User:Ru1z098/sandbox

1. Well formatted, like the wikilinks that you included. 2. Your footnotes point to the correct reference. Don't forget to include more references when needed. 3. Capitalize "in" in "in 1920." Maybe mention some of the threats to the Kings National Park area that were evident before it became a park. Also, if you need more words, include stats about the sequoias such as their height, diameter, etc.

The park features a wide variety of animals that include, but is not limited to: over 200 species of birds, Gregarius Slender Salamander, Western Toad, Western Spadefoot, Rainbow trout, Coyote, Wolverine, Brazilian Free-tailed Bat, Rubber Boa, Common Kingsnake, and many more.

History

Before white settlers began to expand westward, the park was inhabited by Indians that relied on the mountain and surrounding area for their survival. The Monache tribes, for example, would use the mountain passes as trade routes. As European settlers began to explore and settle in California, largely Spanish settlers, the population of the Indians was decreasing rapidly due to the spread of foreign diseases such as smallpox. In result of the settlers hunt for gold, preserving the area was not an idea in their sights. Instead, they saw the area as a place for plentiful resources, particularly the sequoia trees, as the were extremely plentiful and easily accessible. The Indians living there soon found themselves losing their only means of survival, and in results of their desperation, they turned toward theft and crimes against the Spaniards in order to survive.

Both parks were separately founded by two different acts of congress before being joined in 1943. Sequoia National Park was first preserved as land set aside for recreation through a bill passed by Congress and signed by President Benjamin Harrison on September 5th, 1890 largely due to the efforts of Colonel George W. Stewart. He is largely known as the “Father of Sequoia National Park”. It wasn’t until a few months after the bill had passed that the park was given the National Park name by the Secretary of the Interior, John Noble. Stewart also collaborated with John Muir, largely known for his efforts to preserve Kings Canyon National Park, in order to achieve the formation of the National Park Service, also eventually led to the park’s expansion in 1926.

Before John Muir visited the area now known as Kings National Park, the area did not receive much attention, despite settlers having moved there. Harold Ickes, the U.S. Senator of Interior was the one fighting for the formation of the Kings Canyon National Park. Before the area became an official park there were threats to the area. In 1920, the major threat was to create a reservoir in a part of the park known as the Cedar Grove Area. It wasn’t until 1940 when the park was officially formed that the threats were dismissed.

Geology

Sequoia and Kings National Park houses various natural spectacles. It holds a large part of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Among the mountain ranges lies Mt. Whitney, which is one of the tallest mountains in the United States, coming in at 14,491 feet. Other mountains range from elevation of 12,000 feet to 14,000 feet. It also houses the giant sequoia trees and is home to various canyons. Other attractions that can be found include marble caves and Sequoia and Kings National Park house about 200 marble caves combined.