When ignorant adults don’t know what proper leave no trace principles are, try to make money off of resources, and don’t realize how important the national parks and forests are to our society, they can leave a very negative effect on national parks/forests and harm the true beauty of nature Not knowing what proper leave no trace principles are is one reason ignorant adults can leave a very negative effect on national parks and harm the true beauty of nature. The leave no trace organization says, “The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is a national organization that protects the outdoors by teaching and inspiring people to enjoy it responsibly,” (Leave No Trace Organization, 1). They provide the basic rules for people to follow when …show more content…
To get an idea of how many people try to make money off of these places Isaac Pearlman says, “The word ‘deforestation’ utterly fails to capture the ravaging and pillaging of the philippines old - growth forests that took place in the early and mid - twentieth century,” (Pearlman, 1). Many people are ruining the beauty the wilderness just to make some money. A second example of this is found on page one of Pearlman’s article where he says, “Illegal miners uproot giant mounds of earth digging for gold, which they find in large quantities in the park,” (Pearlman, 1). There is a good chance to make money off of resources in the parks which is why so many people harm them, but the damage from this illegal mining and ravaging of resources is overwhelming for the national parks and …show more content…
As Theodore Roosevelt once said, "To exist as a Nation, to prosper as a State and to live as a people, we must have trees," (Westerhold, 1). Trees and national parks are truly important to our society and the people who are harming them most likely don’t know the importance of them. Protecting the national parks and trees will help our nation grow and people may not know that which is why they continue to harm them. As Jamie Westerhold says in her article about the Tongass National Forest, “ America’s most precious and endangered forests are far more valuable standing than cut down,” (Westerhold, 1). These endangered forests are so valuable because some of them are endangered or even some of the plants and animals that live there which could lead to extinction and the future generations wouldn’t be able to experience these amazing
Forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet. They produce vital oxygen and provide homes for people and wildlife. Many of the world’s most threatened and endangered animals live in forests, and 1.6 billion people rely on benefits forests offer, including food, fresh water, clothing, traditional medicine and shelter (drug war facts, Page 1).
In “The Stream-Flow Controversy: A Conservation Turning Point,” conservationists argued that the United States will be lead down a “irretraceable path of desiccation and destruction” due to its maltreatment of forests (59). Even though the conservationists
Cronon argues that “any way of looking at nature that encourages us to believe we are separate from nature—as wilderness tends to do—is likely to reinforce environmentally irresponsible behavior” (87). Yet if we were to view ourselves as one with nature, as we are, then perhaps society would be more concerned with protecting and preserving the entire natural world, versus specific areas that have been deemed worthy. I personally achieve a much more satisfactory escape from human modernization by simply going off the grid and finding my own wilderness that is distant from all signs of humans versus a regulated park. A national park is similar to a museum; one simply looks around and attempts to gain insight on the subject at hand, yet there is no possible way to actually immerse yourself in the display. Although individuals do not realize this – they are not aware of what true wilderness looks like given that no one boasts about it. There is such a distinct line between actual wilderness and the false one that people idealize, that genuine wilderness is disappearing, since it is not actively being preserved. However, by actively preserving wilderness, would we not be separating ourselves further from
Since its creation in 1916, the National Park Service (NPS) has had to balance between its two goals, which are to preserve wilderness and nature and to provide the public with access to these wonders in a monitored environment. These two goals tend to create a conflict for the NPS because as soon as one goal is given more priority than the other, the administration of national parks is harshly criticized by the public. The accusation that by allowing people to experience the wilderness, the NPS is corrupting the natural environment is very common, as well, as the criticism towards the lack of government funding to preserve nature and history. However, regardless of arguable criticism and a certain need for improvement, after one hundred years,
Although many people disagree. Many people say that foraging or hunting for their meals in places can be illegal. In the article “Is foraging bad for the environment” it says, “Motivated by profit, some foragers break the law, stealing herbs and edible flowers from parks or private lands where removing plants from the landscaping is prohibited”.This shows that many people hunt in parks and they do not know that they are hunting illegally. Although in the article “Forager's Dilemma: What’s right and wrong with gathering wild foods” John McReynolds says,“There’s a right to forage,” says McReynolds, “though at the same time, the forager has an obligation not to trespass on private property and to respect nature”. This is saying that people can not control where people chose to forage/hunt for their food. Foraging is legal but it is up to the person who is foraging/hunting to determine if it is legal or not. It is not a person’s responsibility to pick where the forage/hunter goes to hunt their food,, it is their job to do that.
We must fight against so much corruption, that we don’t seem to be able to make any new strides in national park building. I didn’t know that the US had camps for Japanese citizens during WW2, I’m glad that they got some peace from the national parks.
