Secretary Burgum’s cuts to national parks would be “the worst idea we ever had” (Letters)

The Alaskans who keep our national parks running are needed

A mother bear known as Bear 402 and her cubs are seen on Sept. 26, 2018, below a viewing platform at Brooks Camp in Katmai National Park and Preserve. The Brooks Camp site, at the salmon-rich Brooks River, is a world-famous destination for bear viewing. (Photo by R. Taylor/National Park Service)Like many other Alaskans, I love our national parks. Their beauty, wildlife and opportunities for adventures are a great gift to current and future Alask…

Secretary Burgum’s cuts to national parks would be “the worst idea we ever had” (Letters)

Cuts to national parks would be “the worst idea we ever had” In 1983, author and historian Wallace Stegner wrote, “National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.” Efforts are currently underway in our government to destroy our system of national parks. This is the worst idea imaginable. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is proposing a reduction in the park…

Op-Ed | Preserving America’s Best Idea: National Parks In The Fight For Democracy

The U.S. National Park System is truly American/Rebecca Latson fileYellowstone, Yosemite, Glacier, Olympic, Mount Rainier, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain, Crater Lake—these and other national parks have been cherished treasures in my life for over half a century. In recent years, I have noticed how park visitors have changed. Yes, the parks are more crowded, but the crowds are a more diverse cross-section of the American public.Wallace Stegner reg…