Internet Exercises


1			Read up on Yosemite Valley history at http://www.yosemitegold.com/yosemite/history.html and http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/yo/history/. Compare these two sites. Do their perspectives vary? If so, how? Find out about Galen Clark's role in Yosemite at http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/yo/history/galen.html. What is unique about his burial site?




2			Visit the Sierra Club's official site, http://www.sierraclub.org/history/, click on "Key Figures in the Sierra Club," and find Joseph LeConte. What was his profession? When did he first visit Yosemite? At "Origins and Early Outings," find out what John Muir's first job in Yosemite was. How did it change Yosemite history? Visit the Sierra Club's John Muir exhibit at http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/. What is the club's opinion of his role in conservation?




3			Browse the images at http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~meltzner/owens/. Water control issues are discussed at http://www.ovcweb.org/. What is the idea behind the site's goal of "promoting citizen involvement"?