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| Photo Credits: |
| The People's Parks |
| The photos on this page are from U.S. National Parks. When Pres. Harry Truman dedicated Everglades National Park in 1947, he said, "These are the people's parks . . . most of them are ours today because there were Americans many years ago who exercised vision, patience and unselfish devotion in the battle for conservation." This page is dedicated to those good people, past and present. -- Nancy |
| Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado |
| Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska |
| Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming |
| Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee |
| Acadia National Park, Maine |
| Redwood National Park, California |
| Great Basin National Park, Nevada |
| Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children's children. -- Pres. Theodore Roosevelt |
| Isle Royale National Park, Michigan |
| Everglades National Park, Florida |
| Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona |
| Arches National Park, Utah |
| If future generations are to remember us with gratitude, we must leave them something more than the miracles of technology. We must leave them a glimpse of the world as it was in the beginning, not just after we got through with it. -- Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Zion National Park, Utah |
| Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona |
| Arches National Park, Utah |
| Acadia National Park, Maine |
| In the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught. -- B. Dioum |
| Crater Lake National Park, Oregon |
| Mount Rainier National Park, Washington |
| Everglades National Park, Florida |
| Excerpt from Pres. Harry Truman's remarks at the dedication of Everglades National Park in Florida on December 6, 1947: "For conservation of the human spirit, we need places such as Everglades National Park where we may be more keenly aware of our Creator's infinitely varied and infinitely beautiful handiwork; places where we may draw strength and peace of mind from our surroundings." |
| Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming |
| Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee |
| Yosemite National Park, California |
| Yosemite National Park, California |
| A few minutes ago, every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm. But, though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease. -- John Muir |
| Sequoia National Park, California |
| Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming |
| Yosemite National Park, California |
| Yosemite National Park, California |
| Zion National Park, Utah |
| Big Bend National Park, Texas |
| Glacier National Park, Montana |