State Park Impact

Looking out at Lake Michigan at sunset is one undoubtedly one of the most beautiful scenes, the orange-yellow rays of the sun melt into cold blue water. This is just one of the beautiful scenes that I got to experience when I camped at Peninsula State Park. Peninsula State Park is a park located in the Northeastern part of Wisconsin, it positioned very close to Door County. Peninsula State Park is 3,776-acre park located right on Lake Michigan, which provides stunning views. There are also many things to do right near the park grounds. This article will provide three things to do while visiting Peninsula State Park.

An article by Elizabeth G. Daerr, titled, Town Reaps Rewards of Park It Once Opposed. The article “Focuses on the economic benefits of the Kenai Fjords National Park to the small neighboring town of Seward, Alaska, which originally opposed its creation” (Daerr). In 1980, the town of Seward opposed the creation of the park because they feared it would interfere with the town’s development of mining and fishing (Daerr). Since the development of the park, the town has seen pretty much all success. According to Daerr, residents in Seward have seen a higher standard of living, more restaurant and job choices, and a good relation with the parks services (Daerr). Some of the miniscule negatives are seasonal activity, crowding and shortage of housing, and low-wage seasonal jobs

In 2016, the National Park Service (NPS) celebrated 100 years of preservation and conservation of our nation’s parks, monuments, and historical sites. Currently, the federal government has proposed significant proposed budget cuts to the National Park Service. If the government makes these cuts, then Americans could lose the national parks along with the beauty, culture, and history that comes with them. This would happen because the NPS would lose most of its funding that is needed in order to keep the national parks well­preserved. Investing in the NPS should be a priority in our nation because it provides educational programs, unites all ages and races, and preserves and conserves the national parks.

In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, she reveals that society enforces strong racial boundaries, and when one is only associated with another of a different race they are labelled as strange and regarded as an outsider. In the story, young Scout Finch learns life lessons from her father Atticus, a lawyer in their small town, Maycomb. Throughout the novel many people disapprove of Atticus for his job since he defends black people and for the way he raises his children to accept everyone no matter their skin color. Scout is often taunted and picked on for her dad’s profession at school and even by relatives; at Christmas time, their cousin, Francis, humiliates Scout for having “a [negro]-lover” as a dad and describes how it “[mortifies]

Centennial Parklands is one of the world’s most visited public parklands, with more than 20 million visits made to the Parklands’ annually. The Park is 2.2 square kilometres in area, originally swampland, known as Lachlan Swamps and is located adjacent to another two large public spaces, Moore Park and Queens Park. The Parklands are administered by The Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust, a NSW Government agency whose responsibilities cover low-lying wetlands, ornamental lakes, pine and native forests, expanses of grass, to playing fields, a golf course, tennis and netball courts and the Entertainment Quarter at nearby Moore Park. Centennial Park is one of Australia 's most famous parks and is listed on the Register of the National Estate. [3]

Proponents of protection of public lands have argued that the restrictions on the use of public lands would lead to economic growth by enhancing the amenity value of the locality. For example, protection of public lands provides a variety of natural amenities that can allow local residents and visitors to easily access to recreational opportunities (Cline et al, 2011). Consequently, these characteristics of public lands increase seasonal home ownership and visitors’ expenditures, and thus enhance economic growth in the gateway communities. In contrast, opponents of protection of public lands have argued that

For my essay topic I will be exploring the question of how to eliminate overcrowding while balancing maintenance of Colorado outdoor public recreation areas. I am interested in this topic as I personally use the public areas in Colorado, and I want to see what methods are truly effective going forward to ensure that the residents of Colorado have public access to enjoy the beautiful recreational areas of our state. Many people choose to live in Colorado to be able to take advantage of the temperate climate and access to spectacular mountain areas that are shared with visitors from all over the world. The ability to use the parks in Colorado is determined by state and national government, and there are many vested parties seeking to influence how they are managed. Stakeholders include those proposing change in national policy to drastically cut back on funding, preservation groups, and those considering how to honor the initial mission statements of

Beginning in the 1920s, state parks were becoming more systematized. There were many places that were great to build a national park, but there were some places that were not as desirable for a national park, so these places were turned into state parks. However, the main point of creating a state park was to create more places for people to visit, especially for people who were unable to travel as far as the west to

