The Continental Divide

Essay # 1805

Environmental Studies > Management
Environmental Studies > Wildlife Protection
Native-American Studies

A look at the history and nature of the Continental Divide, and the threats it faces today.

1,492 words () | 4 sources | 2000 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper presents an examination of the wilderness area of the Continental Divide Trail and takes at look at its history, modern threats to its ecological systems, and efforts that are being made to preserve it.

From the Paper:

"The Continental Divide Trail is controversial because its construction has touched on issues that were present back in the days of the Old West: it impedes on the territories of some Native American tribes, it has the potential to exploit or destroy delicate ecosystems and animal species that live along the trail, and it paves a path over virgin terrain for white yuppies to exploit previously uninhabited lands. As we will see in this paper, these current events are directly related to the historic settlement of the Old West. "