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Facts and Statistics about National Parks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Park_Service
(Notes and Information)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_the_United_States
(Table with visitors and land area)
http://parks.mapquest.com/national-parks/national-parks-by-state/
(National Parks by State)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NationalParks.forwiki.pdf
(National Park Visitors Map)
http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/
(Videos)
https://newsela.com/search/#/?needle=national%20parks
(NewsELA articles)
Information about National Parks Funding
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/03/taxpayer-calculator-how-much-would-funding-national-parks-cost.html
(Video)
https://smartasset.com/taxes/the-economics-of-national-parks
(Overview of funding)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Park_Service#Budget
(How parks spend their money)
https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/upload/FY17-NPS-Greenbook-for-website.pdf
(Many, many details about the 2017 National Parks budget. 600+ pages)
Issues in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP)
http://www.denverpost.com/2015/04/11/rocky-mountain-national-park-faces-crowd-challenges/
(RMNP over crowding)
http://www.gamewarden.org/rocky-mountain
(Website for research)
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/rocky-mountain-national-park/787036
(Overcrowding issues RMNP)
http://kdvr.com/2016/06/01/rocky-mountain-national-park-problems/
(Issues in RMNP)
Issues in National Parks (Generally)
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/19/the-six-biggest-issues-facing-our-national-parks/
(Issues facing all parks)
http://www.npr.org/2016/03/08/466461595/national-parks-have-a-long-to-do-list-but-cant-cover-the-repair-costs
http://www.npr.org/2016/08/25/491311726/on-its-100th-anniversary-the-national-park-service-plans-for-future-challenges
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/03/national-parks-underfunded-billions
(Spending)
http://www.npr.org/2016/04/18/474658536/is-yellowstone-national-park-in-danger-of-being-loved-to-death
(Parks being loved to death)
Possible Solutions to Underfunding
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/05/09/yosemite-national-park-brought-to-you-by-starbucks/
(Coorporate sponsorships for parks)
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2010/02/entrance-fees-generate-hundreds-millions-dollars-year-national-park-service5360-
(Major projects)
https://adventure-journal.com/2012/03/national-parks-create-10-times-the-dollars-they-cost/-
(Funding)
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2010/02/entrance-fees-generate-hundreds-millions-dollars-year-national-park-service5360
(Entrance fees in parks)
http://reason.org/files/0b6c6302bfcc621638fcdbdebec8b63a.pdf
(User fees: pros and cons)
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