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Great Basin National ParkThe cypress swamp fill swith water in wet years.
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Great Basin National Park
For Teachers
 

Great Basin National Park offers educators several resources for learning about and teaching about the diverse nature and culture of the Great Basin region. Spend a week of your summer at our Teachers Workshop, bring your students to tour Lehman Caves, or add activities about bats to your biology curriculum.  Follow the links on this page to learn more.

 

EPA Announces NEW Climate Change Emission Calculator Kit (Climate CHECK) is now available for High-School Students!
>http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/school.html

Climate CHECK is a free, user-friendly, Excel-based kit that teaches high school students about the science, drivers, and impacts of climate change and provides them with the knowledge, tools, and resources to increase climate-change awareness and to help them reduce greenhouse gas emissions at their school. 

Another toolkit to explore is from the United States Global Change Research Program:
>http://www.globalchange.gov/resources/educators/toolkit
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Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
Notch Peak, located in West Millard County, Utah, and visible from Great Basin National Park, towers above the desert valleys at 9,725 ft. elevation. This 3,000 ft sheer cliff is one of the tallest limestone cliffs in America.

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Last Updated: June 29, 2009 at 13:14 EST