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National parks are key conservation areas for wildlife and natural resources

  • Written by Sarah Diaz, Associate Professor of Recreation and Sport Management, Coastal Carolina University
imageA researcher collects water samples in Everglades National Park in Florida to monitor ecosystem health.AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

The United States’ national parks have an inherent contradiction. The federal law that created the National Park Service says the agency – and the parks – must “conserve the scenery and the...

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