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August 25th National Parks Day of Action: supporters across the United States call for stronger protection, greater investment and support for the employees who keep America’s parks running.

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August 25th National Parks Day of Action

VIDEO: The Future of America's National Forests: The Trump administration is advancing plans to repeal the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a landmark policy that has protected millions of acres of national forest from commercial logging and road construction for 25 years. This controversial move would transfer decision-making power to individual forest managers, sparking a fierce debate between government officials and conservationists.

Events and gatherings are planned at parks and communities across the country, including **Yosemite, Muir Woods, Rocky Mountain, Acadia, Big Bend, Great Falls, New River Gorge, Kenai Fjords** and many more. Organizers also plan advocacy events, public presentations, conservation activities and park celebrations—not just traditional protests.

The campaign comes as advocates raise concerns about staffing losses across the National Park Service. They say fewer rangers, maintenance workers, educators, scientists and emergency personnel could mean reduced visitor services, delayed conservation work and greater risks to people and protected resources.

The Trump administration disputes the criticism, saying its policies are intended to expand recreation, reduce unnecessary regulations and increase funding for park infrastructure.

But supporters argue that **roads and buildings alone cannot protect America’s national parks—people do.**

August 25 also marks the **110th anniversary of the National Park Service**, making this a significant moment for those calling for the future of America’s public lands to remain a national priority.

Watch the full story in the video: https://youtu.be/kCA4nv4mlWA 

August 25th National Parks Day of Action:


IT’S TIME TO STAND UP FOR OUR NATIONAL PARKS!

Our national parks are facing a historic crisis, and the people who keep them running need our help. Since January 2025, the National Park Service has lost nearly a quarter of its permanent workforce—including rangers, scientists, emergency personnel, and maintenance crews.


Where We Are Gathering
Events are happening coast-to-coast, both online and in person! Key locations include:

The West: Yosemite Valley, Muir Woods, Rocky Mountain NP, Albuquerque, and Kenai Fjords.

The East & South: Acadia NP, Cuyahoga Valley, Big Bend, and Brooklyn.

The Capital: Rock Creek Park, the C&O Canal, and a direct petition delivery to the Department of the Interior in D.C.!

How You Can Get Involved
Not every event is a traditional street protest. You can join the movement through:

Community gatherings and park celebrations

Public presentations and advocacy stations

Hands-on conservation work

Let’s remind the administration that America’s greatest treasures require the people who protect them. Stand with us, sign the petition, and find an event near you!

Tales of My Participation in the Sierra Club's Work Crew - Camping Trip. Two Months in the Sierra Nevada picking up trash in 1970...

My Parents Suggested that I Work for The Sierra Club during the Summer of my Sophomore Year in High School. Fortunately, The Sierra Club got Funding from the Federal Government to Clean up Trails near a Popular Dirt Bike area... and Those Dirt Bike People were Horribly Destructive of the Forest... Garbage Everywhere... I Guess they HAD NO CLUE about Ecology... 



We Got a Giant Dumpster and a Sign Explaining Who and What the "Action Clean Up" was and we Got to Work... We Were VERY LAZY... We were Volunteers... However, We DID Burn as Much Trash as we could find and then Backpacked the Remaining Burnt Garbage OUT... Years Later I Found Out That The Program Became MUCH more Organized and Serious and THE CAMPERS PAID THE SIERRA CLUB TO GO... 

I saw a Bear sleeping on a Jeep's hood at night... when I walked near the Bear jumped up and ran away... This happened in the Little Kern River Basin Near Bakersfield, California... That was the Big Thrill of the Summer... 

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I went to a Masonic Promotion Ceremony for My Boss. His name was Glenn MacLellan and he was the owner of the San Jose Art, Paint and Wallpaper Store. I worked there unloading trucks and putting merchandise on the shelves in the store. The ceremony was "Really Goofy" in my humble Opinion... Grown men wearing aprons and chanting in a candle lit room... Just Like George Washington Did... 

