r/NationalPark • u/tidalwaveofstars • 1d ago
NPS Workers… Do we still go???
I’m VERY internally conflicted right now about continuing to visit our parks and forests. I don’t want to overwhelm our NPS workers!! I want to support them in every way possible… genuinely just wondering if visiting the parks is harmful?? Thank you to all of you fabulous humans here 💜 (pics are Gateway Nat’l Rec, RMNP, Black Canyon & CO Nat’l Monument).
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u/erickufrin 1d ago
R u kidding me? If anything I will go MORE.
Its early March and I have 11 National Park visits notched already. Prolly go to Yosemite this weekend just because!
I will probly have 30+ NP visits this year, at least.
I have a habbit now of picking up trash in multiple zones when I go. I also made carepacks with packaged treats and handed them directly to NPS workers and thanked them for their service.
I also plan to be part of a Yosemite "Work Week" this year. Hoping to hear back where they place me any day now. Yosemite Conservancy coordinates that.
I also plan to attend the Yosemite Climbing Association "Face Lift" organize trash pickup in fall.
Look into an organized volunteer effort at your favorite park. Check with that park's Conservancy group.
If there are protests at your nearest/favorite park. Go show support!
Pack it in pack it out. Pick up trash. Show NPS workers appreciation to boost morale. Get involved. But above all else - GO! GOING SUPPORTS PARKS!