Nature Conservation
Whitebark pine tree monitoring: Whitebark monitoring team counting cones; Jacob W. Frank; 2023
About
Yellowstone National Park is as wondrous as it is complex. Established primarily to protect hydrothermal areas that contain about half the world's active geysers, the park also forms the core of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. At 28,000 square miles, it is one of the largest, nearly intact temperate-zone ecosystems on Earth. It preserves a great variety of terrestrial, aquatic, and microbial life.
Natural processes operate in an ecological context that has been less subject to human alteration than most others throughout the nation—and throughout the world. This makes the park an invaluable natural reserve and reservoir of information (National Park Service).
Helpful Resources
- Polluted Parks Report, National Parks Conservation Association
- Wildlife of Yellowstone, BBC Earth (video)
- Conservation Measures, National Park Service
Library Resources
Library of Congress Subject Headings
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