How Government Shutdowns Impact National Parks
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- We're barreling toward another government shutdown. This government shutdown 2023 will happen on October 1st if Congress does not pass a bill to fund the federal government. Caught up in all of this are National Parks. The National Park Closures will affect every single unit of the National Park System, as the Interior Department has made the decision to CLOSE all National Parks for the duration of the Government Shutdown. In this video, I want to show you how and why National Parks Shutdown, how Government Shutdowns affect National Parks, and ultimately, what we can expect to happen to National Parks in the Government Shutdown 2023.
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The fact that people actually went to the parks during the shutdown and mistreated them is a disgrace. Those people who disrupted and harmed our national parks are scum
They should be put in prison for life!!!
It's so unfortunate. I really don't understand this attitude from some NP visitors...
@@NationalParkDiaries entitlement from visitors. They think they have whole control over the park. They don't realize the parks are a national treasure meant to be shared by everyone
Shout out to the Utah and Arizona government for using state funds to keep the park open. I have a National Park Road Trip plans for months and was worried about the government shut down
I too appreciate states that show they treasure protected lands within their borders. Unfortunately, many people either don't know better or don't care, and just wanna have "fun" by running ATVs through these lands. Enter politics ....
The only reason to visit Utah is to see its beautiful unique landscape
Ended up meeting an NPS official today concerning a historical site of importance. The employees are going to be fine as the shutdown acts more as a “paid vacation” for them.
The historic site of importance I am referring to is not a part of the NPS, but does include some NPS resources due to its importance as a historic location.
The property itself is managed by a Non-Profit that dedicates their free time to improving the area; specifically in the form of adding new headstones for graves.
I’ve had a trip to Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Bryce planned for a year, I leave in a week. Fortunately Utah will be keeping the doors open and I plan on making a contribution to the Park Service to pay for my entrance fees.
My SW CO national park/monument road trip has become a NE CO state park road trip.
Were you able to stick with your original plan? Or did you commit to NE CO? Either way, I'm glad you were able to get out and enjoy some parks!
Federal employee here who’s parents are just starting their trip to Yellowstone and grand Teton, this is a fun time woo
It sucks. I hate it for everyone affected 😤
That stinks!
Again, amazing work! I love how much thought and time you put into your videos and how dedicated you are to keeping us all informed!
Thanks so much! Glad I can help and there are people like you around to watch these things lol!
Tips for California visitors (or residents who just need a reminder); we have a VAST variety of State Parks and offer different tiered parking passes much like the America The Beautiful pass. I recommend going to any that has a visitor center partly because the visitor centers I’ve been to are just as nice and informative as the NPS ones but also, because we have so many parks, there are quite a few that are neglected.
If anyone was planning a trip to Joshua Tree, I highly recommend keeping it and going to the Salton Sea (that State Park VC was super nice and there was so much to see!!) then take the areal tramway up Mt. San Jacinto. If you have the time then add Anza-Borrego Desert State Park too!
My little area of Southern California alone has 10+ different state parks, 4 of which are state beaches, but most are intertwined with the NPS system (Santa Monica Mountains), so this will be interesting….
Now, excuse me while I go to the Channel Islands visitor center one more time before they close at 5 PM
honestly, as voters, we really should remove the people running Congress if this is allowed to happen. This is kinda redicilous.
Fire all of the parasites
And put them in prison for life
I live near the west section of Saguaro NP in Tucson. We have had idiots shoot our iconic saguaro 🌵 cactuses which take over 60 years to grow large enough to start growing their arms.
A large, multi-arm saguaro is usually over 100 years old. They weigh many tons. They are also condominiums for many species of wildlife. Woodpeckers drill a hole in them and that becomes their nest for that year.
Since the woodpeckers make a new nest every year, other species can take over their abandoned sites. Even snakes can climb up and find a cool place to spend the day during blistering summer heat.
