Investments in national parks bring stability to local communities and their tourism economies, provide jobs, and ensure the best possible visitor experience. Unfortunately, years of underfunding has forced park managers to care for parks on shoestring budgets, often forcing them to make difficult choices between providing visitor services or repairing worn out facilities. Coming into […]
In April 2017, President Trump directed Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to review dozens of national monuments created by his predecessors under the Antiquities Act. For more than a century, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has been an invaluable tool for protecting our shared heritage as a nation. From the Statute of Liberty to […]
National parks are part of larger ecosystems and landscapes that include other public and private land. Park landscapes are becoming industrialized with oil and gas exploration which can fragment wildlife habitats, harm air and water quality, and greatly degrade the visitor experience. The Trump administration’s focus on oil and gas development is having direct impacts […]
From grizzly bears to desert tortoise to the Presidio manzanita, national parks provide habitat for 600 species of threatened and endangered plants and animals. For many visitors, seeing wildlife is one of the chief reasons they spend time in national parks. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is the most important tool to ensure species vital […]
National park waterways are in jeopardy from encroaching development, pollution, demands for use and climate change. While not all of these threats are inside park boundaries, the health of America’s national parks is directly linked to the health of the waters that surround and flow through them. Despite the continued threats park waters face, the […]
