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The \u003ca href=\"https://www.pcta.org/2025/scrapping-the-roadless-rule-will-harm-the-pct-96600/\">Pacific Crest Trail Association said around 9% of the trail\u003c/a>, which stretches from Canada to Mexico through some of the West Coast’s most rugged lands, \u003ca href=\"https://pcta.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=39ee0c9dd291447a843a1f9a14d20541\">would be affected\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While \u003ca href=\"https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/06/23/secretary-rollins-rescinds-roadless-rule-eliminating-impediment-responsible-forest-management\">the Trump administration argues\u003c/a> building roads and strategically logging forests could reduce wildfire risks in these areas, public lands advocates like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.outdooralliance.org/roadless\">Outdoor Alliance\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/10409-hands-off-public-lands-parks-group-decries-proposed-rollback-of-roadless\">National Parks Conservation Association\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/08/trump-administration-attempt-repeal-roadless-rule-met-widespread-opposition\">Sierra Club\u003c/a> say the wildfire argument is a red herring for the administration’s real goal: to \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/immediate-expansion-of-american-timber-production/\">open up more public lands for extraction\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates also point to \u003ca href=\"https://www.wilderness.org/sites/default/files/media/file/Summary%20NFS%20roads%20fire%20paper%20-%202025.pdf\">studies\u003c/a> that show \u003ca href=\"https://www.pacificbio.org/publications/wildfire_studies/Roads_And_Wildfires_2007.pdf\">fires are much more likely to start in areas with roads\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone who cares for America’s national parks and public lands should be deeply alarmed about attempts to dismantle the roadless rule,” wrote Beau Kiklis, associate director of energy and landscape conservation for the NPCA, in a statement to KQED. “This is nothing short of another brazen attempt to sell off America’s public lands, by opening up these forest lands for industrial logging, roadbuilding and other development.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Environmental advocates also worry that these lands being opened to roads and logging may affect sources of clean water — like freshwater rivers across California — that millions of people rely on for their drinking water.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Isthisreallygoing\">\u003c/a>What do wildfire and forestry experts say?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Supporters of Trump’s proposal say that while \u003ca href=\"https://readyforwildfire.org/prevent-wildfire/\">humans start 95% of wildfires in California and worldwide\u003c/a> — and roads undoubtedly allow people to travel \u003cem>into \u003c/em>the wilderness — roads can also play a part in wildfire mitigation and firefighting. 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Some experts even say that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/08/29/nx-s1-5521379/trump-administration-forest-roads-roadless-rule-firefighters-wildfire#:~:text=While%20the%20Roadless%20Rule%20prohibits,the%20area%20would%20normally%20have.\">a “surgical” approach\u003c/a> to building new roads could be beneficial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Hotshot Wakeup, a podcast and blog run by wildland firefighters, \u003ca href=\"https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/p/forest-service-chief-applauds-usda\">spoke out in defense of maintaining \u003cem>existing \u003c/em>roads\u003c/a>, saying unmaintained wilderness roads often set back firefighters — but did not weigh in on whether the Roadless Rule should be rescinded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Garnet-Fire-AP.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055321\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Garnet-Fire-AP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Garnet-Fire-AP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Garnet-Fire-AP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Garnet-Fire-AP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A plane drops fire retardant on the Garnet Fire on Aug. 26, 2025, in Fresno County, California. \u003ccite>(Ethan Swope/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But opponents of the potential repeal say the rule already allows roads to be constructed if one is \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R46504\">“needed to protect health and safety in cases of imminent danger, such as wildfire\u003c/a>.” And \u003ca href=\"https://earthjustice.org/feature/timeline-of-the-roadless-rule\">one former Forest Service chief told NPR\u003c/a> that the rule also includes exceptions for small-scale logging in the case of habitat protection or to reduce wildfire risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/06/roadless-rule-repeal-california-forests/#:~:text=The%20roadless%20rule%20already%20allows,the%20risk%20of%20severe%20wildfires.\">\u003cem>CalMatters\u003c/em> analysis found\u003c/a> that the California Forestry Association, while in support of the Trump administration’s proposed repeal, doesn’t see the Roadless Rule as a “significant impediment” to fire management.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Whathappensnext\">\u003c/a>What happens next, and how can I weigh in?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As part of the public process under the National Environmental Policy Act, the rescission is subject to a public comment period, which ends on Friday, Sept. 19. \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16581/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation-national-forest-system-lands\">Public comments can be submitted via the Federal Register, the federal government’s journal.\u003c/a>[aside postID=news_12055659 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-15-BL-KQED.jpg']Once public comments are in, the Forest Service must prepare an environmental impact statement, which the agency said \u003ca href=\"https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2025-0001-0001\">it aims to do by March 2026\u003c/a>. That, too, will be subject to public comment before the administration can fully end the rule by late 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public comment is part of the NEPA process, and environmental reviews can slow down implementation of a policy so much that it never gets implemented, but the comments themselves can’t directly block a proposal like this one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2025-0001-0001\">But past challenges to the rule have succeeded in the courts\u003c/a>, and organizations like \u003ca href=\"https://earthjustice.org/feature/timeline-of-the-roadless-rule\">Earthjustice have vowed to continue their fight to maintain the rule. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, the rule has faced legal challenges since its inception in 2001, including pushback by former President George W. Bush’s administration and the first Trump administration, and multiple legal challenges from individual states, which sought to establish their own rules. 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The \u003ca href=\"https://www.pcta.org/2025/scrapping-the-roadless-rule-will-harm-the-pct-96600/\">Pacific Crest Trail Association said around 9% of the trail\u003c/a>, which stretches from Canada to Mexico through some of the West Coast’s most rugged lands, \u003ca href=\"https://pcta.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=39ee0c9dd291447a843a1f9a14d20541\">would be affected\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While \u003ca href=\"https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/06/23/secretary-rollins-rescinds-roadless-rule-eliminating-impediment-responsible-forest-management\">the Trump administration argues\u003c/a> building roads and strategically logging forests could reduce wildfire risks in these areas, public lands advocates like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.outdooralliance.org/roadless\">Outdoor Alliance\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/10409-hands-off-public-lands-parks-group-decries-proposed-rollback-of-roadless\">National Parks Conservation Association\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/08/trump-administration-attempt-repeal-roadless-rule-met-widespread-opposition\">Sierra Club\u003c/a> say the wildfire argument is a red herring for the administration’s real goal: to \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/immediate-expansion-of-american-timber-production/\">open up more public lands for extraction\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates also point to \u003ca href=\"https://www.wilderness.org/sites/default/files/media/file/Summary%20NFS%20roads%20fire%20paper%20-%202025.pdf\">studies\u003c/a> that show \u003ca href=\"https://www.pacificbio.org/publications/wildfire_studies/Roads_And_Wildfires_2007.pdf\">fires are much more likely to start in areas with roads\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone who cares for America’s national parks and public lands should be deeply alarmed about attempts to dismantle the roadless rule,” wrote Beau Kiklis, associate director of energy and landscape conservation for the NPCA, in a statement to KQED. “This is nothing short of another brazen attempt to sell off America’s public lands, by opening up these forest lands for industrial logging, roadbuilding and other development.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Environmental advocates also worry that these lands being opened to roads and logging may affect sources of clean water — like freshwater rivers across California — that millions of people rely on for their drinking water.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Isthisreallygoing\">\u003c/a>What do wildfire and forestry experts say?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Supporters of Trump’s proposal say that while \u003ca href=\"https://readyforwildfire.org/prevent-wildfire/\">humans start 95% of wildfires in California and worldwide\u003c/a> — and roads undoubtedly allow people to travel \u003cem>into \u003c/em>the wilderness — roads can also play a part in wildfire mitigation and firefighting. Fires need to be accessed to be fought, and the roadways themselves can often serve as firebreaks, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fs.usda.gov/inside-fs/leadership/its-time-common-sense-roadless-reform\">Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz said,\u003c/a> saying 8 million acres of roadless areas have burned since 2001. Some experts even say that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/08/29/nx-s1-5521379/trump-administration-forest-roads-roadless-rule-firefighters-wildfire#:~:text=While%20the%20Roadless%20Rule%20prohibits,the%20area%20would%20normally%20have.\">a “surgical” approach\u003c/a> to building new roads could be beneficial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Hotshot Wakeup, a podcast and blog run by wildland firefighters, \u003ca href=\"https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/p/forest-service-chief-applauds-usda\">spoke out in defense of maintaining \u003cem>existing \u003c/em>roads\u003c/a>, saying unmaintained wilderness roads often set back firefighters — but did not weigh in on whether the Roadless Rule should be rescinded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Garnet-Fire-AP.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055321\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Garnet-Fire-AP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Garnet-Fire-AP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Garnet-Fire-AP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/Garnet-Fire-AP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A plane drops fire retardant on the Garnet Fire on Aug. 26, 2025, in Fresno County, California. \u003ccite>(Ethan Swope/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But opponents of the potential repeal say the rule already allows roads to be constructed if one is \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R46504\">“needed to protect health and safety in cases of imminent danger, such as wildfire\u003c/a>.” And \u003ca href=\"https://earthjustice.org/feature/timeline-of-the-roadless-rule\">one former Forest Service chief told NPR\u003c/a> that the rule also includes exceptions for small-scale logging in the case of habitat protection or to reduce wildfire risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/06/roadless-rule-repeal-california-forests/#:~:text=The%20roadless%20rule%20already%20allows,the%20risk%20of%20severe%20wildfires.\">\u003cem>CalMatters\u003c/em> analysis found\u003c/a> that the California Forestry Association, while in support of the Trump administration’s proposed repeal, doesn’t see the Roadless Rule as a “significant impediment” to fire management.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Whathappensnext\">\u003c/a>What happens next, and how can I weigh in?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As part of the public process under the National Environmental Policy Act, the rescission is subject to a public comment period, which ends on Friday, Sept. 19. \u003ca href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16581/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation-national-forest-system-lands\">Public comments can be submitted via the Federal Register, the federal government’s journal.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"title": "As Trump Targets National Parks that 'Disparage Americans,’ Advocates Warn California History Is At Stake",
