The First National Park
Located in both Wyoming and Montana, Yellowstone is home to many different types of wildlife along with many natural occurring things, like the natural hot spring geysers. The "claim to fame" for Yellowstone was that it was the first national park in United States history. Your mission is to explain how national parks came to be, why Yellowstone was chosen to be the first, and what makes Yellowstone different from other National Parks. What is being preserved in Yellowstone? What lives there?
Resources:
http://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm
http://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/
http://www.wyomingtourism.org/thingstodo/detail/Yellowstone-National-Park/4796
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/yellowstone-national-park/
http://visitmt.com/national_parks/yellowstone/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94800481
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Resources:
http://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm
http://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/
http://www.wyomingtourism.org/thingstodo/detail/Yellowstone-National-Park/4796
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/yellowstone-national-park/
http://visitmt.com/national_parks/yellowstone/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94800481
Click here to go back to your region page or here for the home page.