At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to determine how Haleakalā National Park protects cultural and natural resources and how the students can help protect them too. Background All organisms have a limited ability to adapt to drastic changes in their environment. If these changes occur slowly, then there is a higher probability a species can adapt to the changes. Too often the changes and impacts on our natural environments occur rather suddenly making it very hard for species to be able to adapt in time and survive. There are many small things that we as citizens can do to hel Duration: 60 Minutes.