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"content": "\u003cp>When U.S. National Park Service staff found out this spring that they were being instructed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">scrub entire parks of any materials that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living”\u003c/a> reactions among workers ranged from disbelief to anger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Sometimes I’m raging. Sometimes I’m in denial,” said one park superintendent, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation and losing their job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It had already been a chaotic year for national parks under President Donald Trump’s second administration. First came the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030343/layoffs-have-hit-the-beloved-national-park-service-how-will-it-affect-your-visit\">attempt to fire thousands of employees\u003c/a> of the National Park Service and impose a hiring freeze — followed by \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-funding-cuts-to-national-parks-may-harm-the-communities-around-them\">threats to cut billions in funding\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12046147/incredibly-short-sighted-land-conservation-groups-rally-against-gop-proposal-to-sell-off-public-lands-like-tahoe\">sell off federal lands\u003c/a>, including some less popular \u003ca href=\"https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-plan-could-offload-hundreds-of-national-park-sites-to-states/\">national parks\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, in March, Trump issued an executive order called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History\u003c/a>.” It ordered staff working at all National Park Service locations to remove any content that casts Americans in a negative light from parks, monuments and memorials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s thrown staff into further chaos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12029489\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12029489\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1-1920x1282.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A volunteer for the National Park Service welcomes visitors at the Exploration Center in Yosemite Valley, at Yosemite National Park on March 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Laure Andrillon/AFP via Getty)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Things that would normally take us years to do, like exhibit development, we’re trying to figure out how to wholesale make changes that many of us are morally opposed to in weeks,” the anonymous superintendent said. “It’s kind of wild.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many parks staffers are wary of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053078/yosemite-biologist-fired-after-hanging-transgender-pride-flag-from-el-capitan\">speaking up\u003c/a> on the record. “There’s worry and fear that telling the truth can get them in trouble,” said Neal Desai, Pacific regional director for the National Parks Conservation Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the nation, from Yosemite National Park in California to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., staff are now grappling with what the anonymous superintendent called a “Herculean” task: Inspect, document and potentially change or cover up thousands of signs ahead of a looming September deadline from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, \u003cem>The Washington Post\u003c/em> reported that the Trump administration has already ordered \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/15/national-parks-slavery-information-removal/\">the removal of exhibits related to slavery at multiple parks\u003c/a>, including at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in West Virginia and the President’s House Site in Philadelphia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Staff and advocates at California’s iconic national parks say they’re especially worried about the potential threat to the state’s cultural memory — and that the very nature of historical truth is now at stake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#contact-author\">Want to contact this story’s author?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Chaos and confusion\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">Trump’s order\u003c/a> addressed what it called a “distorted narrative” about American history — one the White House claimed was permeating the country’s national parks, monuments and other federal institutions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In demanding the signage review, Trump instructed parks staff to “focus on the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people” and “the beauty, abundance, and grandeur of the American landscape.”[aside postID=news_12049405 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Muir-Woods-Exhibit-1.png']“Interpretive materials that disproportionately emphasize negative aspects of U.S. history or historical figures, without acknowledging broader context or national progress, can unintentionally distort understanding rather than enrich it,” the National Park Service told KQED in an emailed statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dismay and disbelief among park staff were instantaneous. “This is the fascist playbook,” said one park ranger, who also wished to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation. “You silence the voices that are inconvenient to you, and you control history, you control the narratives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum\u003ca href=\"https://www.doi.gov/document-library/secretary-order/so-3431-restoring-truth-and-sanity-american-history\"> doubled down on Trump’s order in May\u003c/a>, further instructing parks to report on any statues or monuments that had been \u003cem>removed \u003c/em>since 2020 at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, including Confederate monuments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Waysigns, interpretive signs, exhibits, brochures, films screened within park buildings, even merchandise sold in park kiosks and bookstores — according to the orders, all of it had to be entered into a federal database for the government’s review. \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/10/nx-s1-5429773/national-park-service-signs\">Staff were also ordered to post new signs around parks land\u003c/a> urging the public to submit feedback online about parks and their signage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Frankly, it’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen in this country,” California Rep. Jared Huffman, who serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources, told KQED. In August, Huffman \u003ca href=\"https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/FINAL_Format_Opposition%20to%20Censorship%20at%20NPS.pdf\">co-authored a letter\u003c/a> in response to the White House’s orders, requesting the rationale for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056560/north-bay-lawmaker-calls-out-trump-for-whitewashing-national-parks\">“ongoing efforts to rewrite history,”\u003c/a> and asking for more information about \u003cem>who \u003c/em>within the federal government would ultimately decide what can or can’t go in national parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055103\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250904-PRESIDIOHIKES-04-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055103\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250904-PRESIDIOHIKES-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250904-PRESIDIOHIKES-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250904-PRESIDIOHIKES-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250904-PRESIDIOHIKES-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inspiration Point overlook in the Presidio of San Francisco on Sept. 4, 2025, looks out over the Bay and Alcatraz. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And in a state with as many parks resources and visitorship as California, the orders required a particularly enormous undertaking. The state has nine major national parks — the most of any state across the country — including Yosemite and Joshua Tree, each of which regularly receives 3 to 4 million visitors annually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s not to mention \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?s=CA&ps=21\">the dozens of smaller national historic landmarks, smaller parks, monuments and historic trails\u003c/a> on a scale matched only by Washington, D.C., including Alcatraz, the Presidio and Fort Point just in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Unknown judges, unclear timeline\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Who exactly within the federal government would make the final decisions on thousands of signs — covering hundreds of years of history — remains unclear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Huffman said he has yet to receive any response to the Committee on Natural Resources’ queries. And the NPS did not respond to KQED’s query on who is evaluating submissions, saying only that they are done “manually.”[aside postID=news_12030343 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-1020x681.jpg']As first \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/climate/national-parks-trump-americans-censorship.html\">reported by \u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the federal government originally told parks they’d know which exhibits were slated for removal by Wednesday. The anonymous superintendent said staff were initially told that a panel of subject matter experts would issue a memo on what should ultimately be removed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in mid-August, they were told they’d instead only “receive an email that identified which submissions were in conflict, but not tell us what exactly was considered problematic or why,” the superintendent said. And when the emails came, they didn’t make clear exactly \u003cem>when \u003c/em>staff should pull down any material that had been, in the government’s words, “found to be out of conformance.” (The NPS did not respond to KQED’s questions about the timeline for removals.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, the confusing rollout has put the onus on parks staff to “determine what someone thought was in conflict” with the order, the superintendent said, and then decide themselves how to move forward in a way they think the federal government wants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Which is really frustrating,” they said. “Do we change a word in a sentence, or do we take down a whole exhibit? Or somewhere in between?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But one of the first high-profile examples of such removal has already happened here in California — offering insight into the kind of history that’s being targeted.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Change already comes for California\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With its towering redwoods, Muir Woods National Monument is one of California’s most popular parks, with annual visitorship of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/planyourvisit/reservations.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20last%20decade%20Muir,thereby%20improving%20the%20visitor%20experience.\">more than a million people.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2021, Muir Woods park rangers developed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">an exhibit called “History Under Construction,”\u003c/a> which took the form of sticky notes placed on a permanent sign. The sticky notes represented an effort to add context to the park’s history, highlighting the foundational roles of women and Indigenous people in its creation and the oftentimes racist and violent past of its more notable founders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055806\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christine Lehnertz, president & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, stands in Muir Woods National Monument on Sept. 12, 2025. The park is home to some of the last remaining stands of old-growth coast redwoods in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Part of our duty in the National Park Service is to tell the full story” of Muir Woods’ stewardship, the exhibit read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in mid-July, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">Muir Woods staff removed the sticky note exhibit altogether\u003c/a>, with a spokesperson for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area confirming its removal was prompted by Trump’s executive order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The swiftness of the Muir Woods removal was jarring to some observers. “We were surprised that changes happened at Muir Woods so quickly,” said Chris Lehnertz, president and CEO of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/\">Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy\u003c/a>, the nonprofit partner of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/index.htm\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/a>, which manages Muir Woods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Muir Woods removal was ordered by a higher-up outside of the park, according to Lehnertz and an anonymous source with knowledge of the exhibit’s development. The National Park Service did not reply to KQED’s request for confirmation of the directive’s source.