Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Violations of hunting laws and regulations concerning wildlife management, local or international wildlife conservation schemes constitute wildlife crimes that are typically punishable. In rural areas of the United States, the key motives for poaching are poverty. Wildlife biologists and conservationists consider poaching to have a detrimental effect on biodiversity both within and outside protected areas as wildlife populations decline, species are depleted locally, and the functionality of…

graffiti distracts the eye of the beholder from the true beauty of nature. According to Cherokee One Feather, graffiti permanently damages natural resources: Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers remind visitors that graffiti not only detracts from the natural beauty of the park, but can also permanently damage irreplaceable resources. Park resources including one of the best collections of log buildings in the eastern U.S., backcountry hiking shelters, live trees, stone walls, bridges,…

Achievement Can Be Everything: An Analysis of “Langston Hughes’ “Harlem” Anyone from anywhere in the world can have an aspiration. Some may come true while others could possibly never have the chance of blooming. Few may be ridiculous whereas others could actually be legit. Unfortunately, most think that the place in which one lives could have an impact upon the achievement or failure of that hope. In his poem “Harlem,” Langston Hughes inspires his readers to persevere towards their desires…

Band of Cherokee Indians do not live on a reservation because they had paid for the land. Today, these 57,000 acres are known as the Qualla Boundary, located in the heart of the Appalachian Region. It is bordered by Great Smoky Mountain National Park to its north and Nantahala National Forest to its south. The tribe has…

In addition, colorful granite mountains can be found in all directions surrounding the lake. Upon any mountain you will be able to view the flora of Tahoe and powdery snow, but Heavenly Ski Resort is the best to place to go. It takes you on a gondola ride all the way to the highest peak in Lake Tahoe. The gondolas carry passengers for more than 2 miles through the mountains, on top of towering trees and in every direction there is a crystal clear panoramic…

National parks all over the United States had to close their doors to the public and lost about $500 million in visitor spending nationwide. The Great Smoky Mountain, on an average from 2010-2012, receives about 1,176,720 visitors in October, equating to around $ 91.4 million, but in October 2013 that dropped to about $65.8 million. This is among one of the numerous parks that experienced a steep decline. Not to mention the 5 states (California…

meat a day and can travel up to 20 miles a day to find it. These wolves communicate in many ways, vocalization through howling, their body postures or facial expressions, and scent marking. The native habitats of Red wolves were forests, wetlands, mountains, and coastal prairies. Red wolves are habitat generalists which means they can live almost anywhere that their prey is and where there is minimal human involvement. Red wolves tend to live in dens located in dense vegetation and in deep…

problem. Fourteen animals that were thought to be pure bread Red Wolves were selected. The breeding program began at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. (National Parks) In 1976, the breeding program was used to test how the Red Wolf would be affected after being reintroduced into the wild. They released two Red Wolves onto Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge’s Bulls Island. Since the Red Wolves were so use to being in captivity the experiment was unsuccessful. (Red Wolf Recovery Project) …

cabin near Pittman Center, Tennessee, on the banks of the Little Pigeon River, on January 19, 1946. Robert Lee Parton Sr. (1921–2000) and Avie Lee Caroline (née Owens; 1923–2003) had twelve children, of whom she is the fourth. Parton's maternal great-great-grandmother, Rebecca (Dunn) Whitted, is the source of her middle name. "Lee" Parton was a sharecropper and subsequently had a small tobacco farm and some land in the East Tennessee highlands, where Parton was born. His work as a construction…

THE BIOGRAPHY OF DOLLY PARTON Dolly Parton Introduction Dolly Parton Young Actress and country music legend Dolly Parton got her start in the industry in the 1960s performing with country superstar Porter Wagoner. After that, she went solo and had a string of hits including Joshua, Jolene, I Will Always Love You, Here You Come Again, and Islands in the Stream. Her distinctive voice and insightful lyrics have garnered her several accolades, including ten Grammys, and in 1999 she was welcomed…