Definition of national park
: an area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the U.S. by an act of Congress
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The scavenger hunt coincides with the 8th annual Kids to Parks Day, which aims to connect families with local, state and national parks.
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That’s why lots of volcanoes are magically inside national parks.
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The site was being actively maintained right up until the shutdown, offering tour packages, testimonials, and blog posts with tips on hiking through the country’s national parks.
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Try the area's state and national parks such as Jean Lafitte National Historical Park on the West Bank, and Fontainebleau and Fairview-Riverside state parks on the Northshore.
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Ecologists would like to see the forest left to its own devices—as is the case with a small national park at its core—while foresters argue that logging and replanting are necessary to protect against pests and to maintain certain habitats.
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My solution to all this is a simple one-step move that will be regarded as lunatic: apply the Wilderness Act with draconian force in the national parks and ban all motors.
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Prince Harry spent three weeks in Malawi last summer helping move a throng of animals—including elephants, zebras, and warthogs—hundreds of miles to a national park.
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As a student in 2002, Link studied monkey populations from a research station in Macarena national park, 200 kilometers south of Bogotá.
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First Known Use of national park
1851
NATIONAL PARK Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of national park for English Language Learners
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: an area of land that is owned and protected by a national government because of its natural beauty or its importance to history or science
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