Why Are National Parks Important

National parks in the United States have been treasured and considered sacred for hundreds of years. Efforts made by past presidents, such as Teddy Roosevelt and Barack Obama have ensured their protection by law and declaration. However, it seems that as the years go by, the relevance of these monuments have come to be questioned by the young people of today’s world. Since these national parks have opened, there has not been sufficient funding to be able to keep up with maintenance, let alone attractiveness. If the government cuts national park funding, the average American would miss out on important knowledge and understanding, the animals and plants living there could become endangered or extinct, and the parks and monuments would lose their historical or religious relevance. Therefore, this is why investing in the National Park Service should be a top priority in the United States.
Some people are afraid that if the government does decide to increase funding towards
If the government decides to cut funding and reduce the size of the parks, the animals and plants that have been protected for so long will have been left out in the open just waiting for something to go wrong. Loggers would then begin deforestation, destroying the tree population, as well as hundreds of animal habitats. The Antiquities Act, put in place by President Roosevelt, states that important historical sites are managed by federal agencies the preserve them for future generations. However, the Antiquities Act does not extend to the ocean. Despite this fact, the Pacific monument, near Hawaii, is home to some of the world’s oldest corals reefs, as well as endangered species, and World War II battle sites. Supporters claim that even though this does not fall under the Antiquities Act, it should continue to be preserved like any other monument because it holds historical and religious