Forestry and Natural Resources
Unit 19: Rural Recreation
Core Area: Forestry and Natural Resources
Unit 19: Rural Recreation
Lessons:
Lesson 1:
Lesson 2:
Lesson 3:
Lesson 4:
Lesson 5:
Lesson 6:
National Park Service
California State Parks
Law Enforcement
California Fish and Sport/Commercial Fishing
California Hunting
Camping and Backpacking
Performance Standards:
7.9 Outdoor Recreation
Students will understand recreation from the perspectives of the recreational
enthusiast and the resource manager. Students will understand how to handle
outdoor emergency situations.
References:
Camp, W.G., Daugherty, T.B. Managing Our Natural Resources. Second Edition. Delmar
Publishers Inc. New York. 1991.
Owen, O.S., Chiras, D.D., Reganold, J.P. Natural Resource Conservation , Seventh
Edition. Prentice Hall, New Jersey. 1998.
http://www.nps.gov
http://www.npca.org
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Core Area: Forestry and Natural Resources
Unit 19: Rural Recreation
Lesson 1: National Park Service
Duration: 3 Hours
Students will be able to:
1. Identify important dates in the history of the National Park Service.
2. Identify the different park units within the National Park Service.
3. List facilities and activities available at National Parks.
Suggested Activities:
19.1A Adopt a National Park - Working in groups, adopt a National Park (use “Parks as
Classrooms” <http://www.nps.gov/parkclass.html>
19.1B Design a Fictitious National Park - choose a location and design the park with
appropriate natural, cultural and historic features.
19.1C Explore the Yosemite Implementation Plan -- comment
<http://www.nps.gov/planning/yosemite/vip>
Teaching Outlines
I. Public Recreation: National Parks (TM p 5 & 6)
A. History
1. 1872 Yellowstone National Park created (first national park)
2. 1890 Yosemite National Park (first national park in California)
3. 1906 Antiquities Act: gave the president power to set aside historic
landmarks, structures and other objects of natural and/or scientific interest
4. 1916 National Park Service Act: created the National Park Service
5. 1917 Mt. McKinley National Park created (incorporated into Denali National
Park in 1980)
6. 1919 Grand Canyon National Park created
7. 1933 Transfer of national monuments, battlefields and memorials from other
agencies to the National Park Service
8. 1934 Everglades National Park created
9. 1964 Wilderness Act: established national Wilderness Preservation System;
land within these areas are protected because of their exceptional value to
wilderness; human activity is restricted within these areas; all lands within this
system are federally controlled by one of the following agencies: the National
Park Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land
Management and the US Department of Forestry
10. 1968 National Trail System Act: established protection for national historic
and scenic trails, including the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, Oregon, Trail of
Tears, etc.; provides for a continuous, protected scenic corridor
11. 1968 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: preserved selected rivers which, “with their
immediate environments, possess outstanding ... scenic, recreational, geologic,
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fish and wildlife, historic, cultural or other similar values, shall be preserved
in free-flowing condition.”
12. 1978 National Park and Recreation Act: most comprehensive national park
legislation in history; provided for increased land acquisition, development
and boundary changes; designated 14 new areas as National Park units
13. 1988 Yellowstone fires: after decades of fire suppression, natural elements
combined, resulting in huge fires that burned much of the park; as a result, fire
suppression practices have been changed, favoring a more natural burn cycle
14. 1997 Yosemite floods: in January 1997 a massive flood hit the Yosemite
Valley, destroying campgrounds, hiking trails and park buildings; as a result,
much the Valley’s development plan has been reconsidered
B. Type of park units within the National Park Service
1. 31 designated National Park in the United States
a. Acadia National Park (Maine)
b. Arches National Park (Utah)
c. Badlands National Park (South Dakota)
d. Big Bend National Park (Texas)
e. Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)
f. Canyonlands National Park (Utah)
g. Capitol Reef National Park (Utah)
h. Crater Lake National Park (Oregon)
I. Death Valley National Park (California)
j. Denali National Park (Alaska)
k. Everglades National Park (Florida)
l. Glacier National Park (Montana)
m. Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)
n. Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming)
o. Haleakala National Park (Hawaii)
p. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Hawaii)
q. Joshua Tree National Park (California)
r. Kenai Fjords National Park (Alaska)
s. Lassen Volcanic National Park (California)
t. Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado)
u. Mount Rainier National Park (Washington)
v. Olympic National Park (Washington)
w. Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona)
x. Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado)
y. Saguaro National Park (Arizona)
z. Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park (California)
aa. Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)
bb. Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Dakota)
cc. Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming)
dd. Yosemite National Park (California)
ee. Zion National Park (Utah)
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2. There are hundreds of National Monuments, National Historic Sites, etc.
a. Military and historic sites: National Battlefield, National Battlefield Park,
National Battlefield Site, National Historic Park, National Historic Site,
National Monument, National Memorial, National Military Park
b. Scenic and wilderness sites: National Lake, National Preserve, National
River, National Recreation Area, National Seashore, National Scenic
Riverway, National Scenic Trail, National Scenic River
C. Facilities and activities offered
1. Camping (developed - backcountry)
2. Hiking
3. Interpretive and/or educational exhibits
4. Horseback riding (allowed on designated trails only)
5. Boating
6. Fishing
7. Swimming
8. Skiing
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National Parks in California
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King’s Canyon National Park, Three Rivers 93271
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral 96063
Sequoia National Park, Three Rivers 093271
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite 95389
Death Valley National Monument, Death Valley 92328
Devils Postpile National Monument, Yosemite 95389
Joshua Tree National Monument, Twenty-Nine Palms 92277
Lava Beds National Monument, Tulelake 96134
Pinnacles National Monument, Paicine 95043
Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes 94956
Channel Islands National Monument, Oxnard 93030
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego 92106
John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez 94553
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley 94941
Redwood National Park, Crescent City 95531
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Redding 96095
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National Forests in California
For information on facilities and
activities in the National Forests of
California, contact:
National Forest Headquarters
630 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
And request their recreation guide to
National Forests in California.
Six Rivers
Klamath
Modoc
Lassen
ShastaTrinity
Plumas
Tahoe
El Dorado
Toiyabe
Menodino
Stanislaus
Inyo
Sierra
Sequoia
San Bernardino
Los Padres
Angeles
Cleveland
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