Additionally, the saguaro has its flowers grow on the top end of every arm (including the main stem). These flowers provide nectar for our bats, who are the main pollinators of saguaros. 🌵 🦇 The saguaro then produces many fruit, which are feasted on by birds, who spread the seeds. The seeds of this multi-ton plant are the size of a period.
So sad to see. An all-too-common attitude towards our parks and public lands unfortunately.
So disappointing in human beings carelessness 😢
There should be a legislation dedicating a fixed budget regardless of congress budget status at least minimally maintain preservation
I’m supposed to be flying out to glacier tomorrow 😭😭
I hope you were able to keep your plans!
Thank you for the awesome content and great videos!!
Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you for always bringing awareness to the negative impacts to NP when the government shuts down. Great video☺️
Thank you!
I have a reservation in Big Bend NP in 2 weeks that is probably going to be ruined because of this stupid shutdown. I'm devastated.
Thanx.. great work.
Mmmmm 4:01 😊
Thank you!
State Forest State Park in Colorado is a great alternative to Rocky Mountain National Park. State Forest is pretty much right next to Rocky Mountain, and it is the largest state park in Colorado.
I've heard good things about it, thanks for the recommendation/alternative!
Note: the verb is "shut down", two words. The one-word form "shutdown" is a noun.
"If there is a government shutdown, the National Parks will shut down."
Would love to see a video on state parks you wish to see turned into national parks
Lots of good state park videos out there - I just made my first one on Bannack State Park in Montana a few weeks ago. I've heard of lots of good ones that could potentially be open for park status, so I'll keep that in mind - thanks for the suggestion!
Excellent video.
Thank you!
i was planning on going to haleakala np late next month hopefully its open by then😓😓
Mt Ascutney in Vermont is very nice state park!
Unfortunately there isn't a good alternative to the Gateway Arch... However, if you're in StL, the Chain of Rocks Bridge (a bike and ped bridge across the Mississippi) has some pretty good views of the river as well. :]
Unfortunately the neighborhood it's in is not safe, I was thinking of going there until I say all the online trip reports reporting theft
State Parks are where to go. I just wish SC had a better system in place for those. I tried to visit a historic Canal park near Lancaster SC, and found it very hard to understand the way they run it.
Blowing Rock State Park is one of my all time favorite locations! Mount Mitchell is a State Park but it's access is along the Blue Ridge Parkway so I don't know how that's going to work out.
Chimney Rock (near Lake Lure), Crowder's Mountain.
I really enjoy the SC State parks in the upstate area. We've done landsford canal paddle when the lilies are in bloom and it's beautiful too
SC has some great state parks! Landsford Canal is great to go paddle during the Spider lily bloom (largest bloom of them in the world!). That happens in late May, early June. I would also recommend several SC State park beaches (Hunting Island is my favorite). And then, the upstate is full of great Blue Ridge Parks, like Table Rock and Caesar's Head.
Even when the parks (and the rest of the govt) don't shut down they have to spend a lot of time and money to make contingency plans and decide how to handle it. Employees on furlough still get back pay, but they can't do any work. Zoos still need to take care of the animals, buildings still need to pay utilities, but they aren't getting any entrance fees.
I'd be interested in seeing you put together a video on the Pittman Robertson Act, which is an excise tax that funds conservation efforts in the USA.
Already on the list - It'll be covered at some point!
where's your merch!!!?
Don't have any yet! That was a gift from a buddy of mine. I do have plans for it in the future, if the community is interested, but going to need some more time for that lol
Uhhh… In this context - representing action by a subject (“National Parks”) - the correst usage is the verb phrase “shut down”, NOT the compound noun “shutdown”.
Thanks!🐻
Thanks for watching!
Im going to indiana dunes next week, any recommendations for nearby?
I believe that there is a state park there too.
The government is not going to be shut down
you've made great arguments for the feds to simply hand over our national parks back to the states so they can properly fund and manage them since Washington DC cannot
Unfortunately, many states don’t collect enough taxes to run and maintain the National Parks inside their borders, let alone their state park systems. The idea of National Parks was that the federal government would have enough $$ to staff these larger and more visited parks.