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal government has yet to make widespread directives to parks staff to enact removals. Yet preemptive changes within other national parks have already been witnessed — with apparent anxiety over landing in the White House’s crosshairs even pre-dating the “Restoring Truth and Sanity” executive order.[aside postID=news_12049014 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/S_ElYose1_ENLARGED.jpg']As \u003ca href=\"https://www.resistancerangers.org/rangers-uncensored\">documented by the Resistance Rangers advocacy group\u003c/a>, the website for New York’s \u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/diff/20250526052358/20250604180857/https:/www.nps.gov/ston/learn/historyculture.htm\">Stonewall National Monument\u003c/a> was altered in February to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/14/g-s1-48923/stonewall-monument-transgender-park-service\">remove references to transgender people\u003c/a>. Language on other national park websites was removed in February and then restored, including information about \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/politics/national-park-service-harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-dei.html\">abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman\u003c/a> on an NPS webpage about the Underground Railroad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2025/02/04/rosie-riveter-museum-temporarily-removes-lgbtq-exhibit/\">as reported by \u003cem>Richmondside,\u003c/em>\u003c/a> a handful of staff members at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/rori/index.htm\">Rosie the Riveter World War II Homefront National Historic Park\u003c/a> briefly removed an exhibit focused on the LGBTQ+ history of the region right after Trump’s inauguration in January, before putting it back up a few days later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s an anxious time to be a superintendent,” Lehnertz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donna Graves, an independent historian who helped develop the Rosie the Riveter Park back in 2000, said Rosie is the kind of national park site where “inclusive storytelling permeates every aspect of the exhibits in the visitor center, the handouts, the films that are shown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parks staff found themselves in a quandary, said Graves, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053628/richmond-rally-national-parks-trump-white-house-rosie-the-riveter-world-war-ii-homefront\">who organized a rally against the order in August\u003c/a>. Should employees submit every piece of content in the park for federal review, “seeing it as sort of flooding the zone”?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Others took the stance of, ‘Well, we’re not ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">\u003cem>inappropriately’\u003c/em>\u003c/a> disparaging anybody. We think what we’re doing is appropriate,’” Graves said. “So they did not report any content.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Hard history’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The idea of taking a second look at history isn’t actually new for the National Park Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lehnertz said when Jonathan Jarvis was parks director from 2009 to 2017, he made a sweeping effort to broaden the narratives on display, shifting from a previous focus on military and political history to including individuals’ stories, expanding the timeline to before the country’s founding and “opening up the story” of American history, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055735\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250911-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNAGE-MD-07_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055735\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250911-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNAGE-MD-07_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250911-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNAGE-MD-07_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250911-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNAGE-MD-07_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250911-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNAGE-MD-07_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan Jarvis sits outside of his home in Pinole on Sept. 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jarvis, she said, “helped us understand that the preamble to the Constitution — ‘We, the people’ — means ‘We, \u003cem>all \u003c/em>the people; we, \u003cem>all \u003c/em>the stories.’ And that means hard history sometimes,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By contrast, the Trump administration’s approach to revisiting history “isn’t an honest exercise,” argued National Parks Conservation Association’s Desai.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s premeditated — there’s a goal in mind at the end,” Desai said. “They’re not really looking at all these things in a critical way or in a scholarly way. It’s about: ‘We want to erase certain parts of history, and clamp down on the Park Service from providing Americans with a full picture.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jarvis — who lives in Contra Costa County after retiring from NPS — agreed. Had he still been at the helm of national parks, Jarvis said, he’d have “gone upstairs and told them this was a really stupid idea.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just the task of it in of itself is completely daunting,” he said. “To think that there’s going to be somebody back there with either the intelligence — or the capacity — to somehow give a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to a sign that is in some visitor center in \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm\">Dinosaur National Monument\u003c/a> that talks about evolution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s absurd,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Going backwards’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The federal government’s orders are forcing national parks around the country to review hundreds of years of history — events that often sharply illustrate the human cost of that state’s development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In states including \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pennsylvania\u003c/span>, Florida, Tennessee and Louisiana, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/trump-national-park-service-history-changes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU8.pD7e.gGRCQPevwA7m&smid=url-share\">staff have been asked to flag mentions of slavery\u003c/a> for possible removal.[aside postID=news_12054083 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandsGetty1-1020x681.jpg']In California, where the arrival of white settlers in the 1840s and the subsequent Gold Rush sparked \u003ca href=\"https://www.history.com/articles/native-american-genocide-california-apology\">a decades-long genocide of Native Americans\u003c/a> that killed tens of thousands of people, parks staffers must decide how to deal with this state’s painful history around its Indigenous communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Sharaya Souza, co-founder of the \u003ca href=\"https://americanindianculturaldistrict.org/\">American Indian Cultural District in San Francisco\u003c/a> who previously served on the \u003ca href=\"https://nahc.ca.gov/\">California Native American Heritage Commission\u003c/a>, first heard about the changes National Park Service staff had made to their own Muir Woods “History Under Construction” exhibit, she said she was “sad but not surprised.” (Souza spoke to KQED on her own behalf and not for the organizations she works with.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Souza, who is Taos Pueblo, Ute and Kiowa — in addition to being of both Spanish and Brazilian heritage — also pointed out just how small the additions acknowledging Indigenous history on the NPS sign had been. “That’s all [Native people] got: Post-it notes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Souza has worked to elevate Indigenous history across the Bay Area — including a \u003ca href=\"https://americanindianculturaldistrict.org/indigenizesf\">current partnership with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\u003c/a>, which, via an effort known as placekeeping, aims to identify and reimagine statues, monuments and street names in the city that honor people who contributed to the genocide of Native Americans. This kind of work is “letting people know the full history of what happened here,” Souza said. “And yes, some of it was a hard history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11826151/how-do-we-heal-toppling-the-myth-of-junipero-serra\">The state’s history of violence toward its Native communities\u003c/a> has \u003ca href=\"https://www.hcn.org/issues/51-7/tribal-affairs-indigenous-educators-fight-for-an-accurate-history-of-california-missions/\">long gone ignored in California\u003c/a>, but in recent years, many national parks across California have \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/000/yosemite-museum.htm\">begun to acknowledge\u003c/a> that brutal history in their programming or signage — even though Souza said there’s still a long way to go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And tribes’ relationships with the parks haven’t always been smooth either, advocate Morning Star Gali said. A member of the Ajumawi band of the Pit River Tribe and the founder of \u003ca href=\"https://www.indigenousjustice.org/\">Indigenous Justice\u003c/a>, Gali is also the California Tribal and Community Liaison for the International Indian Treaty Council, coordinating the \u003ca href=\"https://www.iitc.org/2024-indigenous-peoples-day-alcatraz-sunrise-gathering/\">annual Sunrise Gathering for Alcatraz Island\u003c/a>. She has been driving work to \u003ca href=\"https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2022/id/2571917\">remove racist place names\u003c/a> and add signage, particularly to NPS sites like Alcatraz, that acknowledge its Indigenous history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gali said that while staff and leadership at some parks have \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30927\">supported their efforts\u003c/a>, many are limited in the changes they can make — and others have dragged their feet in allowing tribes to access and use their sacred land or have scrutinized their practices and religious expression.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055805\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNS-MD-04-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055805\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNS-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNS-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNS-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNS-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morning Star Gali stands in front of Wahpepah’s Kitchen at Fruitvale Station in Oakland on Sept. 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Where do we go when we’re shut out of our sacred places?” she said. “Where do we go when we’re no longer allowed into both state and federal sites?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Souza agreed: “We’ve kind of become \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_in_the_Cupboard\">the Indian in the Cupboard\u003c/a>,” she said. “You take them out when you want to play with them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But you put them back in the cupboard when it comes to actually elevating that truth-telling, and it’s out of some sort of fear that it’s going to increase ‘a sense of national shame,’” she said, \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">referencing the language used in Trump’s executive order\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m a little afraid of the direction that we are going,” Souza said. “That we’re going backwards from all the progress that we’ve made over the years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘A white nationalist effort’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Another aspect of California history that many worry could be erased: the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These events are commemorated at the National Park Service’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/manz/index.htm\">Manzanar National Historic Site\u003c/a> in the Eastern Sierra, where around 11,000 people were incarcerated. Around the country, well over \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/japanese-american-incarceration-during-ww2/asian-americans-video/\">100,000 people were imprisoned\u003c/a> this way.[aside postID=news_12047124 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Sonora-Pass-3-1-2000x1276.jpg']Survivors of Japanese American incarceration have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021919/bay-area-japanese-americans-draw-on-wwii-trauma-resist-deportation-threats\">among the most vocal\u003c/a> against the Trump administration’s detainment and deportation of immigrants, after the president used the same law deployed against them in the 1940s — the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/18/nx-s1-5369579/supreme-court-block-deportations-venezuelans\">to attempt to deport Venezuelans being held at a Texas detention center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, advocates are worried the history they’ve fought so hard to tell \u003ca href=\"https://www.mammothtimes.com/news/never-again-is-now-day-of-action-held-in-defense-of-national-parks-history/article_3de956aa-c1ca-4e9d-b0ea-2ebc99f6031d.html\">will be at risk once again\u003c/a>. The story told at Manzanar is “a cautionary tale,” said Bruce Embrey, who co-chairs the Manzanar Committee that his mother, who was incarcerated at Manzanar, co-founded in 1970.