Biscayne National Park in Florida was established in 1980 to protect one of the last pristine areas of coral reef and keys in the US from encroaching development. Over 17,000 acres, 95% under water. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP Rating Scenery Uniqueness Wildlife Diversity ILNP Park Review In a Word “Delicate” “You […]
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Category: Habitat Conservation
Everglades
Everglades National Park, Florida, founded in 1947, protects the once-vast wetlands of southern Florida, home to an amazingly diverse collection of wildlife. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP Rating Scenery Uniqueness Wildlife Diversity ILNP Park Review In a Word. “Teeming” “Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water, or a path for […]
Bears Ears
Bears Ears National Monument was established in 2016 to protect natural and cultural resources in southeastern Utah and spans the area between Canyonlands National Park in the north and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area to the southwest. Jointly managed by the Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, and the Five Tribes of the Bears […]
Tallgrass Prairie
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, created in 1996, is one of the last remaining 4% of the 140 million acres of prairie which once covered 1/3 of North America. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP Rating ILNP Park Review Our Visit. I visited Tallgrass Prairie NPres in early October as a detour off of […]
Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, was founded in 1872 as the first National Park. Why a National Park? Because Wyoming and Montana weren’t states yet! But what a great place to start the National Park concept, the first of its kind in the world. Yellowstone is unique as the home of the world’s largest concentration of […]
Wind Cave
Is Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota worth seeing when the cave is closed? That was the question before me when I visited in the summer of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. It wasn’t just the pandemic, though, elevator repairs had kept Wind Cave from offering cave tours for more than a year, and […]
Channel Islands
Channel Islands National Park, California, encompasses five of the Channel Islands off the coast of California near Santa Barbara and the waters surrounding them. Some of these islands were overrun by non-native species and are being restored to their natural state while others stand as the last vestige of California as it used to be. […]
Gulf Islands
Gulf Islands National Seashore was established in 1971 to protect both pristine coastal habitat and historic features along the gulf coast of Florida and Mississippi including 3 of the 42 historic fortifications built to protect the U.S. coast in the 1800s. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP Rating ILNP Park Review Our Visit. I visted the […]
Congaree
Congaree Swamp, South Carolina, was designated a National Park in 2003 making it one of the Nation’s youngest parks. At only 22,000 acres, it is also one of the smallest. The park protects one of the few remaining old forest areas in the once vast eastern floodplain. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP […]
Great Sand Dunes
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, was authorized to become a National Park in 2000 to protect the highest sand dunes in North America. It took a few years for the National Park Service to purchase all the additional land covering the areas water sources, but the Dunes finally became a Park on September […]
Organ Pipe Cactus
Organ Pipe Cactus NM in southwest Arizona protects the only area of the US where this unique species of cactus grows. Visitor Rating (write your own review below) ILNP Rating ILNP Park Review Our Visit. I visited Organ Pipe Cactus NM, Arizona during October when I had an afternoon free during a trip to Tucson. […]
Glacier
Glacier National Park, Montana, was established in 1910, has been called the “Crown of the Continent.” It is home to some of the last remaining glaciers along the continental divide in the lower 48 states and a spectacular arrangement of glacier-carved peaks, turquoise lakes and diverse wildlife. Glacier is paired with Waterton Lakes National Park, […]