Over the past few months we’ve heard many experts describe the biggest conservation challenges in the coming years. What do you see as the most critical challenges — and how can the NPS help shape the agenda? Jonathan Meade: I think this final discussion at F&ES was a good opportunity to bring in some of the National Park Service leaders who are addressing the critical issues that have been discussed so far, whether it’s energy, relevancy, urban issues and the urban interface, or more broadly the future of conservation in the 21st century. Those are all issues that we are struggling with at large and small scales, both agency-wide and at the park level. Specifically, they offered some perspective about how these issues get translated into real world operations at NPS and, as you suggested, how we as an agency can help lead into and through the 21st century. Some of the issues that have come up include not just issues that individual parks have to address — such as water conservation, forest management, or dealing with boundary encroachment. In fact what we’re hoping to get beyond our boundaries. It’s something the National Park Service has been talking about for a very long time — trying to find a valuable role within the larger landscape and larger context where our parks are located. We talk about landscapes, we talk about partnerships with external organizations. But I hope the conversation can point towards how we as the Park Service — preserving and working on our lands — can more fully become more part of these larger landscapes. In the Northeast, I think we have a really unique situation compared with, say, the U.S. West. We have not just working landscapes but highly integrated landscapes. The urban-suburban-rural interface is blurred greatly, with some parks located in highly urbanized and highly suburbanized areas, as well as in more rural areas. We have great opportunities to find roles within those larger landscapes. ———————————————————————————————- ANSWER THE TWO QUESTIONS 1. According to this information above, what issues remain critical at the National Parks in the immediate future? Write a shortest paragraph with your own words. 2. According to this information above, how does the past frame the issues they raise and examine? Write a shortest paragraph with your own words.

Using the statements in the Kinetic Molecular Theory, explain briefly the following: You smell the food being cooked by your mother. Party balloons burst when exposed to sunlight. LPG tanks should be stored in cool areas. You see a hot air balloon rising. You hear a sound of a bursting balloon.

Freshwater crisis is one of the most pressing problem facing humanity- it is often said that this is due to mismanagement of water. When it comes to water management, the Supply-Side and later Demand-Side approach are considered the traditional management system. However, the world is moving towards a more sustainable style of management. What is this newest approach to water management known as? Explain how it is different from Supply Side and Demand Side Management emphasizing the advantages of the new approach.

This term paper will cover material from the entire course. The student will identify an organization that they have worked in, have working knowledge of (i.e. a family business) or an organization that is easily researched on the internet. The student must identify and discuss at least two and no more than three Human Resource issues in the organization and analyze what is not done well with respect to areas they have identified. They will then develop and describe recommendations that would enhance/improve and/or change the situation in the identified areas. The paper should use many of the concepts discussed in the textbook and the lessons relative to the HR-related areas chosen.

There are three main sections in the paper. The sections are related, and the paper must flow logically through each one.

The paper should briefly outline the organization including the number of employees.  Describe what industry the organization is in, what type of business it is. Please indicate the number of employees, number of divisions or locations within the organization and whether it is a unionized or non-unionized environment. (Students may mention a fictitious name for the organization if they wish)

The next section should describe the two or three HR related issues in the organization that not done well, why they are not done well and what the impact on employees, customers and the organization has been because of this.

The third section is where the student will discuss and explain their recommendations that would enhance/improve and/or change the situation in the identified HR areas. The student must be as specific as possible as to what their suggestions are and how they would implement them. Also, briefly discuss how these improvements would impact the organization.

The Form I-9 should be utilized by all employers to prove a new employee’s identity and their eligibility to work in the United States. Oftentimes, employers will ask a new employee to provide their social security card and driver’s license to fulfill the requirements of this form.  Explain why this practice is wrong and why an employer should not specify which specific documents an employee can provide for the completion of this form.