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Embrey, the signage review at parks like Manzanar is “a white nationalist effort to erase our history,” he said — and he believes that “if they cannot rewrite the narrative of the Smithsonian or Manzanar or the various sites around this country, they will close them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lehnertz said it’s stories like those on display at Manzanar that are most needed in parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10614867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614867\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks.jpg\" alt=\"A reconstructed barrack at the Manzanar National Historic Site, west of Death Valley.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1158\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-400x241.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-800x483.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-1440x869.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-1400x844.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-1180x712.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-960x579.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A reconstructed barrack at the Manzanar National Historic Site, west of Death Valley. \u003ccite>(Susan Valot)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The United States does not put its history into secret boxes,” she said. “It shares its history openly, and that’s what makes America great, is our willingness to sometimes disagree.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And our willingness to commit resources to a rigorous understanding of history, even when it disagrees with our family’s experience of history,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>An uncertain future\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Regardless of the federal government’s final decisions, many staffers are worried about the degrading effect that any hasty revision of information will have on the parks — and on visitors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Normally, the anonymous superintendent said, they would work with historians, biologists and other subject matter experts to help develop park signage.[aside postID=news_12053628 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0006_GH-KQED.jpg']Signs also have to be accessible — often featuring braille or sitting at wheelchair height — and parks staff will often consult with tribal communities or descendants of the historical figure they’re writing about. Parks advocates have even argued the changes demanded by the executive order violate their \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/cultural-and-natural-resource-consultation.htm\">legal obligation to consult with tribes\u003c/a> before making significant changes to parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re talking millions of dollars here in terms of process and years of work to do a full exhibit, and the signage, and all the interpretive materials that go with,” former NPS leader Jarvis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the absence of those funds, covered-up signs will likely become a familiar sight to visitors, said Jesse Chakrin, the executive director of \u003ca href=\"https://www.peopleinparks.org/index.html\">Fund for People in Parks\u003c/a>. Chakrin’s group works with small or lesser-known parks in the West on elements like signage that aren’t typically funded by federal dollars — “a long and slow process,” which can cost up to $5,000 for a single sign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an era of reduced staffing, Chakrin said, these signs “may be the only way that a visitor actually better understands the park location that they’re in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Chakrin’s biggest concern is that even if no more sign removal orders ever materialize, the order is so broad — and the penalties so nebulous — that parks staff will simply self-censor out of fear of retribution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-42-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055812\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-42-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-42-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-42-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-42-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrance to Muir Woods National Monument on Sept. 12, 2025. Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the monument protects one of the last old-growth coast redwood forests in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“People will stop telling full and complete stories,” he said. “People will start to think about the ways that they can be careful so as to not offend.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This puts parks staff in a moral quandary, Jarvis said, with many feeling the order runs counter to the park service’s mission “to tell these stories authentically and based on the best scholarship in science.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s essentially a violation of that responsibility,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Visitors speak up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Amid all this turmoil, staff and advocates say that visitors have yet to see the biggest effects of the orders. Nonprofit partners like “friends” groups have been backfilling a lot of public-facing roles, as have seasonal staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Visitors aren’t really seeing the full impact because of this veneer, this facade, of keeping parks ‘open and accessible’,” the superintendent said — referring to \u003ca href=\"https://www.doi.gov/document-library/secretary-order/so-3426-ensuring-national-parks-are-open-and-accessible\">another secretarial order\u003c/a> that mandates parks keep functioning even amid \u003ca href=\"https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2025/02/what-the-hiring-freeze-means-for-the-national-park-service-as-it-was-just-about-to-start-finding-seasonal-employees/\">severe staffing shortages\u003c/a>.[aside postID=news_12053078 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/YosemiteTransFlagGetty.jpg']“Meanwhile, everything on the back end is falling apart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One thing that might give parks staff solace: Across California, the federally mandated signs urging the public to join the review of parks signage have so far not borne much fruit for the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a copy of the public submissions received by California parks and provided to KQED by the National Parks Conservation Association, out of around 300 entries across the state’s national parks sites from June and July of this year, just four were elevated for review — all of which critiqued the Muir Woods “History Under Construction” exhibit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A handful of others alerted parks staff to infrastructure issues with bathrooms or fading signs that need replacing. But nearly all of the rest of the submissions were either in praise of rangers and parks staff or offering complimentary views of existing signage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And hundreds of public comments were submitted specifically in protest of the signage order — commending displays at parks that highlighted Indigenous history and climate change. Manzanar, especially, wrote one visitor, “is an example that the beauty and grandeur of our constitution can never be taken for granted,” making reference to \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">the language of Trump’s executive order\u003c/a>. Another comment about Yosemite urged parks staff to “continue to educate people about the Native Americans who were displaced in this area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053665\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053665\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters line the walkway with signs spelling “Protect Our Park” during the National Parks Conservation Association’s Day of Action at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Parks advocates said the results of the public submissions give them hope that, amid everything, park visitors see the value in telling the whole story of American history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“History aims to improve the nation by learning the lessons of the past,” Lehnertz said. “And the openness of any individual American to learning that, in my experience, has been 99% to 1%.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or as Graves put it: “They’ve said over and over — ‘We want to know the whole truth. Don’t dumb down our history.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"contact-author\">\u003c/a>\u003cem>Reporter Sarah Wright can be securely reached on Signal: @sarahfbw.153\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Interpretive materials that disproportionately emphasize negative aspects of U.S. history or historical figures, without acknowledging broader context or national progress, can unintentionally distort understanding rather than enrich it,” the National Park Service told KQED in an emailed statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dismay and disbelief among park staff were instantaneous. “This is the fascist playbook,” said one park ranger, who also wished to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation. “You silence the voices that are inconvenient to you, and you control history, you control the narratives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum\u003ca href=\"https://www.doi.gov/document-library/secretary-order/so-3431-restoring-truth-and-sanity-american-history\"> doubled down on Trump’s order in May\u003c/a>, further instructing parks to report on any statues or monuments that had been \u003cem>removed \u003c/em>since 2020 at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, including Confederate monuments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Waysigns, interpretive signs, exhibits, brochures, films screened within park buildings, even merchandise sold in park kiosks and bookstores — according to the orders, all of it had to be entered into a federal database for the government’s review. \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/10/nx-s1-5429773/national-park-service-signs\">Staff were also ordered to post new signs around parks land\u003c/a> urging the public to submit feedback online about parks and their signage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Frankly, it’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen in this country,” California Rep. Jared Huffman, who serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources, told KQED. In August, Huffman \u003ca href=\"https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/FINAL_Format_Opposition%20to%20Censorship%20at%20NPS.pdf\">co-authored a letter\u003c/a> in response to the White House’s orders, requesting the rationale for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12056560/north-bay-lawmaker-calls-out-trump-for-whitewashing-national-parks\">“ongoing efforts to rewrite history,”\u003c/a> and asking for more information about \u003cem>who \u003c/em>within the federal government would ultimately decide what can or can’t go in national parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055103\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250904-PRESIDIOHIKES-04-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055103\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250904-PRESIDIOHIKES-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250904-PRESIDIOHIKES-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250904-PRESIDIOHIKES-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250904-PRESIDIOHIKES-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inspiration Point overlook in the Presidio of San Francisco on Sept. 4, 2025, looks out over the Bay and Alcatraz. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And in a state with as many parks resources and visitorship as California, the orders required a particularly enormous undertaking. The state has nine major national parks — the most of any state across the country — including Yosemite and Joshua Tree, each of which regularly receives 3 to 4 million visitors annually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s not to mention \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm?s=CA&ps=21\">the dozens of smaller national historic landmarks, smaller parks, monuments and historic trails\u003c/a> on a scale matched only by Washington, D.C., including Alcatraz, the Presidio and Fort Point just in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Unknown judges, unclear timeline\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Who exactly within the federal government would make the final decisions on thousands of signs — covering hundreds of years of history — remains unclear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Huffman said he has yet to receive any response to the Committee on Natural Resources’ queries. And the NPS did not respond to KQED’s query on who is evaluating submissions, saying only that they are done “manually.