National Parks

The Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone became the first federally-protected national park by the

Act of Congress signed into law on March 1 , 1872

The Yellowstone National Park is one of the 375 national parks owned and managed by one of the federal management agencies , as well as the National Park Service . This is under the control of the US Department of the Interior . The Yellowstone National Park has parameters which were set forth by the National Park Service , the National Parks Organic Act of 1916 and the regulations under the US Code

of Federal Regulations (Kate et al

Since its permit was issued by Erwin to W .A . Setchell in 1898 , the system of permits in regulating the access to the Park 's biological resources has been in place in the Yellowstone National Park . Before 1995 , all of the collecting permits for Yellowstone was collected under those permits that could not be commercialized . However , since 1995 , the language of the Yellowstone Research Specimen Collecting Permits was changed so that collections shall be used for scientific or educational purposes only , and which shall be dedicated to public benefit and must not be used for profit , unless authorized by the superintendent of the Park (Kate et al . Even if Congress set aside the Yellowstone National Park in 1872 , there was no real system of national parks until the National Park Service was created on August 25 1916 to administer areas which were designated to the U .S . Department of the Interior (When Did the NPS Begin

Yellowstone 's name is historically credited to the Native Americans who lived in and around the park area . The name is basically derived from the Yellowstone River . The Yellowstone River has high yellow rock cliffs along its banks in the northern area of the present day park . The Native American Minnetaree tribe called the river "Mi tsi a da zi " which means "Rock Yellow River " French fur trappers translated this to "Yellow Rock " or "Yellow Stone " Hence , Yellowstone was named ( The Yellowstone Page ,

. 1 . Ironically , when these parks were conceived , the national parks were intended to be self-supporting with managers directly responsible for expenses that will be incurred by the parks . Under the initial park system operations , the congressional appropriations must be limited to initial investments in roads and visitor facilities . Ferdinand Hayden , one of the early discoverers and explorers of the country 's first national park , the Yellowstone National Park , told the Congress that the park would need no appropriated funds The Yellowstone National Park was created in 1872 , but no money was given for its operation . Many averred that the income from the leases will be enough to "operate the necessary highways and providing a proper police force " Thus , in 1916 , there were at least five parks that proved that their income earning capabilities were enough to cover the operating expenses . The receipts from the fees were placed in a special account which was proximate to the Park Service and did not have...