Trump Administration Looks To Partially Privatize National Park Management

By Steve Goldstein
Published: Monday, November 25, 2019 - 2:05pm
Updated: Monday, November 25, 2019 - 3:33pm

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Grand Canyon North Rim
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The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

The Trump administration’s Interior Department has worked to make dramatic changes when it comes to federal lands and their management, which also extends to the national parks.

As part of that, a committee made recommendations, including privatizing the management of certain areas in the parks and adding possibilities like Amazon deliveries.

Critics are concerned about those ideas and budget cuts that have already hit the Interior Department. To talk about that, The Show reached out to Kevin Dahl, Arizona senior program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association.

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