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>As first \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/climate/national-parks-trump-americans-censorship.html\">reported by \u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the federal government originally told parks they’d know which exhibits were slated for removal by Wednesday. The anonymous superintendent said staff were initially told that a panel of subject matter experts would issue a memo on what should ultimately be removed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in mid-August, they were told they’d instead only “receive an email that identified which submissions were in conflict, but not tell us what exactly was considered problematic or why,” the superintendent said. And when the emails came, they didn’t make clear exactly \u003cem>when \u003c/em>staff should pull down any material that had been, in the government’s words, “found to be out of conformance.” (The NPS did not respond to KQED’s questions about the timeline for removals.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, the confusing rollout has put the onus on parks staff to “determine what someone thought was in conflict” with the order, the superintendent said, and then decide themselves how to move forward in a way they think the federal government wants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Which is really frustrating,” they said. “Do we change a word in a sentence, or do we take down a whole exhibit? Or somewhere in between?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But one of the first high-profile examples of such removal has already happened here in California — offering insight into the kind of history that’s being targeted.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Change already comes for California\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With its towering redwoods, Muir Woods National Monument is one of California’s most popular parks, with annual visitorship of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/planyourvisit/reservations.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20last%20decade%20Muir,thereby%20improving%20the%20visitor%20experience.\">more than a million people.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2021, Muir Woods park rangers developed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">an exhibit called “History Under Construction,”\u003c/a> which took the form of sticky notes placed on a permanent sign. The sticky notes represented an effort to add context to the park’s history, highlighting the foundational roles of women and Indigenous people in its creation and the oftentimes racist and violent past of its more notable founders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055806\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055806\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-04-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christine Lehnertz, president & CEO of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, stands in Muir Woods National Monument on Sept. 12, 2025. The park is home to some of the last remaining stands of old-growth coast redwoods in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Part of our duty in the National Park Service is to tell the full story” of Muir Woods’ stewardship, the exhibit read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in mid-July, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">Muir Woods staff removed the sticky note exhibit altogether\u003c/a>, with a spokesperson for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area confirming its removal was prompted by Trump’s executive order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The swiftness of the Muir Woods removal was jarring to some observers. “We were surprised that changes happened at Muir Woods so quickly,” said Chris Lehnertz, president and CEO of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parksconservancy.org/\">Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy\u003c/a>, the nonprofit partner of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/goga/index.htm\">Golden Gate National Recreation Area\u003c/a>, which manages Muir Woods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Muir Woods removal was ordered by a higher-up outside of the park, according to Lehnertz and an anonymous source with knowledge of the exhibit’s development. The National Park Service did not reply to KQED’s request for confirmation of the directive’s source.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal government has yet to make widespread directives to parks staff to enact removals. Yet preemptive changes within other national parks have already been witnessed — with apparent anxiety over landing in the White House’s crosshairs even pre-dating the “Restoring Truth and Sanity” executive order.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"https://www.resistancerangers.org/rangers-uncensored\">documented by the Resistance Rangers advocacy group\u003c/a>, the website for New York’s \u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/diff/20250526052358/20250604180857/https:/www.nps.gov/ston/learn/historyculture.htm\">Stonewall National Monument\u003c/a> was altered in February to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/14/g-s1-48923/stonewall-monument-transgender-park-service\">remove references to transgender people\u003c/a>. Language on other national park websites was removed in February and then restored, including information about \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/politics/national-park-service-harriet-tubman-underground-railroad-dei.html\">abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman\u003c/a> on an NPS webpage about the Underground Railroad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2025/02/04/rosie-riveter-museum-temporarily-removes-lgbtq-exhibit/\">as reported by \u003cem>Richmondside,\u003c/em>\u003c/a> a handful of staff members at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/rori/index.htm\">Rosie the Riveter World War II Homefront National Historic Park\u003c/a> briefly removed an exhibit focused on the LGBTQ+ history of the region right after Trump’s inauguration in January, before putting it back up a few days later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s an anxious time to be a superintendent,” Lehnertz said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donna Graves, an independent historian who helped develop the Rosie the Riveter Park back in 2000, said Rosie is the kind of national park site where “inclusive storytelling permeates every aspect of the exhibits in the visitor center, the handouts, the films that are shown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parks staff found themselves in a quandary, said Graves, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053628/richmond-rally-national-parks-trump-white-house-rosie-the-riveter-world-war-ii-homefront\">who organized a rally against the order in August\u003c/a>. Should employees submit every piece of content in the park for federal review, “seeing it as sort of flooding the zone”?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Others took the stance of, ‘Well, we’re not ‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">\u003cem>inappropriately’\u003c/em>\u003c/a> disparaging anybody. We think what we’re doing is appropriate,’” Graves said. “So they did not report any content.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Hard history’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The idea of taking a second look at history isn’t actually new for the National Park Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lehnertz said when Jonathan Jarvis was parks director from 2009 to 2017, he made a sweeping effort to broaden the narratives on display, shifting from a previous focus on military and political history to including individuals’ stories, expanding the timeline to before the country’s founding and “opening up the story” of American history, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055735\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250911-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNAGE-MD-07_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055735\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250911-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNAGE-MD-07_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250911-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNAGE-MD-07_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250911-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNAGE-MD-07_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250911-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNAGE-MD-07_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan Jarvis sits outside of his home in Pinole on Sept. 11, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jarvis, she said, “helped us understand that the preamble to the Constitution — ‘We, the people’ — means ‘We, \u003cem>all \u003c/em>the people; we, \u003cem>all \u003c/em>the stories.’ And that means hard history sometimes,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By contrast, the Trump administration’s approach to revisiting history “isn’t an honest exercise,” argued National Parks Conservation Association’s Desai.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s premeditated — there’s a goal in mind at the end,” Desai said. “They’re not really looking at all these things in a critical way or in a scholarly way. It’s about: ‘We want to erase certain parts of history, and clamp down on the Park Service from providing Americans with a full picture.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jarvis — who lives in Contra Costa County after retiring from NPS — agreed. Had he still been at the helm of national parks, Jarvis said, he’d have “gone upstairs and told them this was a really stupid idea.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Just the task of it in of itself is completely daunting,” he said. “To think that there’s going to be somebody back there with either the intelligence — or the capacity — to somehow give a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to a sign that is in some visitor center in \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm\">Dinosaur National Monument\u003c/a> that talks about evolution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s absurd,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Going backwards’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The federal government’s orders are forcing national parks around the country to review hundreds of years of history — events that often sharply illustrate the human cost of that state’s development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In states including \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pennsylvania\u003c/span>, Florida, Tennessee and Louisiana, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/trump-national-park-service-history-changes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU8.pD7e.gGRCQPevwA7m&smid=url-share\">staff have been asked to flag mentions of slavery\u003c/a> for possible removal.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In California, where the arrival of white settlers in the 1840s and the subsequent Gold Rush sparked \u003ca href=\"https://www.history.com/articles/native-american-genocide-california-apology\">a decades-long genocide of Native Americans\u003c/a> that killed tens of thousands of people, parks staffers must decide how to deal with this state’s painful history around its Indigenous communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Sharaya Souza, co-founder of the \u003ca href=\"https://americanindianculturaldistrict.org/\">American Indian Cultural District in San Francisco\u003c/a> who previously served on the \u003ca href=\"https://nahc.ca.gov/\">California Native American Heritage Commission\u003c/a>, first heard about the changes National Park Service staff had made to their own Muir Woods “History Under Construction” exhibit, she said she was “sad but not surprised.” (Souza spoke to KQED on her own behalf and not for the organizations she works with.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Souza, who is Taos Pueblo, Ute and Kiowa — in addition to being of both Spanish and Brazilian heritage — also pointed out just how small the additions acknowledging Indigenous history on the NPS sign had been. “That’s all [Native people] got: Post-it notes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Souza has worked to elevate Indigenous history across the Bay Area — including a \u003ca href=\"https://americanindianculturaldistrict.org/indigenizesf\">current partnership with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\u003c/a>, which, via an effort known as placekeeping, aims to identify and reimagine statues, monuments and street names in the city that honor people who contributed to the genocide of Native Americans. This kind of work is “letting people know the full history of what happened here,” Souza said. “And yes, some of it was a hard history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11826151/how-do-we-heal-toppling-the-myth-of-junipero-serra\">The state’s history of violence toward its Native communities\u003c/a> has \u003ca href=\"https://www.hcn.org/issues/51-7/tribal-affairs-indigenous-educators-fight-for-an-accurate-history-of-california-missions/\">long gone ignored in California\u003c/a>, but in recent years, many national parks across California have \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/places/000/yosemite-museum.htm\">begun to acknowledge\u003c/a> that brutal history in their programming or signage — even though Souza said there’s still a long way to go.