National Parks

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National Parks of California
24 parks gt 8 million acres
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National Parks of California
Coastal Mountains Redwood NP Lassen NP Point
Reyes NS Yosemite NP Golden Gate NRA
Sequoia NP Santa Monica Mts NRA Kings Canyon
NP Cabrillo NHS Desert Channel Islands
NP Death Valley NP Geologic Mojave
Preserve Devils Postpile NM Joshua Tree NM
Lava Beds NP Historic Pinnacles NM SF
Maritime NHS Other unique Eugene ONeill NHS
Muir Woods NM John Muir NHS Whiskeytown
NRA Rosie the Riveter NHS Manzanar
NHS Presidio Reserve
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Oldest to most recent parks
Yosemite 1890 Rosie Riveter - 2003
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Highest to lowest elevation
Yosemite 13,777 ft Death Valley -280 ft
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Wilderness and urban
Lassen Volcanic Santa Monica Mts
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Coldest and hottest
Yosemite -? o F Death Valley 134o F
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Largest and fasting growing vegetation
Sequoia NP Channel Islands
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Geologically unique
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Marine National Parks of California
Above and below
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Historic significance
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Major issues they all share
Water quality Habitat fragmentation Endangered
and invasive species Fire Global climate change
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The Fragmentation Threat
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Rarest to most invasive species
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Fire
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Global climate change