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is much to celebrate this month, including </span><a href="https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/national-park-week.htm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Park Week</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
April 16 to 24! While there are over 400 sites managed and protected by the National Park Service, there are only 63 National Parks throughout the United States and its territories, with
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River Gorge National Park and Preserve</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> most recently added in 2020. Many eResources in the
</span><a href="https://mel.org/welcome"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan eLibrary</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> have content related to National Parks, but there is no one eResource
more comprehensive on this subject matter than </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-scirc"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Science Reference Center</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bucket-List Ideas<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It might be tricky to tackle all 63 parks; however, striving to visit the four found in the Great Lakes Region can kick off any great bucket list.
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sch&AN=132769490&site=scirc-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cuyahoga
Valley National Park</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> in Ohio recently had Brecksville Dam removed, allowing the Cuyahoga River to be
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sch&AN=146329895&site=scirc-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">free
flowing</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> for the first time in over 200 years.
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sch&AN=135223503&site=scirc-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Voyageurs
National Park</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> in Minnesota has some of the oldest rocks in the world. The
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sch&AN=154303485&site=scirc-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Indiana
Dunes National Park</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> gives visitors access to beautiful beaches and 225 archaeological sites dating back over 10,000 years. With over 450 islands, 938+ plant species, and 338+ animal species,
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sch&AN=136145865&site=scirc-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Isle
Royale National Park</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is Michigan’s very own pride and joy. Don’t put your visit off another year, though, as Greenstone Ridge Trail through Isle Royale is considered one of the
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12 most endangered trails</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conservation, Preservation & Protection<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">While many argue for conservation, preservation, and protection of our National Parks, there are always challenges to the best laid plans.
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sch&AN=132769493&site=scirc-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Joshua
Tree National Park</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, for example,
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sch&AN=153733258&site=scirc-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">could
lose the very tree that made it famous by 2100</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> due to impacts of global warming. Nevertheless, the work of the National Park Service to “minimize human impacts wherever possible” highlighted
in the article, </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sch&AN=149355564&site=scirc-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Navigating
the Future of our National Parks: The Perils & Opportunities</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, gives clear purpose to the mission of those who manage these vast natural spaces.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Yellowstone turns 150!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is a great year to make your way to
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sch&AN=131523129&site=scirc-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Yellowstone
National Park</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, the first to be protected by an act of Congress in 1872.
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=155531528&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saving
America’s Treasures</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> reminds us, however, that although Yellowstone paved the way for future protection of more than 50 million acres of land, not everyone has benefited.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">With
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&bquery=SO+national+parks+infographic&cli0=FT&clv0=Y&type=1&searchMode=And&site=scirc-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">infographics
for all 63 National Parks</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e869sww&bquery=ST+Scientists+in+National+Parks&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National
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</span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none">series</span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">,
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and hundreds of articles to explore, Science Reference Center is an outstanding National Park resource.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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