“The State of Americas National Parks is the culmination of ten years of research on the condition of natural and cultural resources within Americas national parks. The data for this report were gleaned from the Centers research on 80 national parks. This research uncovered many examples of serious threats to park resources, including impacts from activities occurring on adjacent lands, concerns related to invasive non-native species, insufficient attention given to the stewardship of cultural resources, and a general lack of sufficient staff and funds to care for and interpret park resources. The Centers work also documented notable National Park Service successes in protecting park resources, such as restoration projects throughout the park system, collaboration with other land managers, and deployment of teams of trained specialists to address resource management issues shared among parks. With the release of this report, these key findingsas well as recommendations for how to address concernsare now presented in one place.”
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