1. Yosemite Park Jordan H http://www.yosemite.national- park.com/info.htm#est http://www.nps.gov/yose/natu rescience/naturalfeaturesand ecosystems.htm

2. When did it become a National Park? Yosemite national park was established on October 1 st, 1890. Why? It was established because of the preservation of the uniqueness and its beauty.

3. What kind of rocks can be found there? Yosemite was preserved as a national park because of its landscape. The world’s tallest waterfall, Yosemite Falls, is 2,425 feet high. Two glaciers still remain at Mounts Maclure and Lyell. Nearly 95 percent of Yosemite National Park is designated to the Wilderness. Glaciation is the reason for most of the rocks including U-shaped canyons, jagged peaks, and granite. What special features are there?

4. How is the land currently changing? Pests are coming in Water is spreading The land is moving, by eroding and cracking

5. What are the environmental issues in your park? Some environmental issues include: Forest pests Yosemite National Park - Forest Pests (U.S. National Park Service)Yosemite National Park - Forest Pests (U.S. National Park Service) Moth Outbreak http://www.nps.gov/yose/naturescience/tussock-moth- outbreak.htm http://www.nps.gov/yose/naturescience/tussock-moth- outbreak.htm Smoke Issueshttp://www.nps.gov/yose/naturescience/smoke- overview.htmhttp://www.nps.gov/yose/naturescience/smoke- overview.htm

6. Map of the Park

7. How does technology help preserve and maintain the park? They use satellites to take pictures of the park, predict the weather there, detect wildfires, monitor smoke, and find the air quality.

8. Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhhEsMp4bt8

9. Info from… http://www.yosemite.national-park.com/info.htm#est http://www.nps.gov/yose/naturescience/naturalfeaturesandecosystems.htm Pictures from Google Images

10. Bibliographies "Yosemite National Park - Natural Features & Ecosystems (U.S. National Park Service)." U.S. National Park Service - Experience Your America. Web. 28 May 2010.. "Yosemite National Park Information Page." Yosemite National Park. Web. 28 May 2010.. "Google Images." Google. Web. 28 May 2010..