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National Parks
ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Park History
Yellowstone NP, 1872.
Antiquities Act, 1906
Enacted to prevent looting of Indian artifacts from archaeological sites. The
act has mostly been used by presidents to turn public land into national
monuments protected forever from commercial development or future
mineral exploitation.
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
National Monuments
Marine National Monument
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
National Parks
National Parks
National Parks
“Our long term prosperity depends on the faithful stewardship
of the air that we breathe, the water we drink, and the land
that we sow. That’s a sacred trust.” - Barack Obama, 2009
Parks by the Numbers
There are 6,555 national parks in the world
In the United States, there are 59 Parks, a total of 417 NPS properties
 84 million total acres (roughly the size of Germany)
 U.S. parks have at least 247 species of threatened or endangered plants and animals.
 281 million people visit a U.S. park every year.
 18,000 Miles of trails
 404,000 People volunteer 7.9M hours a year at U.S. national parks.
 Budget: $2.8B (2015)
Most Visited:
1. Golden Gate Park NRA (15.6M)
2. Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile drive that threads the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina and Virginia
(15.1M)
Parks Related Revenue & Jobs
• $18.4 B in local gateway regions
• 318.1 thousand jobs
• $12 B in labor income
• $19.9 B in value added
• $34.9 B in economic output in
the national economy
Recent Park History
President Obama
26 new parks added
◦ Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
◦ Bears Ears National Monument in
Utah (Sustainability!)
◦ NOTE: The president can make
national monuments only from
land already controlled by the
federal government, and the act
generally does not change how
the land is used
President George W. Bush
6 new parks added, 1 deuathorized
(Oklahoma City National Memorial)
Recent Park History
April, 2017
President Trump ordered the Interior Department to review the size and
scope of national monuments larger than 100,000 acres created since 1996.
He is seeking recommendations to see if any of the large tracts should be
scaled back by presidential authority or by Congress.
Described the designations as a “massive federal land grab. …It’s time to end
these abuses and return control to the people, the people of Utah, the
people of all of the states, the people of the United States.”
*If existing national monuments are reduced in size, it could benefit
extractive industries like oil and gas, mining, logging, as well as ranching.
The Future of U.S. Parks: What you can do
Do Your Part for Climate Friendly Parks
(www.doyourpartparks.org) has a carbon calculator and an e-mail
newsletter with sustainable living tips.
Walk, Bike, Carpool, or use Public Transportation
Did you know that for every gallon of gas your car consumes,
almost twenty pounds of greenhouse gases are emitted into the
air?
Energy Use
Wasting energy harms the environment and costs you money.
Support a Non-Profit
Donate or volunteer to a non-profit working on climate change or
national park protection.
Visit the Parks
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US national parks

  • 2. Park History Yellowstone NP, 1872. Antiquities Act, 1906 Enacted to prevent looting of Indian artifacts from archaeological sites. The act has mostly been used by presidents to turn public land into national monuments protected forever from commercial development or future mineral exploitation.
  • 8. National Parks “Our long term prosperity depends on the faithful stewardship of the air that we breathe, the water we drink, and the land that we sow. That’s a sacred trust.” - Barack Obama, 2009
  • 9. Parks by the Numbers There are 6,555 national parks in the world In the United States, there are 59 Parks, a total of 417 NPS properties  84 million total acres (roughly the size of Germany)  U.S. parks have at least 247 species of threatened or endangered plants and animals.  281 million people visit a U.S. park every year.  18,000 Miles of trails  404,000 People volunteer 7.9M hours a year at U.S. national parks.  Budget: $2.8B (2015) Most Visited: 1. Golden Gate Park NRA (15.6M) 2. Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile drive that threads the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina and Virginia (15.1M) Parks Related Revenue & Jobs • $18.4 B in local gateway regions • 318.1 thousand jobs • $12 B in labor income • $19.9 B in value added • $34.9 B in economic output in the national economy
  • 10. Recent Park History President Obama 26 new parks added ◦ Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial ◦ Bears Ears National Monument in Utah (Sustainability!) ◦ NOTE: The president can make national monuments only from land already controlled by the federal government, and the act generally does not change how the land is used President George W. Bush 6 new parks added, 1 deuathorized (Oklahoma City National Memorial)
  • 11. Recent Park History April, 2017 President Trump ordered the Interior Department to review the size and scope of national monuments larger than 100,000 acres created since 1996. He is seeking recommendations to see if any of the large tracts should be scaled back by presidential authority or by Congress. Described the designations as a “massive federal land grab. …It’s time to end these abuses and return control to the people, the people of Utah, the people of all of the states, the people of the United States.” *If existing national monuments are reduced in size, it could benefit extractive industries like oil and gas, mining, logging, as well as ranching.
  • 12. The Future of U.S. Parks: What you can do Do Your Part for Climate Friendly Parks (www.doyourpartparks.org) has a carbon calculator and an e-mail newsletter with sustainable living tips. Walk, Bike, Carpool, or use Public Transportation Did you know that for every gallon of gas your car consumes, almost twenty pounds of greenhouse gases are emitted into the air? Energy Use Wasting energy harms the environment and costs you money. Support a Non-Profit Donate or volunteer to a non-profit working on climate change or national park protection. Visit the Parks What else?