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Review | This Contested Land: The Storied Past And Uncertain Future Of America’s National Monuments

McKenzie Long is a rock climber, graphic designer, and writer who, inspired by the “contest” over the Bears Ears National Monument where she loved to climb in the Indian Creek basin, decided to visit a select group of national monuments to gain a deeper understanding of why and how they are contested.” Her travels take her from Maine’s Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument to Hawaii, just beyond which is the vast Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Should Katahdin Woods And Waters National Monument Be Added To Recreation.Gov?

Though more than a few criticisms about recreation.gov have been voiced by those who have been unable to land a campsite reservation through the online portal, the National Park Service believes adding Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument to the reservation system would benefit monument visitors.

National Parks Traveler Episode 19: Parks As Classrooms, And Katahdin Woods and Waters

Using national park settings as a backdrop for these programs can serve double duty – the resources are the perfect educational tool, and the settings can really connect youth to nature. These settings seem to resonate with students', teachers', and adults' innate thirst for nature. Saul Weisberg, who helped found the North Cascades Institute in 1986, has seen students from every walk of life positively affected by their experiences in North Cascades National Park and other public lands that the Institute uses as outdoor classrooms. Saul joins us today to talk about the benefits of these outdoor programs.
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