Funding for National Parks and Wildlife
Make appropriations for FY2012 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
for: (1) land and resource management; (2) construction; (3) land
acquisition; (4) Oregon and California grant lands; (5) range
improvements; (6) service charges, deposits, and forfeitures with
respect to public lands; and (7) miscellaneous trust funds.
What happens to the parks, recreation areas, and wildlife if funding is cut or decreased?
- Parks are taken over by industries to set up factories.
- National areas are shut down and not used at all.
- Animals are sent to other areas or destroyed.
- Society as a whole cannot enjoy the parks and recreation areas that were set aside in the first place.
- Limited activities.
- Higher fees.
- Job loss.
- Partial government shutdown.
Cities see parks and recreation areas to not be as important as public safety and thus cut funding to these areas. One way that some parks and activities areas have stayed open is because of the communities getting together and volunteering. That is a good way to help make a community stronger, however these places need more than just volunteers. Instead of cutting or decreasing funds, it would be better to raise funds through different avenues.
Resources
Andrew Burns
Marisol Bello
Joseph DiStefano
The articles you used as resources were really interesting!
ReplyDeleteI like your suggestion of trying to find another way to raise funds. It is hard to know how to handle situations where funds are so limited. That being said, there are a lot of good reasons to keep our parks in good condition. they are a part of the community cohesion. People need places to be and experience some semblance of nature.
ReplyDeleteThe poor earth, she needs some place to express herself, ya know.