Do national parks matter to everyone? Why?

To begin with, National parks matter; yes, to every one. But why? When we talk about national parks, we perceive more than mere acres of land. The vegetation, the landscape, the animals, and the people who maintain or utilize the parks multilaterally make up the national parks as an integer. Any damage dealt to the parks is equally suffered by them, which, in turns, takes a toll on all of us. 

Firstly: girl, the nature, girl. Human surely have the power to change a place's landscape, but is the outcome really worth it? Whenever a natural area is transformed to other types of places, it almost always causes damage to local ecology: plants die from pollution; some animals migrate; other animals either suffer famine due to lack of prey or go through extinction. Humans, on the other hand, also lose places in which they can take a deep breath and truly relax. It sounds like there isn't any winner in the end. Certainly, the temporary material acquisition might make it seem worthwhile, but in the long run, the imbalanced trade-offs will only make the case worse. 

National parks are also our natural heritage. Some of the parks existed way before humans took over the globe and named them a national park, which therefore carry a long history that no other places can compare to. If they were ever to be destroyed, a part of the earth's natural history would thus be lost and never restored. Can you imagine our earth becoming an over-modernized, history-depleted globe? 

Besides, not only are the parks important to nature and history, their economic aspect is also worthy of notice. Serving as places of attraction, the parks boost local economy by hauling in tourists, who would then spend money at local merchants. This brings money flow to local residents and governments, and then, they are able to make their community a better place. Now if the parks are damaged and no longer attractive, what kind of detrimental change would occur within the local communities? This emerging issue should've really been addressed with much more attention. 

The importance of our national parks are only more than what I've listed here. People usually tend to appreciate something less until they are deprived of it. Let's not make this happen to our precious and beautiful parks. Make America Beautiful Like It Has Been!

Aug. 17, 2025 | Derek Wang @ Non-Toxic SGV