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And tribes’ relationships with the parks haven’t always been smooth either, advocate Morning Star Gali said. A member of the Ajumawi band of the Pit River Tribe and the founder of \u003ca href=\"https://www.indigenousjustice.org/\">Indigenous Justice\u003c/a>, Gali is also the California Tribal and Community Liaison for the International Indian Treaty Council, coordinating the \u003ca href=\"https://www.iitc.org/2024-indigenous-peoples-day-alcatraz-sunrise-gathering/\">annual Sunrise Gathering for Alcatraz Island\u003c/a>. She has been driving work to \u003ca href=\"https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2022/id/2571917\">remove racist place names\u003c/a> and add signage, particularly to NPS sites like Alcatraz, that acknowledge its Indigenous history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gali said that while staff and leadership at some parks have \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30927\">supported their efforts\u003c/a>, many are limited in the changes they can make — and others have dragged their feet in allowing tribes to access and use their sacred land or have scrutinized their practices and religious expression.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055805\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNS-MD-04-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055805\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNS-MD-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNS-MD-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNS-MD-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMP-PARK-SIGNS-MD-04-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morning Star Gali stands in front of Wahpepah’s Kitchen at Fruitvale Station in Oakland on Sept. 12, 2025. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Where do we go when we’re shut out of our sacred places?” she said. “Where do we go when we’re no longer allowed into both state and federal sites?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Souza agreed: “We’ve kind of become \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_in_the_Cupboard\">the Indian in the Cupboard\u003c/a>,” she said. “You take them out when you want to play with them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But you put them back in the cupboard when it comes to actually elevating that truth-telling, and it’s out of some sort of fear that it’s going to increase ‘a sense of national shame,’” she said, \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">referencing the language used in Trump’s executive order\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m a little afraid of the direction that we are going,” Souza said. “That we’re going backwards from all the progress that we’ve made over the years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘A white nationalist effort’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Another aspect of California history that many worry could be erased: the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These events are commemorated at the National Park Service’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/manz/index.htm\">Manzanar National Historic Site\u003c/a> in the Eastern Sierra, where around 11,000 people were incarcerated. Around the country, well over \u003ca href=\"https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/japanese-american-incarceration-during-ww2/asian-americans-video/\">100,000 people were imprisoned\u003c/a> this way.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Survivors of Japanese American incarceration have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021919/bay-area-japanese-americans-draw-on-wwii-trauma-resist-deportation-threats\">among the most vocal\u003c/a> against the Trump administration’s detainment and deportation of immigrants, after the president used the same law deployed against them in the 1940s — the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/18/nx-s1-5369579/supreme-court-block-deportations-venezuelans\">to attempt to deport Venezuelans being held at a Texas detention center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, advocates are worried the history they’ve fought so hard to tell \u003ca href=\"https://www.mammothtimes.com/news/never-again-is-now-day-of-action-held-in-defense-of-national-parks-history/article_3de956aa-c1ca-4e9d-b0ea-2ebc99f6031d.html\">will be at risk once again\u003c/a>. The story told at Manzanar is “a cautionary tale,” said Bruce Embrey, who co-chairs the Manzanar Committee that his mother, who was incarcerated at Manzanar, co-founded in 1970.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Embrey, the signage review at parks like Manzanar is “a white nationalist effort to erase our history,” he said — and he believes that “if they cannot rewrite the narrative of the Smithsonian or Manzanar or the various sites around this country, they will close them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lehnertz said it’s stories like those on display at Manzanar that are most needed in parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10614867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614867\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks.jpg\" alt=\"A reconstructed barrack at the Manzanar National Historic Site, west of Death Valley.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1158\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-400x241.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-800x483.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-1440x869.jpg 1440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-1400x844.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-1180x712.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/07/Barracks-960x579.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A reconstructed barrack at the Manzanar National Historic Site, west of Death Valley. \u003ccite>(Susan Valot)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The United States does not put its history into secret boxes,” she said. “It shares its history openly, and that’s what makes America great, is our willingness to sometimes disagree.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And our willingness to commit resources to a rigorous understanding of history, even when it disagrees with our family’s experience of history,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>An uncertain future\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Regardless of the federal government’s final decisions, many staffers are worried about the degrading effect that any hasty revision of information will have on the parks — and on visitors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Normally, the anonymous superintendent said, they would work with historians, biologists and other subject matter experts to help develop park signage.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Signs also have to be accessible — often featuring braille or sitting at wheelchair height — and parks staff will often consult with tribal communities or descendants of the historical figure they’re writing about. Parks advocates have even argued the changes demanded by the executive order violate their \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/cultural-and-natural-resource-consultation.htm\">legal obligation to consult with tribes\u003c/a> before making significant changes to parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re talking millions of dollars here in terms of process and years of work to do a full exhibit, and the signage, and all the interpretive materials that go with,” former NPS leader Jarvis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the absence of those funds, covered-up signs will likely become a familiar sight to visitors, said Jesse Chakrin, the executive director of \u003ca href=\"https://www.peopleinparks.org/index.html\">Fund for People in Parks\u003c/a>. Chakrin’s group works with small or lesser-known parks in the West on elements like signage that aren’t typically funded by federal dollars — “a long and slow process,” which can cost up to $5,000 for a single sign.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an era of reduced staffing, Chakrin said, these signs “may be the only way that a visitor actually better understands the park location that they’re in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Chakrin’s biggest concern is that even if no more sign removal orders ever materialize, the order is so broad — and the penalties so nebulous — that parks staff will simply self-censor out of fear of retribution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12055812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-42-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12055812\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-42-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-42-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-42-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/09/250912-TRUMPSSIGNAGEORDER-42-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrance to Muir Woods National Monument on Sept. 12, 2025. Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the monument protects one of the last old-growth coast redwood forests in the Bay Area. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“People will stop telling full and complete stories,” he said. “People will start to think about the ways that they can be careful so as to not offend.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This puts parks staff in a moral quandary, Jarvis said, with many feeling the order runs counter to the park service’s mission “to tell these stories authentically and based on the best scholarship in science.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s essentially a violation of that responsibility,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Visitors speak up\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Amid all this turmoil, staff and advocates say that visitors have yet to see the biggest effects of the orders. Nonprofit partners like “friends” groups have been backfilling a lot of public-facing roles, as have seasonal staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Visitors aren’t really seeing the full impact because of this veneer, this facade, of keeping parks ‘open and accessible’,” the superintendent said — referring to \u003ca href=\"https://www.doi.gov/document-library/secretary-order/so-3426-ensuring-national-parks-are-open-and-accessible\">another secretarial order\u003c/a> that mandates parks keep functioning even amid \u003ca href=\"https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2025/02/what-the-hiring-freeze-means-for-the-national-park-service-as-it-was-just-about-to-start-finding-seasonal-employees/\">severe staffing shortages\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Meanwhile, everything on the back end is falling apart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One thing that might give parks staff solace: Across California, the federally mandated signs urging the public to join the review of parks signage have so far not borne much fruit for the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a copy of the public submissions received by California parks and provided to KQED by the National Parks Conservation Association, out of around 300 entries across the state’s national parks sites from June and July of this year, just four were elevated for review — all of which critiqued the Muir Woods “History Under Construction” exhibit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A handful of others alerted parks staff to infrastructure issues with bathrooms or fading signs that need replacing. But nearly all of the rest of the submissions were either in praise of rangers and parks staff or offering complimentary views of existing signage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And hundreds of public comments were submitted specifically in protest of the signage order — commending displays at parks that highlighted Indigenous history and climate change. Manzanar, especially, wrote one visitor, “is an example that the beauty and grandeur of our constitution can never be taken for granted,” making reference to \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">the language of Trump’s executive order\u003c/a>. Another comment about Yosemite urged parks staff to “continue to educate people about the Native Americans who were displaced in this area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053665\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053665\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters line the walkway with signs spelling “Protect Our Park” during the National Parks Conservation Association’s Day of Action at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Parks advocates said the results of the public submissions give them hope that, amid everything, park visitors see the value in telling the whole story of American history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“History aims to improve the nation by learning the lessons of the past,” Lehnertz said. “And the openness of any individual American to learning that, in my experience, has been 99% to 1%.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or as Graves put it: “They’ve said over and over — ‘We want to know the whole truth. Don’t dumb down our history.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"contact-author\">\u003c/a>\u003cem>Reporter Sarah Wright can be securely reached on Signal: @sarahfbw.153\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>More than 600 staff across Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks have unionized after results of a summer election were \u003ca href=\"https://nffe.org/press-release/workers-at-yosemite-sequoia-kings-canyon-national-parks-organize-a-union-under-nffe/\">certified this week.