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National Park Foundation Raising Money To Repair Damage To National Parks

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By NPT Staff - January 14th, 2019
Illegal campsite in Joshua Tree National Park/NPS

A fund has been set up by the National Park Foundation to repair damage in the National Park System caused during the partial government shutdown/NPS

National Park Foundation officials have created a fund to pay for repairs to damage caused to the National Park System during the ongoing partial government shutdown.

Though the Foundation didn't list actual damage it's aware of, and didn't mention the impacts to natural resources at Josha Tree National Park, where staff said at least two Joshua trees were cut, or knocked, down and off-road vehicles drove out-of-bounds, the fundraising arm of the National Park Service made passing mention to damage in general.

“Once the government reopens and rangers have determined what needs to be done, this fund will help repair damage where it’s needed most," said NPF President Will Shafroth in a release, which added that "(W)hen the government shutdown ends, the National Park Foundation will deploy much-needed resources to national parks and their local philanthropic partners to help address top priorities, which will likely include natural habitat restoration, graffiti and trash removal, and other volunteer efforts."

The National Park Foundation is also working with national parks’ local philanthropic organizations to provide the public with information about volunteer opportunities once the government reopens and National Park Service staff is present and able to ensure volunteer and visitor safety. People can sign up to receive this information on the National Park Foundation website.

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Submitted by Harryb3570 on January 15, 2019 - 4:47pm.

This effort by NPCA is useless. They will raise on a few pennies. It would be better to close the parks in their entirity  rather than raise a few pennies to repair the damage that is being inflicted on the parks. NPCA has forgotten about the strong leadership of Mather and Albright and is only chasing meager ambitions. Where is the leadership that NPCA should exhibit Where is the strong voice in support of the parks. The sad fact is that there is no one today speaking for the parks including NPCA. NPCA needs to go back to learn about its creation and the reason it is important. If ever there was a time for strong leadership for our parks it is now. 


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