Human+Impact

=﻿ __How have humans impacted your national park__= ==There are many ways that humans have impacted Bryce Canyon, but one way that humans have impacted my national park is through over-hunting. During the 1600's, settlers moved in towards the west. Once there, they confronted many wild animals, such as a mountain lion. Sadly, the mountain lions were hunted down by bounty hunters, and by the 1900's there were barely any left. This affected the ecosystem drastically, causing herbivores to overpopulate, which led to overgrazing. You would think that was enough, but it increased the erosion rate too. This still affects the population even today.== ==You may think that all national parks are untouched and never will be messed with but a coal company has just done that to Bryce Canyon. This company has been trying to get a permit for five years to build a coal mine about 5 miles away from Bryce Canyon, and have just recently got it. When they start to build this coal, it will affect the whole ecosystem horribly. The fumes that will be exposed to the atmosphere will effect tourism. Tourists come to Bryce Canyon to see the beautiful night sky, but all the pollution that will be released into the atmosphere will mess with visibility of the night sky. Small businesses that live off of tourists, will have to find other jobs to earn money. Also, pollution would cause photosynthesis to falter a bit. Now if the population of the plants decreased, it could affect the whole ecosystem, causing a domino effect. This is why we need to stop them before they make an impact.==

__What would happen if humans never came to our Ecosystem?__
==If humans had never came to my national park the history would be completely different. As I explained before, during the 1600's the mountain lions were over-hunted by bounty hunters. If there were never humans at my national park the population of the mountain lions would have never dropped. If the population of the mountain lion had never dropped the herbivore's population would have never increased. If the herbivore population had never increased then the field would had never been overgrazed, which would lead to healthier fields. If the fields wouldn't have been overgrazed then there wouldn't be as much erosion. You can see that if humans would have never entered my national park that the history of Bryce Canyon would be totally different.==

__﻿What plan would you make if an anonymous person donated 10 million dollars?__
==If an anonymous person donated 10 million dollars to my national park, I would have many plans on what to do. The first plan I would do, would be to start to conserve the Bristlecone trees which are roughly most 9,000 years old. These trees are a very fragile, but monumental part of nature to this ecosystem. My plan would be to cut off any human contact near the trees, which would help these trees prosper in nature. I would also think about using predator control to watch the amount of trees that were consumed. I would also make sure that the Bristlecone trees food supply is good, and does not have any spurs. I would also have another plan that would deal with the mountain lions. I have notified you before that their population has been declining and still is for a couple of hundred of years. If an anonymous person donated 10 million dollars I would keep all of the mountain in a specified and protected area with a perfect food supply, and all the factors that are in a average mountain lions life. You can see that there are many plans that could be done with a donation 10 million dollars.==