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the National Federation of Federal Employees, a union that represents employees of the federal government, 97% of employees voted to elect NFFE as their union representative. The voting lasted from July 22 to Aug. 19, and included both permanent and seasonal employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The NFFE already represents workers at a number of national parks across the country, including Yellowstone and Cuyahoga Valley National Parks. At the two California parks, all National Park Service employees — from park rangers to researchers to first responders — will be eligible for the union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to one park ranger who was part of the parks’ unionizing effort, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, said the move was largely driven by the White House’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041320/in-crisis-mode-former-national-park-leaders-say-cuts-will-hit-public-lands-hard\">mass layoff of parks workers\u003c/a> in February — many of whom were reinstated as the legality of the firings is being \u003ca href=\"https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2025/08/courts-ready-to-hear-arguments-on-fired-probationary-feds-cases/\">debated in court. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These firings kind of tipped over the scale,” the ranger said. “We need to have some protections, and I wish that we had had them before February, but better late than never.” (KQED has reached out to NPS for comment on the unionization.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Someone on our side’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Under President Donald Trump’s second administration, National Park Service staff have found themselves increasingly under fire. In addition to the February layoffs and his \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/08/nx-s1-5424547/trumps-efforts-to-cut-national-parks-budget-faces-bipartisan-pushback\">proposal to slash the National Park Service’s budget\u003c/a>, Trump issued an executive order in March directing parks staff — and visitors — to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">flag any content on display within national parks that “inappropriately disparage[s] Americans past or living”\u003c/a> for removal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/9551-staffing-crisis-at-national-parks-reaches-breaking-point-new-data-shows-24\">Permanent staffing at national parks around the United States has fallen 24% \u003c/a>since Trump took office, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12029490\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12029490\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-1920x1282.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People demonstrate against federal employee layoffs at Yosemite National Park on March 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Laure Andrillon/AFP via Getty)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When it comes to contract negotiations, National President of the NFFE Randy Erwin said the union also hopes to address longstanding issues facing national parks workers like low pay and what he called “deplorable” housing conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re tired of their agencies and the work that they do being threatened,” he said, “and they understand that through a union, they can protect themselves and solve a lot of the problems that they’re dealing with right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The park ranger who spoke to KQED echoed Erwin’s concerns about housing and other workplace safety issues, noting that while this year has brought \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053628/richmond-rally-national-parks-trump-white-house-rosie-the-riveter-world-war-ii-homefront\">unprecedented challenges to their workforce\u003c/a>, workers have long been calling for better working conditions.[aside postID=news_12053078 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/YosemiteTransFlagGetty.jpg']Park staff’s requests have included hazard pay for working outside amid \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1926793/protecting-your-health-from-toxic-wildfire-smoke\">dangerous levels of wildfire smoke\u003c/a> and employer-provided housing that’s safe from contaminants like hantavirus — a disease \u003ca href=\"https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/national-parks/death-yosemite-story-behind-last-summers-hantavirus-outbreak/?scope=anon\">that has long posed a health problem at Yosemite\u003c/a>. That’s on top of their concerns that rising rent costs at the employer-provided housing are outpacing their pay increases, the ranger said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our employer is not just responsible for our salary and workplace, but also they’re our landlord,” the ranger said. “So they control our rent, they control our housing quality … and so it just makes sense that there should be a contract that goes the other direction as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Erwin said the union may face obstacles in negotiating with the federal government, as NFFE has been “\u003ca href=\"https://nffe.org/press-release/nffe-urges-house-members-to-sign-discharge-petition-to-force-vote-on-restoring-collective-bargaining-rights-for-federal-workers/\">getting all kinds of pushback from this administration in collective bargaining\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in the near term, the ranger told KQED that park workers will have access to something new: legal representation should they get fired or be subject to any illegal practices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The union can hold [the administration] to some level of accountability, to do their diligence,” he said. “That would go a long ways in all of this — to feel like there’s someone on our side.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 4 p.m. Wednesday \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday morning, a large crowd gathered on the Richmond waterfront outside the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/rori/index.htm\">Rosie the Riveter World War II Homefront National Historic Park\u003c/a> visitor center — the same day that the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNyKve1XM4T/\">National Park Service turned 109 \u003c/a>years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The people assembled were there for a day of action called “Protect Our Parks, Save Our Histories,” in protest at \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/08/nx-s1-5424547/trumps-efforts-to-cut-national-parks-budget-faces-bipartisan-pushback\">attempts by President Donald Trump’s second administration to defund national parks\u003c/a> — and what organizers called the White House’s effort to “erase inclusive narratives from public interpretation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many held signs in support of the park service and its staff, while a chain of people held placards that spelled out “PROTECT OUR PARKS.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For independent historian Donna Graves, who led the development of the Rosie the Riveter site a quarter of a century ago and organized Monday’s day of action outside the museum, the choice of this date was important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Rosie the Riveter is celebrating its 25th anniversary,” she said. “Ironically, as it hits that milestone, it is doing so in an atmosphere that would not have allowed this park to be born.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or as retired National Park Service employee and event co-organizer Naomi Torres said: “National parks are under attack.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘That’s not American’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The rally follows seven months of actions by the Trump administration that parks leaders say have eroded staffing levels, morale and public trust in national parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These include the February \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5307908/national-parks-layoffs-visitors-disruptions\">firing of over a thousand NPS staff across the country \u003c/a>as part of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/07/nx-s1-5288988/doge-elon-musk-staff-trump\">broader plan to cut federal spending\u003c/a>. Although the parks service was authorized to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/7538-parks-group-welcomes-reinstatement-of-probationary-park-staff-but-warns-of\">reinstate those probationary workers\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/9551-staffing-crisis-at-national-parks-reaches-breaking-point-new-data-shows-24\">permanent staffing at national parks around the United States has fallen 24%\u003c/a> since Trump took office, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12053674 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0016_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0016_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0016_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0016_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kimberley Rodler attends the National Park Service’s 109th birthday celebration at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In March, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">Trump issued an executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,”\u003c/a> aimed at the “distorted narrative” that Trump claimed was permeating the United States’ national parks, monuments and other federal institutions like the Smithsonian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The order included a \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">directive for parks staff — and visitors — to flag any content \u003c/a>on display within national parks that “inappropriately disparage[s] Americans past or living”. \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/trump-national-park-service-history-changes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare\">According to the \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the Trump administration said it would finalize this review on Sept. 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Rosie the Riveter World War II Homefront National Historic Park was established in 2000. This site focuses not just on the local community’s role in supporting the war effort, but also the stories of those fighting for their freedom at home, like incarcerated Japanese Americans, the LGBTQ+ community and Black Americans facing housing discrimination — an educational focus that Graves and other advocates fear could put this park in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s review.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053672\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flora Ninomiya (left), whose Japanese American family lost their Richmond home and business during World War II incarceration, converses with an event attendant during the National Park Service’s 109th birthday event at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to \u003cem>Richmondside\u003c/em>, a handful of staff members at the park \u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2025/02/04/rosie-riveter-museum-temporarily-removes-lgbtq-exhibit/\">even briefly removed an exhibit \u003c/a>focused on the LGBTQ+ history of the region back in January, before putting it back up a few days later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the speakers at Monday’s event was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13835709/its-horrifying-10-bay-area-artists-speak-out-on-child-detainment-at-the-border\">Flora Ninomiya, who was incarcerated\u003c/a> during World War II alongside her family and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025052/we-really-need-to-fight-japanese-americans-who-remember-internment-vow-to-resist-trump\">thousands of other Japanese Americans\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her story is part of the fabric of history, she said, and is at risk of being lost if funding gets cut from national parks — and if certain narratives are erased.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s really critical, especially at this time \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025647/what-to-do-if-you-encounter-ice\">when our government is taking immigrants, many of them who are legally here\u003c/a>,” Ninomiya said. “That’s not American. That is certainly not what I want my government to be doing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Dismantling an institution’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Jon Jarvis, who served as \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/director-jonathan-jarvis.htm\">director of the National Park Service from 2009 to 2016\u003c/a> and spoke at Monday’s rally, said the second Trump administration’s attacks on parks are unprecedented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Never in my now-almost-50 years of working in conservation have I seen such a direct attempt at essentially dismantling an institution that has served the American people for well over 100 years,” Jarvis told the crowd assembled on the Richmond waterfront.