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To preserve US national parks in a warming world, reconnect fragmented public lands

  • Written by Stephen Nash, Visiting Senior Research Scholar, University of Richmond
To preserve US national parks in a warming world, reconnect fragmented public landsRising temperatures and more frequent wildfires in Alaskan national parks could affect caribou's habitat and winter food sources.Zak Richter/NPS

The Trump administration’s decision to keep many U.S. national parks open during the current federal government shutdown, with few or no staff, spotlights how popular and how vulnerable these unique...

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