America's public lands are in danger – and in 2020 we'll report from the frontlines
by This land is your land team from on (#4XQ28)
Amid mounting threats posed by privatization, energy extraction and climate change, we're devoting new resources to our public lands journalism
Public lands are facing threats like never before. Seasoned superintendents have been shuffled around the country to force their retirement. Ancient cacti are being plowed up to make way for a border wall. Mention of climate change has been suppressed.
These attacks are outlined by none other than Jon Jarvis, the head of the National Park Service under Barack Obama, in a Guardian op-ed co-authored with his brother, Destry. "These are not random actions," the Jarvises conclude. "This is a systematic dismantling of a beloved institution."
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