There is strong competition for space, and the animals here are adapted to settle quickly and survive. Conserving a Resource (center panel) Main Point: Why is it difficult to manage a place like the intertidal? Introductory Statement The National Park Service was founded in 1916 by the National Park Service Organic Act, which gave it the mission to "conserve the landscape , the natural and historical objects and wild life contained therein and provide for the enjoyment… by such means as will leave them intact for the enjoyment of future generations.” So how does this mission unfold in the intertidal? it is one of the few parks with a coastline and they conserve it in the same way as other ecosystems. The intertidal is full of resilient organisms, but over time the ecosystem can be damaged by too many people walking on it they visit Acadia every year, but what if the park knew that this number would double in the next decade How could the park preserve the intertidal, but still allow these new visitors to explore it? They could...[for free