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My Cousin Gary Lea is a Mason also... They have a little village of wooden homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains on the San Lorenzo River. We went there when I was a child to someone's birthday party. The river enters the Pacific Ocean at The Boardwalk on Main Beach... Gary used hypnosis to quit smoking tobacco. He had a visual Mantra that he would remember whenever he wanted to smoke. It was the O'Neil's Surf Shop Logo... I used this trick myself... why not? Gary figured out how to quit and I can simply use his technique... 




Read More of my Autobiography at :
https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/03/growing-up-in-los-gatos-california-in.html


This is a Smart Plan... Go To College, Learn Something Useful... I Learned Computers at HSU and then Got a Job Using Computers... and Paid Off My Student Loans in Six Years... Humboldt State University is GREAT!

Newspaper Article About Increased Funding for the Nursing Program at HSU and College of the Redwoods... 
https://wildrivers.lostcoastoutpost.com/2020/feb/24/new-nursing-programs-cr-hsu-seeks-tackle-shortage/


Go take a walk in the Redwood Forest... The Arcata Community Forest is Especially Fine as it's So Very Close to Civilization... A Study in Contrasts!


Go take a walk in the Redwood Forest... The Arcata Community Forest is Especially Fine as it's So Very Close to Civilization... A Study in Contrasts! One Day, during a class on ecology, a classmate of mine wanted to hold the class outdoors but she was too shy to propose this action... so she told me... I'm not shy, and Spoke Up... the teacher, Dick Hansis, Agreed IF... I lead the Walk in the woods and... NO ONE TALKED the entire Hike... SO, We went up into the Forest behind the Tennis Courts at HSU and... The at Next Class Meeting we Talked about our Experience. His Class was Wonderful because He Introduced us to the Writing of Derrick Jensen and Bill McKibben... Later, Derrick Spoke to our Class in person and then He gave a Teach-In At the Field next to the DOME... HSU was a Wonderful Four Years of My Life... https://thelumberjack.org/2019/08/31/explorehumboldt-the-arcata-community-forest/


Photo of the Pacific Ocean Near Eureka, CA - Trinidad  by gvan42
Photo of the Pacific Ocean Near Eureka, CA - Trinidad 

In the history of modern civilization, we’ve witnessed four major revolutions that forever changed the way the world operates. From the impact of irrigation on hunting and gathering in an agrarian economy, to the impact of assembly lines in a manufacturing economy, to the evolution of the workforce in the industrial economy, society was forced to rethink the jobs we inhabit, the businesses we operate and the cities we live in. And, while each of these revolutions built the foundation for the world we live in today, businesses and global economies that refused to evolve, or couldn’t evolve in time, were left behind. Innovation and new technology are indisputably the cornerstone of every revolution—disrupting practices that once defined life as we knew it and making what seemed impossible at the time a reality—but, humans are the stewards.  Fast forward to present day and a new revolution is underway: The Digital Revolution. Once again... https://www.forbes.com/sites/deanstoecker/2020/02/25/the-fourth-revolution-the-age-of-digital-enlightenment/#6a5abe6c60e5


Photo of a Window Display at a Crystal Store in Arcata, CA by gvan42
Photo of a Window Display at a Crystal Store in Arcata, CA
As past research has found a link between happiness and a relationship with nature in adults, the authors of the paper published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology wanted to see if the same is true in kids. The research involved 296 children in a northwestern Mexican city, who were aged between 9 to 12. The team measured how connected the participants felt to nature by asking them to rate how much they enjoyed activities like seeing wild flowers and interacting with animals. They also assessed the children's attitude towards sustainability, by asking them questions about behaviors which the team deemed to be related: altruism, equality, frugality, and being eco-friendly. That included asking whether they would give away money and used clothing, and quizzing them on their views on equality, and saving water. https://www.newsweek.com/children-who-feel-connected-nature-likely-happier-study-suggests-1488738

Psychedelic Art by gvan42 - Gregory Vanderlaan - a Digital Rainbow Spiral...




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