Why We Need Public Land Access

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  • Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
  • Park Junkie drops his thoughts on why we need access to public land as our society moves toward the mid 21st century.
    Those who would like to send a message to their elected representatives in the House and the Senate can now visit the Democracy IO link below, which provides a quick, painless method by which you can find and message your reps in a matter of seconds.
    Just go to the link below, as well as the Google Doc linked below that, copy the FLREA Letter to Reps in Google Docs, then paste that into the comment section in the Democracy IO link. This takes less than two minutes, and you'll rest well, knowing that you took action to affect change for the benefit of future generations of our people.
    Democracy.io: democracy.io/#!/
    Googel Doc - FLREA - Letter to Reps: docs.google.co...
    Thanks for your efforts.
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    Thanks for the support, but most importantly, don't forget to support the future generations of our people, who will inherit our great lands. Let's make sure that these lands belong to them, and not a major corporate interest.

Комментарии • 31

  • @michaelbdoherty
    @michaelbdoherty Год назад +1

    Message to my representatives sent. Thank you park junkie.

  • @lpareene
    @lpareene Год назад +1

    Great work Todd! Thank you of all the hard work you’ve done to bring attention to this issue. My letters are sent and video shared!

  • @martinjdesmond
    @martinjdesmond Год назад

    Todd, this is a really great video. I really appreciate you going to Washington DC to speak to elected officials and staff about the importance of public access to our national parks

  • @gabriellemarella9127
    @gabriellemarella9127 Год назад +3

    Right on park junkie! Will be sending my letter! Thank you for the template and all the research and efforts you put forth.

  • @simonbattle0001
    @simonbattle0001 Год назад

    Hi Park Junkie. I hope the meeting went well and was productive. If anyone can make these people in charge of this land grab understand the negative impact to the American people I think it's you, because I think your an honest man and they will pick up on that to. The problem is sway and your right corporations cash cows have a lot of power over politicians. I watch native peoples fight for their land and rights every day. They have moved some mountains back into their possession so I know it can be done. So keep banging on the door and I will to. Good seeing as always Park Junkie and thanks again for what your doing.

  • @airstreamer
    @airstreamer Год назад

    Thanks so much for keeping up the fight on this critical issue. It was at first a small erosion that eventually became the Grand Canyon. We need to protect our rights before they are totally eroded away. You are doing a great job with this issue. Thank you, again! 🚀🦩

  • @davepalmerton2429
    @davepalmerton2429 Год назад +2

    Thanks for all your efforts in dealing with these issues, Todd; and thank you for representing us in Washington. You're right that we as a group can do a lot together. I feel that this is just the tip of the iceberg if we don't put a stop to corporate America taking our rights away from us. Count me in contacting our representatives.

  • @Taskerofpuppets
    @Taskerofpuppets Год назад

    Great speech, fantastic montage of NP's. \m/

  • @travisg2410
    @travisg2410 Год назад +2

    Message is sent. Lets get heard!!!

  • @glennbos3586
    @glennbos3586 Год назад

    I visit a national park once a week on average. I met you in the snow in Saguaro National Park. I will be contacting my representatives.

  • @dublbee3080
    @dublbee3080 Год назад

    Hip Hip Hooray, thanks Carl!!!

  • @harlandeke
    @harlandeke Год назад +4

    We need to get all the NPS personnel we can involved. What is happening is disgusting.

  • @elizabethpreviti598
    @elizabethpreviti598 Год назад

    U r the man! Thank u for all u are doing!👍

  • @c.enochs2520
    @c.enochs2520 Год назад

    Great video! Letters have been sent!

  • @LostThymeOverlandAdventures
    @LostThymeOverlandAdventures Год назад

    Love the comment about learning more about yourself than the land

  • @SmokyMountainFamily
    @SmokyMountainFamily Год назад

    If you're not inspired halfway through this content you may need to check for a pulse. Todd, you had me feeling like I could run through a brick wall. Some of our brethren have it backward, this is what patriotism looks like. Instead many are rolling over and complying. Thanks so much for your efforts.

  • @beckyjay8073
    @beckyjay8073 Год назад

    Thank you for your time and efforts

  • @dederonair
    @dederonair Год назад +1

    Thanks for your effort in raising awareness and perspective! :)

  • @SpryWhimsy
    @SpryWhimsy Год назад +1

    Letters sent. thank you

  • @vizio213
    @vizio213 Год назад +1

    You clean up pretty good! Thanks for the fight.

  • @geogypsytraveler
    @geogypsytraveler Год назад

    Thanks

  • @LostThymeOverlandAdventures
    @LostThymeOverlandAdventures Год назад

    I have talked to and sent soo many letters.

  • @JackFrost-mt5dh
    @JackFrost-mt5dh Год назад +2

    In your talking to Representatives , do they ever say why some of the issues you are talking about we're put in place? Is it a lack of tax dollars to pay for operations to be done by park workers?

    • @theparkjunkie
      @theparkjunkie  Год назад +5

      To be honest, none of my Senators' staff even seem to have knowledge of public land issues, but they are not on those committees, so it's difficult to say. It appears to me that this FLREA law was put in place twenty years ago, then crafty corporate attorneys found ways to worm their way into the mix. The Senators & Reps pass the laws, and yes, there may be some corruption in that game, but on this issue, it seems the res system was implemented, and taken advantage of later. It lasted more than a decade before Booz Allen obtained control over it, so it's hard to think it was set up initially as a scam. But what do I know? There is no reason the parks, with 311 million guests last year, shouldn't be able to fund their own operations. In fact, the reservation system, as it is currently arranged, actually costs the park service money. I covered that in an episode of National Park News about three months ago in Congaree National Park.

  • @blessmygypsysoul_
    @blessmygypsysoul_ Год назад

    I am outraged!!! The national parks are the people's parks, not Booz Allen's.

  • @michaelbdoherty
    @michaelbdoherty Год назад

    The Google docs links are not working

  • @yawndave
    @yawndave Год назад +2

    Hey Todd--like you, I've had many adventures and great memories of time spent in our public lands. It would be a shame if our children's children's children (Moody Blues reference 🙂) couldn't have the same opportunity. Thanks again for your efforts on this issue. We're sending the message to our representatives, fingers crossed that they GET the message for a change. By the way, having seen California Condors fairly up close at the Pinnacles, I'm wondering if you shot that clip of the condor coming in for a landing on the rock?

    • @theparkjunkie
      @theparkjunkie  Год назад

      Hey Yawn! Yes, as a matter of fact I did shoot that footage of the Condor. A morning stroll on the High Peaks Trail & these creatures were all over the place.