as many: 9,257 lakes in all.

Information on this page is for land administered by the National Park Service including Muir Woods National Monument, Fort Point National Historic Site, Alcatraz Island, Crissy Field, the Marin Headlands, Ocean Beach, as well as other sites.

The fire history of the landscape has been shaped by lightning, as well as by the land management practices of Native Americans, ranchers, loggers, the military, developers and, most recently, the National Park Service.

Amongst its many national treasures, Canada boasts a number of captivating national parks, preserved stretches of land that serve to protect the environment and its native species, as well as to educate the world in the ways of these often mysterious residents.

Public Notice: Federal Land Passes No Longer Available for Sale at Channel Islands National Park As of July 1, 2015, Channel Islands National Park will no longer sell federal lands passes.

This further protects the landscape, plants, and animals within public lands such as Katmai National Park and Preserve.

Darwin is gateway to Litchfield National Park, the Tiwi Islands, Kakadu and Arnhem Land as well as cross-continent journeys like the Ghan, Explorers Highway and Savannah Way.

Wysocki's fall was described as an accident that occurred Wednesday about 3:15 p.m. at Anacapa Island, where «Wysocki fell off the landing dock ladder as he was boarding the National Park Service (NPS) vessel Ocean Ranger,» according to a statement.

Enjoy an unforgettable holiday, visiting attractions such as Uluru / Ayers Rock, Kings Canyon, Watarrka National Park, Palm Valley, the Tanami Desert, Kakadu National Park, Arnhem Land and more.

Billy Can Tours offer camping or accommodated tours, visiting amazing national parks such as the Heritage - listed Kakadu National Park, Litchfield National Park and Arnhnational parks such as the Heritage - listed Kakadu National Park, Litchfield National Park and ArnhNational Park, Litchfield National Park and ArnhNational Park and Arnhem Land.

The «Five Lands», as it translates in English, is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of five small towns on the Mediterranean coast.

The One Tam Roving Ranger truly symbolizes the collaborative spirit of the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative, as it's the result of input from staff at the Marin Municipal Water District, California State Parks, Marin County Parks, National Park Service, and Parks Conservancy.

Established in 1972 with a land area enumerating 1 983 ha (the smallest of any Costa Rican national park), it is the destination of as many as 150,000 visitors annually and well known for its beautiful beaches and hiking trails.

All Hurtigruten's Antarctica expeditions departing from South - America offer optional on - land experiences such as the Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica), Machu Picchu (Peru), biking excursion through Santiago de Chile, the Atacama Desert, Patagonia and the Iguazu Falls (Argentina).

The first is by land, but for sure you will need a 4x4 as you will be driving through the Santa Rosa National Park on some of Costa Rica's worst roads accompanied by a million mosquitoes and eventually you will get to Playa Naranjo.

Hiking the Zion trifecta (as I like to call it)-- Observation Point, The Narrows & Angels Landing — has put Zion at the top of my U.S. National Park list.

Dominican Republic is the Caribbean's most bio-diverse country, with 25 percent of its lush land and pristine coastline protected as national parks, reserves and sanctuaries.