The use of special districts to administer parks and recreation services originates from a successful experiment by New York City in SSSS. The city created a commission to depoliticize the provision of parks and recreation services, which led to the development of Central Park. Following this model of success, a number of states now have some form of park district that span a range of services, including open space protection, land conservation, environmental education, and leisure activities. Local governments increasingly offload parks and recreation responsibilities to special districts because they require large capital investments and they benefit from district boundaries drawn according to public use. The impact of tax limitations and pressure on general funds also encourages development of park districts. Flickinger and Murphy () provide insight from a park director in Illinois who believes special taxing status is essential because park and recreation departments tend “to take a back seat to streets, police, fire, utilities, and other ‘mandatory’ services when time came to set or cut budgets and hire qualified personnel” (1990, p. 153).Though parks and recreation are a common form of district, research evaluating its success is limited in both quantity and scope.

One of the most important aspects of American culture is the long history of conservation that very few countries have, thanks to the National Park Service, which is a Federal institution. The United States possesses some of the best­preserved landmarks in the world. However, in recent years, the government has proposed budget cuts to the NPS, which will severely limit its ability to properly maintain the parks. Because of the economic and historical

Each park can be used for education and to learn more about the environment and sciences. There are currently 417 national parks (www.nps.gov), which are located in different states and areas. The national park system is not only composed of state parks, but also monuments, trails, and seashores. When I learned this, my passion for wanting to protect the national park system grew stronger, as the system encompasses so much more than what people think. There are many different attractions in each national park, and each one is unique. Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is known for its hot springs, while Harding Icefield Trail in Alaska is known for its glaciers (www.usnews.com). Each national park has its own history, and I think that we should make every effort to ensure that they are preserved. Unfortunately, governmental laws are threatening these

However, there are agencies promoting National Parks so people can go and visit their national parks in their states. For example, the Utah Office of Tourism is advertising for people to go and visit the Mighty Five parks, which consists of: Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce, and Capitol Reef. As they are advertising these five parks, it creates for people to make these bucket lists to go. It helps people get in tune with their surroundings around them. However, due to promoting these national parks it has created these spaces to be overcrowded. (making it so they need to be aware of the

The website for the national and state park systems helps to enlighten the public on the subject of impending changes in policy and regulations, as well as new developments in different parks. Due to this, the parks and recreation districts judge that individuals and families will be more agreeable to the idea of traveling to parks in different states because of the easy accessibility of directions and information about the parks. Owing to the latest rise in interest of campgrounds and recreation areas, there has been an increase in funds. This new revenue has made possible the purchase of more parkland throughout the United States. Without prevailing use of the Internet, this most likely would not have been possible. The East Bay Park District has been able to purchase 1,476 of land. This is the single largest acquisition that the Park has made in over twenty years. The York Center Park District been able to purchase and protect a 20-acre area in the last five years. This is the largest area they manage. With the acquisition of supplementary parkland, it is more likely that this land will continue in its natural condition and not be converted into an urbanized region.

The Issue of National Park conservation has become a widely controversial issue today. With the National debt reaching 17 trillion dollars some politicians think it is alright to either sell off national park land to commercial foresters, miners, and even foreign nations or to just close some parks entirely to make up some of the national debt. They are completely unaware that the parks arent just a “pretty area of land for tourists”. Many cities depend on the parks for their well-being. A quote from a local newspaper in California supports this “National parks don’t boast concession stands or charge tax, but data indicates they bring in millions of dollars to local economies each year”(Tree). Supporters of cutting the parks include big CEO’s of major companies and some of them not even in this country.

With limited resources for majority of police departments across the nation, along with competing interest, when determining patrol distribution administrators should consider the following three areas when committing resources. First, cost or budget allocated towards meeting core responsibilities such as patrol, where and how to deploy those resources and finally when. Patrol for example is a core responsibility and is foundational for both police officers and the public alike. For police officers it is where they spend a majority of their early careers interacting with the pubic and developing their skills as officers (Fritsch, Liederbach, & Taylor 2009). Conversely, for the public patrol is the most visible way to interact with local law enforcement, and where the public develops a sense of how their tax dollars may be utilized in support of public safety.