Yosemite Valley becomes the first state park in the U.S. In 1872, Yellowstone Valley would become the first national park in the U.S. President Woodrow Wilson will create the U.S. National Park Service in 1916 to oversee the parks with the purpose to “conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”
World Population : 170,060,000
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Our population is expected to grow to 10 billion by the end of this century but the capacity of our environment to provide space, produce food, and supply energy are limited.
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Yosemite Valley becomes the first state park in the U.S. In 1872, Yellowstone Valley would become the first national park in the U.S. President Woodrow Wilson will create the U.S. National Park Service in 1916 to oversee the parks with the purpose to “conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”
