With many national parks across the country in trouble from such myriad threats as climate change, overcrowding, energy exploration, invasive species, and poor air quality, National Parks Traveler’s new “Threatened and Endangered Parks” lists, published today, identify parks that are struggling to retain the very essence that led to their inclusion in the National Park System in the first place. In this week's show, Phil Francis of the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks and Mark Wenzler from the National Parks Conservation Association discuss the threats facing the parks.
:02 Welcome to National Parks Traveler
:12 Show introduction with Kurt Repanshek
2:08 North Cascades Institute promotion
2:26 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation promotion
2:53 Introduction to Threatened and Endangered Parks discussion with Phil Francis of the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks and Mark Wenzler of the National Parks Conservation Association.
14:56 National Parks Traveler promotion
15:13 Washington's National Park Fund promotion
15:47 Yankee Freedom promotion
16:25 Friends of Acadia promotion
16:53 Conversation with Phil Francis and Mark Wenzler continues
31:52 Show closing
32:37 Grand Teton National Park Foundation promotion
33:11 Orange Tree Productions
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 22nd, 2019 7:00am
Comments
One solution to overcrowding is to increase the entrance/admission fee for parks. The higher the fees, the fewer people will use the park. The “Golden Age”passes have increased for those buying them today, but those that already have a pass aren’t paying there fair share. Discontinue all passes and make users buy annual passes, perhaps with senior discounts. Force the Congress to act on HR 1225!