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  2. History of the National Park Service - Wikipedia

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    The Ranger Image and Noble Cause Corruption in the National Park Service. Walterville Oregon: Trine Day Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-1-63424-126-7. Burns, Ken. The National Parks: America's Best Idea. Washington DC: Public Broadcasting Service, 2009. EVERHARDT, William C. The National Park Service. New York: Praeger, 1972.

  3. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks - Wikipedia

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    Other mountains range from elevation of 12,000 feet to 14,000 feet. Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park house about 200 marble caves combined. [12] The National Park Service is committed to keeping its units operational and while preserving the beauty of the park.

  4. World Network of Biosphere Reserves - Wikipedia

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    The World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) of the MAB Programme consists of a dynamic and interactive network of sites. It works to foster the harmonious integration of people and nature for sustainable development through participatory dialogue, knowledge sharing, poverty reduction, human well-being improvements, respect for cultural values and by improving society's ability to cope with ...

  5. Nature reserve - Wikipedia

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    Bee Lick Creek in the Jefferson Memorial Forest, a National Audubon Society wildlife refuge. A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed ...

  6. Valley of Flowers National Park - Wikipedia

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    Both parks are encompassed in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (223,674 ha) which is further surrounded by a buffer zone (5,148.57 km 2). [4] Nanda Devi National Park Reserve is in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The park is open only during summer from June to October and is covered by heavy snow for the rest of the year. [1]

  7. Man and the Biosphere Programme - Wikipedia

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    The World Network of Biosphere Reserves are as follows: The African Biosphere Reserves Network (AfriMAB) was created in 1996 and comprises 33 African countries. The ArabMAB Network was officially launched in 1997 and represents 18 Arab countries. The East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network was launched in 1994. Today, it consists of China, the ...

  8. Everglades National Park - Wikipedia

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    Everglades is the third-largest national park in the contiguous United States after Death Valley and Yellowstone. UNESCO declared the Everglades & Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve in 1976 and listed the park as a World Heritage Site in 1979, and the Ramsar Convention included the park on its list of Wetlands of International Importance in 1987 ...

  9. World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Europe and North ...

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    Below is the list of biosphere reserves in Europe and North America, organized by country/territory, along with the year these were designated as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The list does not include the Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean , a biosphere reserve shared between Morocco and Spain, which has ...