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Fossil Butte the National Monument

Fossil Butte the National Monument. By : Caroline P. When was your National Park first established ?. In 1972 and it is in Kemmerer Wyoming. 3.Why was this area recognized as a National Park?. Because it was protecting part of the green river. It also was protecting lots of animals.

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Fossil Butte the National Monument

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  1. Fossil Butte the National Monument By : Caroline P.

  2. When was your National Park first established ? • In 1972 and it is in Kemmerer Wyoming.

  3. 3.Why was this area recognized as a National Park? • Because it was protecting part of the green river. It also was protecting lots of animals.

  4. 5. From a geologist's perspective, how was the park formed? • For 50 million years there was a river and it left behind fossils which built up and formed a layer of rock made up of limestone, mudstone and volcanic ash.

  5. 7.What types of rocks can be found in the monument? • There are limestone, mudstone, and volcanic ash. Also one of the reason they named it Fossil Butte because it has a lot of fossils of fish and living creatures

  6. 9.What special landforms or geographic features are parts of your park? • There are two rivers, one is called the Green River and another called the Fossil River.

  7. How is the land inside your park currently changing? • It is becoming more of a desert; more sandy and warm.

  8. 10. What environmental issues are affecting your park? • Climate change is making the surface get hotter and animals might move somewhere else.

  9. Here are some resources • http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/fossil-butte-national-monument-outdoor-pp2-guide-cid358254.html • http://www.nps.gov/fobu/index.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_Butte_National_Monument

  10. Thanks for watching! By: Caroline P.

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