Man...we're gonna rock Jellystone on Chinese wizzers, and smoke weed.
The gready people in those towns
Would you discuss how this might affect the thousands of volunteers who help out the parks?
There are so many volunteers working to support our park systems now, compared to the past...
To my knowledge, shutdowns would only affect volunteers ability to access NP sites, like if they're closed. NPS wouldn't be able to coordinate or organize volunteering activities, but volunteer groups could still do volunteer activities, as long as parks remained accessible. (I haven't seen any official communications on this - that's just the way I interpret the shutdown language NPS uses).
Maybe if the government stopped being so shitty and stopped spending more than they get, shutdowns wouldn't be a problem.
Also, although congress is in control of money, they also need approval from the executive branch
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Parks should be open!!!
Any red line towards the bottom of the thumbnail is a horrible idea. We look at it and instantly assume that we've already watched it.
I was about to tell UA-cam that I'm "Not Interested". But the I saw that the video was only 13 hours old. After that, I saw that the entire frame was red.
I wonder how many clicks you're losing to that red line?
It's orange and way smaller than the watch progress bar. Are you color blind? If so then my b
@@hatsudopia5085, In any case, this advice has been given by many users to many channels. This one included. I am not the only one who has said this here.
When it happens to me, I tell the channel owner. It doesn't matter if it's extremely dark orange or not. It doesn't matter if it's thinner than the regular progress bar. All that matters is that when I quickly look at the thumbnail, it has been mistaken for a complete progress bar.
I don't care of he fixes the problem or not. I really, really don't care if this hasn't been a problem for you. But I will let him know when it happens to me.
K? Bye.
On behalf of everyone: phew.
Now we wait until November 😅
The other collateral damage is now all those people who want to go to National Parks are looking to BLM lands, protected wilderness areas, and National Forests. These areas will experience higher impacts with even fewer resources allocated to protect and maintain these fragile places. Basically if the hoards don't have a place to go that's regulated, they will go to a place where regulations are sparse, causing more issues. An escalation of the domino effect. 😢
Technically, in a federal shutdown, these places would be closed as well (at least in the same way National Parks are "closed"), but yeah, I see your point. Any large influx of people to areas without the visitor infrastructure to support them is going to see those effects. In general though, I do think a lack of visitor infrastructure is a natural deterrent to _too_ much overcrowding. If people don't have hotels and roads going to the places they're trying to get to, I think this naturally filters people out. Not to say it won't happen, it certainly does, but I just think without proper visitor infrastructure, a lot of these places won't see the type of crowding we see in a lot of parks today.
This stinks! Thank you for explaining
I agree and you're welcome!
another way to stop travel and information exchange, and people rejuvenating their mind and body.
This should be illegal!!!
Even the state parks are going to be inundated with people it's best to just cancel your plans and reschedule cuz they're going to be so packed it won't be any fun.
.go. but, take only pictures, leave only footprints.
Bidens America
why not have the if shit get fucked plan one year of park funds on ice used for stuff like this wen taken out fill it up with the cash they make
English would be a good skill to pursue.
congress would have to approve that.
I'm curious as to what the extent of the damage you're referencing is from individuals engaging in harmful practices, vs. merely the result of lacking routine maintenance, such as trash collection. Despite the current rules and regulations in place, I'm not fond of the undertone when you discuss it. It almost feels like you're suggesting a need for a babysitter to oversee our property usage, ensuring no wrong is done. I resonate with the desire to prevent ruin and the place getting trashed; however, concurrently, we ought to have the freedom to utilize our property as deemed fit, within reason.
It's natural for me to assume superiority, especially in fields where my expertise shines. Yet, I find that conservation often stretches too far, attempting to strip away the liberty to explore nature independently. Regardless of my stance on any given subject, it beckons the question-how many individuals genuinely agree to be governed to the extensive degree we are?
