NATIONAL PARKS TRAVELER • August 13, 2023
There are dozens of natural areas across the United States that could be added to the National Park System, both to protect unique ecosystems as well as biodiversity, and there also are many cultural and historic sites that tell chapters of the country's history. "We ought to be thinking big," believes Michael Kellett of RESTORE: The North Woods. "The National Trust for Historic Preservation has their 11 Most Endangered places list. We're losing these areas, a lot of these important places that could be protected and wouldn't cost that much in the bigger scheme of things. It wouldn't be that expensive to save these places. We ought to be doing that, just like natural areas."