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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve includes almost all of the rugged Chigmit Mountains, which are located at the convergence of the Alaska and Aleutian mountain ranges in Southwest Alaska.  The Park and Preserve was created in 1980 under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. This act states that it is to be managed, "to protect the watershed necessary for the perpetuation of the red salmon fishery in Bristol Bay; to maintain unimpaired the scenic beauty and quality of portions of the Alaska Range and the  Aleutian Range, including volcanoes, glaciers, wild rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and alpine meadows in their natural state; and to protect habitats for and populations of fish and wildlife, including, but not limited to caribou, Dall sheep, brown/grizzly bears, bald eagles, and peregrine falcons."


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A breaching male humpback whale puts on an impressive show for visitors in Kenai Fjords National Park Alaska
Autumn on Telaquana Lake in Lake Clark National Park Alaska
Brilliant Colors of Denali National Park, Alaska


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Fall Tundra, Denali National Park, Alaska
Fall Tundra, Denali National Park, Alaska
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Rainbow at the base of Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park alaska
Reid Glacier Glacier Bay National Park Alaska


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Calving glacier in Glacier Bay, national park, Alaska
Bow Lake Banff National Park Alberta Canada

Canada’s first national park, located in Banff, was established in 1885. Tourism and commercialization dominated early park development, followed closely by resource extraction. Commodifying the parks for the profit of Canada’s national economy as well as conserving the natural areas for public and future use became an integrated method of park creation. The process of establishing national parks has included the often forced displacement of indigenous and non-indigenous residents of areas within the proposed park boundaries. The conflicts between the creation of parks and the residents of the area have been negotiated through co-management practices, as Parks Canada acknowledged the importance of community involvement in order to sustain a healthy ecosystem. A transition towards developing parks as a place of preservation began with the National Parks Act of 1930. This event marked a shift in park management practices. Revised in 1979 under the National Parks Policy, the Act placed greater emphasis on preserving the natural areas in an unimpaired state through ecological integrity and restoration, moving away from development based heavily on profit. Acting as national symbols, Canada's National Parks exist in every province and territory representing a variety of landscapes that mark Canada’s natural heritage.


Canada Kootenay National Park. British Columbia
Icicles Yoho National Park of Canada
Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Moraine Lake and Valley of Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Canada
Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, lake, mountains, trees
Natural Beauty, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Tangle Creek Falls, Jasper National Park, Canada


Train Crossing Banff National Park Of Canada
Vermillion River, Kootenay National Park, Canada
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