I still like your videos and I'm still going to watch them. One of these days I may even subscribe. Keep doing your thing man, just don't let the power you have get to you, it's subtle and will creep up on you.
If people took care of themselves, they would have packed their trash out. People need education before babysitters, but how many people want education?
@202cardline I agree with you. Hard to legislate moral values it is.
People do need baby sitters otherwise we trashy
People from all over the world go to national parks, and many of them treat the places like a theme park or zoo. Until national and international visitors universally treat these places with the respect and veneration they deserve, they ABSOLUTELY should be treated like rowdy children.
It’s unreasonable to expect everyone to have the same idea of preservation.
For example: when people drive all over Racetrack Playa, at Death Valley.
They’re just using it as they see fit, as it’s an awesome wide open space that looks fun to drive on.
Others see it fit to keep it pristine and able to track the movement and of the moving rocks.
It’s also unreasonable to expect people to treat things nicely that are unregulated.
We have enough instances that show us people will just destroy things, if they’re left unregulated.
From the Boy Scout Leader that toppled a bunch of Hoodoos in Utah.
Illegal Redwood logging in Yosemite and redwood state park.
A drunken party at devils hole which destroyed a bunch of pupfish.
Personally…my level of what is acceptable at a park is much stricter than others.
I’m glad it’s regulated.
Unfortunately I’d hate to see what people did if it wasn’t.
How did all of these horrible things happen in just 35 days? In the dead of Winter in a lot of parks? Sounds a little fishy to me. Do you think politicians would try to manipulate voters by causing harm to our parks? OK, OK sure they would!
I wanted to add, I visited Yellowstone and Grand Teton Parks in August. I greatly appreciate what the Park Service and contract employees do! I did not see vandals with spray paint and chain saws lurking in the shadows, waiting for a government shutdown.
Never underestimate the vastness of human stupidity. I don't think you will see the proverbial boogeyman waiting to get into parks to mess them up, but all it takes is one dumb person who doesn't want to follow the rules to cause harm to these beautiful places. Unfortunately that's kind of the world we live in - we have rules in place not because everyone is going to do something wrong, but because it only takes one person to ruin the fun for everyone else
@@kinexkid I agree, I’ve seen it. It’s just very convenient there were so much bad behavior between Dec. 22nd and Jan. 25th.
Nah, they’re not trying to manipulate voters. Trump called for a shutdown to prevent his criminal trials from happening (it won’t stop them, they’re excluded from shutdowns) and the Republican house obliged because their allegiances are to him, not their constituents.
How will nature survive without humans around to babysit!!?!!
I don't nature will make it through another lockdown, think of all the plastics kept out of the ecosystem! Who will speak for the plastics?
We’re not babysitting nature, we’re babysitting people like you.
Those humans are not babysitting nature, they're babysitting other humans to prevent them from destroying nature, because there are indeed morons out there.
All parks should be managed by the state they are in, not the federal government.
That’s a terrible idea. NPS is the best public land steward in the country. Many state governments can’t be trusted just look at how Western conservative cattle ranching states treat wolves.
The national parks wouldn't exist without the federal government you plum
Wouldn’t that make them a state park? The point of it being called a national park is that it’s federal. And who’s to say a state wouldn’t say “screw it, let’s develop all this land” and lose those resources.
I'd be in favor of permanently dissolving the federal government
You do not want this. States that don't care about nps type of stuff will mismanage it to hell, not to mention that those smaller parks would cease to exist since they don't have subsidies from the big parks.
Go to state parks/sites if you don't like nps
Do not need federal government to visit our land.
Please educate yourself on the public trust doctrine, and maybe rewatch the video about the consequences from the 2018 shutdown.
Yes you do because of idiots like you that do not respect the land
@@Ben-outdoors Please educate yourself about the Bundy ranch and continue to follow the narrative.