Biggest Issue Affecting our National Park System

The biggest issue affecting our national parks, especially in recent years, is budget. You know as well as I do, that if you want something, you have to pay for it, National parks included. The reason this is the biggest issue is because all of the other problems they face can only be solved if they have money. Barna says,  “Depending on your funding, you take care of the most essential ones first. However, if your pipes burst or the roof leaks, your priority list changes and things that were on the top of the list get pushed further down the list.” Since we are on the topic, I’d like to point out that, at the moment, national parks aren’t exactly on the top of the nations priority list. So, if I were in charge, I would start learning how to manage my money and realize that we’re lucky to get any funding at all. “It is incumbent upon us—regardless of our budget—to look for innovative approaches that allow us to do our work more effectively and efficiently,” (Barna).