Episode 8: National Parks

National Parks around the world offer a view of the landscape that might have been seen by people hundreds of years before. Learn about how the national parks in the US came to be and some interesting correlations.

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Source Material:

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/historyculture/yellowstoneestablishment.htm

https://www.britannica.com/science/national-park

https://www.nps.gov/neri/a-river-runs-through-it.htm

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/national-parks-contributed-record-high-$55-6-billion-to-u-s-economy-supported-415-000-jobs-in-2023.htm

https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/how-many-national-parks-are-there

https://npshistory.com/series/archeology/bae/bul/51/sec9.htm

https://www.nps.gov/articles/john-muir.htm

https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/buffalo-soldiers

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/buffalosoldiers/upload/BUSO_SRS_508b.pdf

Our National Parks, by John Muir

Mysteries of the National Parks, by Mike Bezemek

National Parks, by Kate Siber