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Fwd: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Statement on Administration's
Proposed Cuts to National Park Service

John, I wanted to ensure
you saw Trust for Public Land's official press statement
regarding the White House's proposed budget cuts to the National
Park Service. If enacted, these would be the most significant cuts in
the Park Service's 109-year history.  

This is a striking reminder that while most Americans want to
safeguard our public lands, federal leaders are pushing in the
opposite direction. Our public lands face challenges unlike any
we've seen in a generation, and our work together has never been
more urgent or essential.  

I hope you'll read our full press statement below and consider
making an urgent matched gift today to protect all our public lands
from neighborhood playgrounds to national monuments.

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With gratitude, 
Joshua VanDavier 
Membership Director 
Trust for Public Land 

P.S. We're standing up with the majority of Americans and
speaking out against undermining our national monuments. For a limited
time, your gift will be doubled to help prevent public lands from
being stripped of vital protections and funding.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Statement from Trust for Public Land CEO on Proposed Public Land
Transfers and Budget Cuts to National Parks and Public Lands

Denver, CO, May 6, 2025 - Upon the release of the
Administration's proposed Federal budget plan[1] for
2026 and its impacts to the National Park Service and other land
management agencies, Trust for Public Land CEO and President, Dr.
Carrie Besnette Hauser released the following statement: 

"At Trust for Public Land, we are for fully funded public land
management agencies-to keep our national parks, forests, refuges
and public lands open, safe, and accessible to all. We are for
investing in the people and programs that make our national parks and
public lands thrive-from recreation and economic development to
wildfire mitigation and climate resilience, and national historic
preservation. 

That's why the Administration's proposed 2026
budget-which would cut more than $1 billion from the
National Park Service and remove sites from the National Park
System-is so deeply alarming. These proposed cuts would be the
most severe in the Park Service's 109-year history, undermining
the very fabric of the places Americans treasure most and that
Congress intended to be protected for current and future
generations. 

This is not what the American people want-Americans love their
National Parks and public lands. In fact, according to
recent national polling[2] commissioned by Trust for
Public Land, 62% of Americans oppose funding reductions for public
land agencies, including the National Park Service, U.S. Forest
Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. And by a 4-to-1 margin,
Americans reject the idea of laying off the dedicated staff who care
for these places every day. ?In all, 74% of Americans oppose the
closure of national public lands-including visitor centers,
campsites, and recreation areas-to reduce the federal
budget. 

Our parks and public lands are more than scenic backdrops or
picturesque landscapes -they are economic engines, job creators,
and spaces of history, healing, and community connection. Outdoor
recreation supports a $1.2 trillion economy[3], with our
national parks generating $55 billion annually for local economies
and supporting 400,000 jobs, many in rural and underserved
communities. These lands not only serve as economic drivers but also
help protect us from the growing threats of wildfire and climate
change, while providing essential opportunities for recreation, and
the preservation of our shared cultural heritage.

Trust for Public Land has helped expand the National Park System by
more than 65,000 acres because we believe, like generations of
Americans before us, that some places are simply too important to
lose. Our national parks and public lands are among our nation's
heirlooms and greatest legacies-and their protection and
stewardship must be among our highest priorities." 

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Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national nonprofit that works to
connect everyone to the benefits and joys of the outdoors. As a leader
in equitable access to the outdoors, TPL works with communities to
create parks and protect public land where they are needed most. Since
1972, TPL has protected more than 4 million acres of public land,
created more than 5,504 parks, trails, schoolyards, and iconic outdoor
places, raised $110 billion in public funding for parks and public
lands, and connected nearly 9.7 million people to the outdoors. To
learn more, visit tpl.org

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access to the benefits and joys of the outdoors for generations to
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