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It s something Utahns have witnessed in their own backyard for years now, as more and more people flock to the state s national parks.
And it s something the U.S. Senate held a hearing on this week for one of the first times as more summer visitation numbers exceed expectations.
It s overtourism when more than a manageable amount of visitors come to a park and all that entails from environmental to economic impacts.
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, where Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) sits, held a hearing to review the impacts of overcrowding in our national parks on park resources and visitor use management on Wednesday.
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By: Laura Olson - July 29, 2021 5:15 am Park visitors walk up the dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado in February 2017. In the distance the snow-capped Sangre de Cristo Mountains rise above the dunes. (Mackenzie Reed/NPS/Public domain)
WASHINGTON Watching the sunrise from Cadillac Mountain at Maine’s Acadia National Park is a gorgeous view so breathtaking that on some days, as many as 500 cars could be found vying for the scenic overlook’s 150 parking spots.
That competition has become more manageable since Acadia officials began using a reservation system in May, according to the park’s superintendent, Kevin Schneider, who testified to federal lawmakers Wednesday about overcrowding in national parks.
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A post-pandemic boom in national park tourism has left lawmakers wondering how to preserve nature and the visitor experience amid increased traffic, crowds and waiting times.
âYosemite is one of the most spectacular places in the world, but I can guarantee the people in that traffic jam werenât enjoying it,â said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, while presenting a photo of a mountain road backup on Wednesday to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee on National Parks.
National park tourism has grown steadily for decades, particularly accelerating in the 2010s. After a brief pandemic lull, visitors have returned to seek fresh air, smashing monthly attendance records at parks such as Yellowstone and Zion. In June alone, over 31 million people visited a National Park Service site.
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