The spreadsheet was fascinating. Off the top: Although NY state has no national parks, it has the largest state park in the US, over 6 million acres. Today the Park is the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States, greater in size than Yellowstone, Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon National Park combined.
The boundary of the Park encompasses approximately 6 million acres, nearly half of which belongs to all the people of New York State and is constitutionally protected to remain “forever wild” forest preserve. The remaining half of the Park is private land which includes towns, farms, timber lands, businesses, homes, and camps.
Why does Hawai’i have the highest score for National Parks per 1,000 Square Miles yet receive one of the lowest National Park scores, a 1? Also the Big Island contains eight different climate zones alone, so Hawai’i definitely has some percentage of dry (most of its western coast) and polar climate (Mauna Kea and the like)
The spreadsheet was fascinating. Off the top: Although NY state has no national parks, it has the largest state park in the US, over 6 million acres. Today the Park is the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States, greater in size than Yellowstone, Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon National Park combined.
The boundary of the Park encompasses approximately 6 million acres, nearly half of which belongs to all the people of New York State and is constitutionally protected to remain “forever wild” forest preserve. The remaining half of the Park is private land which includes towns, farms, timber lands, businesses, homes, and camps.
Will be spending more time with the spreadsheet.
Why does Hawai’i have the highest score for National Parks per 1,000 Square Miles yet receive one of the lowest National Park scores, a 1? Also the Big Island contains eight different climate zones alone, so Hawai’i definitely has some percentage of dry (most of its western coast) and polar climate (Mauna Kea and the like)