Document Type
Opinion
Publication Date
9-1-2016
Department 1
Environmental Studies
Abstract
On the occasion of the National Parks centennial comes an irreverent question: Are the parks still relevant?
Famously christened as America's "best idea" by writer Wallace Stegner and reaffirmed in Ken Burns' 2009 PBS documentary, it seems brazen, if not blasphemous, to pose the question. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Wilson, Randall K. "Commentary: Are National Parks Still Relevant?" Philly.com (September 1, 2016).
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Original version is available from Philly.com at http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20160901_Commentary__Are_national_parks_still_relevant_.html