2. Relief Map Petrified Forest National Park Relief map    ➚

3. U.S.A map =Petrified Forest National Park

4. When did Petrified Forest National Park become a park  It first tried to become a park in 1895 but congress turned the bill down. Then in December 8, 1906 it became a national monument. Finally in December 9, 1926 It became a national park

5. Why Did petrified forest national park Become a park Why Did petrified forest national park Become a park  It became a park Because: They had to change it from a monument to a park because it couldn’t be both. It became a monument because Petrified Forest National Monument was created by President Theodore Roosevelt stating that, …the mineralized remains of Mesozoic forests…are of the greatest scientific interest and value and it appears that the public good would be promoted by reserving these deposits of fossilized wood as a National monument with as much land as may be necessary for the proper protection thereof.

6. Environmental issues  Air pollution ➙  Reduced visibility ➙  Different types of storms ➙ ➘

7. Special Features  Petrified wood:  Deserts:  Rainbow Forest Museum: Painted Desert Inn: Route 66:

8. Technology that Petrified Forest National Park Use

9. Rock formations in Petrified Forest National Park Chinle and Bidahochi, Bentonite clay, Twisted sandstone