Locally we are struggling to save our parks. Budget cuts on them are not helping. These cuts are causing possible shut down. In 2012, as an example, it was considered to shut down the parks for the winter. All of this is an issue as people who work at the parks would lose their jobs and a huge source of entertainment of going down to the park would be lost. Since the parks would be shut down if they didn’t get enough money in them(assuming it would ever get this bad), someone need to buy them. There is very little chance that the company buying the park would be environmentally friendly, so more than likely they would use it for their purpose. This would have North Carolina lose trees that we desperately need with a society always setting up environmentally destructive industries. This also would have many animals lose their homes, possibly wiping out entire populations. Our community would have more pollution, more dead animals on the streets desperately looking for homes, local people would lose their jobs, and many people who just enjoy going in nature to take a hike would be furious. I am personally interested in this issue as I really enjoy going to my local state park and taking a hike with my dog. We both really enjoy the parks more than the streets. This makes me feel personally motivated to help the cause because I want to keep our parks. Others should care as well because so many people enjoy hiking and other recreational activities in these parks. Although our state gets more than 14 million visits a year in these state parks, the number of grants to our parks went from 47 in 2012 to just 14 in 2013. This 14 million visits show the public has the support of the parks we just need you, the everyday people to help. By spreading the word about the problems we could gain support and save the parks. By having everyone donate to the parks that will help keep them running. As well as that if we could get businesses to support and sponsor the parks there wouldn’t be a problem. However, that might not work. Another approach is to vote in leaders supporting the parks to help the effort. If we do our best to save the parks they will be enjoyed for generations to come.
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3/14/2017 03:19:52 pm
This is a very good idea, and a problem that effects lots of people. Great job with the writing, it is very well done. I hike at many of these parks as well and I would not like to see them shut down.
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Cooper
3/14/2017 04:01:20 pm
I doubt that entire populations could be wiped out but i get your point, this would be very bad for the animals.
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