Op/Ed: Social construction distracts from conservation of national parks

By Katie Toth, Special to The Times A cannon at Valley Forge National Park. Image courtesy, National Park Service. John Muir, a historical advocate for National Parks, once said “Thousands of tired, nerve- shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.”i National parks protect the natural environment, wildlife, and...