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When I was seven years old, I spent three weeks out West visiting the National Parks with my mom and step dad. The trip consisted of Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, and Grand Teton National Parks, visiting one Park per week. We hiked up steep, rocky trails, swam in cool rivers, and picnicked next to waterfalls. WeContinue reading “The Public Land Heist”

Did you know that the United States generates 260 million tons of trash each year? To put it into perspective, that is roughly four pounds of trash per person, per day. Modern American culture has shifted from a “scarcity” mindset to a “disposable” mindset in a matter of years. In the years of the GreatContinue reading “Clean Up, Everybody Do Your Share”

It is no surprise that our National Parks have a steady flow of visitors each year, but are there too many to manage? Overcrowding has become the most recent issue a handful of the Parks are facing, and along with this predicament have come new regulations. What does this look like for the Park ServiceContinue reading “Maximum Occupancy: Unknown”

In 1916 president Woodrow Wilson signed the act that created the National Park Service as a new section of the Department of the Interior, and thus, preserving pieces of history for generations to come. The Department of the Interior manages and protects over 400 National Parks, portions of land owned by the American people thatContinue reading “What are National Parks and Why Should I Care About Them?”