A structured atlas for interpreting the physical and ecological foundations of protected areas
Park landscapes, habitats, and climate
Find parks through three environmental categories: landforms such as mountains and canyons, habitats such as forests and wetlands, and long-term climate zones.
Compare protected areas by physical landforms, ecological habitats, and long-term climate zones.
Explore National Parks Through Three Distinct Environmental Pathways
Read the land
Landscape features
Compare mountains, volcanoes, canyons, wetlands, glaciers, and other physical features by how they form and shape protected landscapes.
Follow living systems
Habitat types
Explore forests, grasslands, wetlands, marine systems, and other ecological communities through their wildlife, vegetation, soils, and water.
Understand long-term patterns
Climate zones
Compare tropical, temperate, arid, alpine, boreal, and polar settings through temperature, precipitation, seasonality, and landscape effects.
National parks and protected areas
Open the park directory to find locations and individual park profiles.