The Coalition of National Park Service Retirees has obtained a government memo that requests parks to show how they will cut 5 percent of their budget if Congress can’t agree on a plan to reduce debt, prompting a sequester – the term for automatic spending cuts – to go into effect on March 1. (nbcnews.com—Looming Cuts)
And yet a National Parks poll found that 95% of Americans want to continue "protecting and supporting the National Parks". *Even in these difficult fiscal circumstances, very few voters from either side of the political aisle say the federal government should be cutting back on funding for National Parks.*
(npca.org—poll)
Having our National Parks automatically on the cutting block is unacceptable. They're our heritage, our land, and our future. Let's protect them!