May 19, 2017
America’s National Parks Need Our Help Now More Than Ever
Upper Yosemite Fall at Yosemite National Park, one of the crown jewels of America’s national park system. Photo by author.
I’ve always believed that our national parks and our national monuments were as secure as Yosemite’s Half Dome: solid as a rock, inviolate, and well-protected from those who would try to diminish or exploit them. Sadly, that’s not the case.