U.S. National Parks
All 63 U.S. national parks — the people who saved them, how the landscapes formed, the wildlife and records, and a vivid profile of every park from Acadia to Zion. America's best idea, one card at a time.
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PARKS · FACT
America's best idea
When Yellowstone was set aside in 1872, no nation had ever done such a thing — protected a vast tract of wild land not for a king or an army, but for everyone, forever. The writer Wallace Stegner called the national parks "the best idea we ever had… absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best."
Ten of its 1,678 cards, from the same pack file the app reads.
27 lessons.
Each lesson has a study guide to read and objectives you can test yourself on. Its cards and games show up in your feed.
- 01
Lesson 1: America's Best Idea
Part 1: How the Parks Came to Be · Part 2: The System by the Numbers
- 02
Lesson 2: The Story of the Parks
Guardians of the Parks · Milestones
- 03
Lesson 3: How the Landscapes Formed
The Forces That Shape the Land · Reading the Rock
- 04
Lesson 4: Wildlife of the Parks
Icons of the Wild · Keystones & Comebacks
- 05
Lesson 5: Flora & Ecosystems
Record-Breaking Plants · Life Zones & Ecosystems
- 06
Lesson 6: Records & Superlatives
Extremes of the System · Firsts, Mosts & Onlys
- 07
Lesson 7: Visiting the Parks
Sites & Experiences · Timing & Safety · The Park Lexicon
- 08
Lesson 8: Fun Facts & Famous Words
Stuff You'll Want to Repeat · Famous Words
- 09
Lesson 9: Western Mountains & Northern Plains
Park Profiles: The High Rockies · Park Profiles: Canyons, Cliffs & Plains · Which Western Park Is It? · By the Numbers
- 10
Lesson 10: Southwest & Colorado Plateau
Canyon Country · Rock, Wood & Cactus · Caves, Reefs & Extremes · Which Southwest Park Is It? · By the Numbers
- 11
Lesson 11: California, Pacific Northwest & Hawaii
California Giants · Coast, Spires & the Northwest · Volcanoes & the Pacific Edge · Which Pacific Park Is It? · By the Numbers
- 12
Lesson 12: The Alaskan Giants
Alaskan Giants: Denali to Katmai · Alaskan Giants: Kenai Fjords to Wrangell–St. Elias · Which Alaskan Park Is It? · Alaska by the Numbers
- 13
Lesson 13: East, Midwest & Territories
Appalachian Heart: Mountains, Gorge & Cave · Great Lakes & Heartland · Southern Waters & Tropics · Which Eastern Park Is It? · By the Numbers
- 14
Spotlight: Yellowstone
Geysers Springs and the Supervolcano · America's Serengeti · Visiting Yellowstone
- 15
Spotlight: Grand Canyon
A Mile Deep and Billions of Years Old · Rims, River & People · Visiting the Grand Canyon
- 16
Spotlight: Yosemite
Granite Walls and Waterfalls · Giant Trees and a Founding Idea · Visiting Yosemite
- 17
Spotlight: Zion
The Canyon of Navajo Sandstone · Angels Landing and the Narrows · Visiting Zion
- 18
Spotlight: Glacier
Crown of the Continent · Vanishing Ice and Wild Life · Visiting Glacier
- 19
Spotlight: Grand Teton
A Range Without Foothills · Wildlife, Icons & Visiting
- 20
Spotlight: Rocky Mountain
The Roof of the Rockies · Elk, Lakes & Visiting
- 21
Spotlight: Death Valley
The Hottest, Driest, Lowest Place · A Geologist's Wonderland · Visiting Death Valley
- 22
Spotlight: Sequoia
The Biggest Trees on Earth · Roof of the Lower 48 · Visiting Sequoia
- 23
Spotlight: Olympic
Three Parks in One · Rainforest and Rugged Coast · Visiting Olympic
- 24
Spotlight: Denali
The High One · Subarctic Wilderness · Visiting Denali
- 25
Spotlight: Great Smoky Mountains
The Blue Smoke Mountains · Forests, Fireflies & Heritage · Visiting the Smokies
- 26
Spotlight: Acadia
Where the Mountains Meet the Sea · Carriage Roads & Coast
- 27
Spotlight: Everglades
The River of Grass · Where Alligators and Crocodiles Meet · Visiting the Everglades
- Cards
- 1,678
- Lessons
- 27
- Version
- 1.0.5
- Language
- English
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