...sts for example it is illegal to collect plants and disturbs the animals, the nature must be left in its original place. There were actually residents in this park and farming too, but now they’re gone and its area consist of mostly forest though it’s still healing from the farms. Cape Breton Highlands National Park is a beautiful place and should be respected.
John Muir once said, “Where one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” His understanding of the connection of nature to the world would be helpful regarding today’s ethical issue of clearcutting happening in Tongass National Forest. Firstly, this practice involves completely clearing an area of trees, regardless of the shape and usability. Then, the remaining scrub and brush are just burned off which leaves smoky haze for several days. Tongues Nation Forest is considered the “crown jewel” of America’s forest because it is the home to 800 years old trees, black and brown bears, wolves, bald eagles, Sitka black-tailed deer, moose, humpback, whales, orcas, sea otters, Steller sea lions. However, Sealaska, the largest private land owner in the Southeast Alaska wants to invade the forest through clear cut logging.Clearcutting or clearfelling can have serious environmental impacts. Abrupt removal of shady shield trees will
National forests, or the sections of land set aside by the government for public use, were first established in 1891. It wasn't until June 4, 1897, however, that the first logging operations were permitted (Ending...). Since then, approximately forty million acres of national forest have been destroyed (Thirteen). According to Dominick DellaSala, the Director of U.S. Conservation Programs, "The United States currently has one of the poorest forest protection standards of any developed nation on Earth" (Wildlands...). For a good part of this century, our national forests have been heavily logged, mined and exploited for the good of corporate America, destroying much of our worlds delicate forest ecosystems. There is absolutely no justification economically, nor ecologically to allow logging operations to continue in our national forests (Thirteen...).
Cutting trees would give us, human beings, a less difficult time living. The article, “Tree Loss” states “ People cut down trees to make room for new farms, housing developments, highways and cities. ” I believe that cutting trees would leave space for new trees to grow. In addition, cutting trees would give space for structures and buildings. Also, the article, “ Tree Loss ” states “ Trees are used to make newspapers, computer paper,
of for years. In today's society the most people who go to our national parks are old, white people who have the time to go visit them. The rest of society is too busy, whether they are in school, at work, or just using new technology. Many believe that because the new generation is always on their phones that they do not care for national parks but that might not be the case. While the NPS do provide multiple protection services to our national parks they do not successfully promote the parks towards the new generation and without their interest, the services given would be futile.
When it came to enjoying the national parks, I was taught that if you value something, you should take care of it. This can be your home, the community around it or even your work center. As to how this applies to me as an aircraft maintainer in my work center, I am constantly challenged to get the most mileage out of the resources that are available. One of the ways that we are taught to be good conservators of these resources is by implementing a comprehensive foreign object awareness and damage prevention program. This begins on day one, and helps to prevent unnecessary costs incurred by preventable damage. By taking ownership of the flight line, I am actively doing my part to conserve resources that allows my squadron to accomplish our mission. This is can be as simple as if I see something on the ground, I know that I need to pick it up. To me, this is the same as picking up trash in a park. I didn’t leave that rock on the flight line, and I will not be piloting the aircraft on the taxiway. By picking up the rock, I make sure that I preserve the area as I found it in order for it to be useable by the aircrew getting ready to launch out, and I save our engine mechanic some work when the jet returns, assuming that the rock didn’t cause a catastrophic failure. This also translates to how I behave when I participate in when I
“… It is apparent, then, that we cannot decide the question of development versus preservation by a simple referral to holy writ or an attempt to guess the intention of the founding fathers; we must make up our own minds and decide for ourselves what the national parks should be and what purpose they should serve.”-Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire
II.Audience connection/credibility: It is very important for us to understand that trees do so much for our environment and we need to stop destroying the trees because trees provide a home for many creatures, they are the lungs of our world. Trees have medicinal benefits, that are very useful to the human race. Trees are very beneficial to the world and it is unethical to keep destroying the trees.
Trees are one of the most important parts of the biosphere. They provide oxygen, which is one of the largest producers of life. Humans live and strive off of oxygen every second of their lives. Not just humans need oxygen to survive and thrive on Earth, but animals, and other creatures on the planet do as well. Trees are a huge part of all life and if they were gone, there would consequently be no form of life. Not only do trees create all forms of life, but they create beautiful surroundings for an area and create a comfortable and shady environment for all surrounding life. Even though trees seem to be everywhere you look, the planet is losing billions upon billions of them a year. Anywhere from three billion to six billion trees are lost every year, ("How Many Trees Are Cut Down Every Year? Rainforest Action Network Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2014”). With this fact in thought, it shows that planting one tree can create a bigger difference than you realize.