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12053673 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jon Jarvis, who served as the 18th director of the National Park Service from 2009 to 2016, speaks during the agency’s 109th birthday celebration and Day of Action at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jarvis told KQED that the various orders from the administration have created an air of frustration and confusion among parks staff who are dedicated to carrying out their roles as educators and stewards of history. He described Trump’s executive order as counter to the park service’s mission “to tell these stories authentically and based on the best scholarship in science — it’s essentially a violation of that responsibility,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jarvis said Rosie the Riveter is among \u003ca href=\"https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-plan-could-offload-hundreds-of-national-park-sites-to-states/\">the many smaller national parks sites that some Republicans have proposed offloading to state or local jurisdiction\u003c/a>. For him, this place is “a microcosm of all the issues that are facing the National Park Service,” because of \u003ca href=\"https://www.worldwariimonuments.org/items/show/28\">its history as a community-led park\u003c/a> — making it “in many ways the perfect place” for Monday’s rally, he said.[aside postID=news_12053078 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/YosemiteTransFlagGetty.jpg']“When the administration says, ‘We want you to shut the hell up,’ they’re basically telling the community to shut up,” Jarvis said. “And they’re telling this community … that they don’t count, their history is not relevant. It’s a crime.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This air of defiance was on display among speakers and the assembled crowd at Monday’s event, as attendees held up signs with messages like “Resist” and “History is not just white men.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our parks must remain places where the real stories of our history are told and not changed for political convenience — and you’re not going to let that happen, right?” Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia asked the crowd, who echoed “Right!” in unison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kimberley Rodler, a former National Park Service employee and San Rafael resident who was in attendance wearing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/10919734/watch-a-thousand-rosie-the-riveters-set-a-world-record-in-richmond\">Rosie the Riveter’s signature red lipstick and bandana\u003c/a>, said she is driven to act in defense of national parks by exactly those kinds of stories told at the museum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The little things add up,” Rodler said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monday’s speakers did not include any current parks staffers, and Torres informed the assembled crowd that staff had requested that anyone visiting the museum that day did not bring their signs or placards inside with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Park Service told KQED the request was made “to protect the historic resources within the center and to ensure the safety of all park visitors,” in light of the park not having “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053078/yosemite-biologist-fired-after-hanging-transgender-pride-flag-from-el-capitan\">a designated First Amendment area\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The good, the bad and the shameful’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Over the next few weeks, parks are expected to get the results of any submissions they’ve received about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">materials that “inappropriately disparage Americans”\u003c/a> — and staff may then be asked to revise, remove or cover up any public-facing materials on display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not sure how parks are going to handle that,” Graves said. “When I think about Rosie the Riveter, that kind of inclusive storytelling permeates every aspect of the exhibits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053665\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053665\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters line the walkway with signs spelling “Protect Our Park” during the National Parks Conservation Association’s Day of Action at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif., on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To Torres, telling the multifaceted stories of American history, “the good and the bad and the shameful,” is the only way to avoid repeating them today. “We cannot move forward as a country unless we think critically about our past and our future,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Graves agreed, saying that for parks staff, taking down or revising history would be akin to the “moral injury” soldiers face when they have to compromise their ethics in the line of battle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to tell history accurately,” Graves said. “We want to get the facts straight and the stories correct.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about representing so many people who are American, who did build this country and who should be included in the way we tell the American story,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For independent historian Donna Graves, who led the development of the Rosie the Riveter site a quarter of a century ago and organized Monday’s day of action outside the museum, the choice of this date was important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Rosie the Riveter is celebrating its 25th anniversary,” she said. “Ironically, as it hits that milestone, it is doing so in an atmosphere that would not have allowed this park to be born.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or as retired National Park Service employee and event co-organizer Naomi Torres said: “National parks are under attack.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘That’s not American’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The rally follows seven months of actions by the Trump administration that parks leaders say have eroded staffing levels, morale and public trust in national parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These include the February \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5307908/national-parks-layoffs-visitors-disruptions\">firing of over a thousand NPS staff across the country \u003c/a>as part of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/07/nx-s1-5288988/doge-elon-musk-staff-trump\">broader plan to cut federal spending\u003c/a>. Although the parks service was authorized to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/7538-parks-group-welcomes-reinstatement-of-probationary-park-staff-but-warns-of\">reinstate those probationary workers\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/9551-staffing-crisis-at-national-parks-reaches-breaking-point-new-data-shows-24\">permanent staffing at national parks around the United States has fallen 24%\u003c/a> since Trump took office, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053674\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12053674 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0016_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0016_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0016_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0016_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kimberley Rodler attends the National Park Service’s 109th birthday celebration at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In March, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">Trump issued an executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,”\u003c/a> aimed at the “distorted narrative” that Trump claimed was permeating the United States’ national parks, monuments and other federal institutions like the Smithsonian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The order included a \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">directive for parks staff — and visitors — to flag any content \u003c/a>on display within national parks that “inappropriately disparage[s] Americans past or living”. \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/trump-national-park-service-history-changes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare\">According to the \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the Trump administration said it would finalize this review on Sept. 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Rosie the Riveter World War II Homefront National Historic Park was established in 2000. This site focuses not just on the local community’s role in supporting the war effort, but also the stories of those fighting for their freedom at home, like incarcerated Japanese Americans, the LGBTQ+ community and Black Americans facing housing discrimination — an educational focus that Graves and other advocates fear could put this park in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s review.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053672\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0012_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flora Ninomiya (left), whose Japanese American family lost their Richmond home and business during World War II incarceration, converses with an event attendant during the National Park Service’s 109th birthday event at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to \u003cem>Richmondside\u003c/em>, a handful of staff members at the park \u003ca href=\"https://richmondside.org/2025/02/04/rosie-riveter-museum-temporarily-removes-lgbtq-exhibit/\">even briefly removed an exhibit \u003c/a>focused on the LGBTQ+ history of the region back in January, before putting it back up a few days later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the speakers at Monday’s event was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13835709/its-horrifying-10-bay-area-artists-speak-out-on-child-detainment-at-the-border\">Flora Ninomiya, who was incarcerated\u003c/a> during World War II alongside her family and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025052/we-really-need-to-fight-japanese-americans-who-remember-internment-vow-to-resist-trump\">thousands of other Japanese Americans\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her story is part of the fabric of history, she said, and is at risk of being lost if funding gets cut from national parks — and if certain narratives are erased.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s really critical, especially at this time \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025647/what-to-do-if-you-encounter-ice\">when our government is taking immigrants, many of them who are legally here\u003c/a>,” Ninomiya said. “That’s not American. That is certainly not what I want my government to be doing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Dismantling an institution’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Jon Jarvis, who served as \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/director-jonathan-jarvis.htm\">director of the National Park Service from 2009 to 2016\u003c/a> and spoke at Monday’s rally, said the second Trump administration’s attacks on parks are unprecedented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Never in my now-almost-50 years of working in conservation have I seen such a direct attempt at essentially dismantling an institution that has served the American people for well over 100 years,” Jarvis told the crowd assembled on the Richmond waterfront.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053673\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12053673 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0015_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jon Jarvis, who served as the 18th director of the National Park Service from 2009 to 2016, speaks during the agency’s 109th birthday celebration and Day of Action at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jarvis told KQED that the various orders from the administration have created an air of frustration and confusion among parks staff who are dedicated to carrying out their roles as educators and stewards of history. He described Trump’s executive order as counter to the park service’s mission “to tell these stories authentically and based on the best scholarship in science — it’s essentially a violation of that responsibility,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jarvis said Rosie the Riveter is among \u003ca href=\"https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-plan-could-offload-hundreds-of-national-park-sites-to-states/\">the many smaller national parks sites that some Republicans have proposed offloading to state or local jurisdiction\u003c/a>. For him, this place is “a microcosm of all the issues that are facing the National Park Service,” because of \u003ca href=\"https://www.worldwariimonuments.org/items/show/28\">its history as a community-led park\u003c/a> — making it “in many ways the perfect place” for Monday’s rally, he said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“When the administration says, ‘We want you to shut the hell up,’ they’re basically telling the community to shut up,” Jarvis said. “And they’re telling this community … that they don’t count, their history is not relevant. It’s a crime.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This air of defiance was on display among speakers and the assembled crowd at Monday’s event, as attendees held up signs with messages like “Resist” and “History is not just white men.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our parks must remain places where the real stories of our history are told and not changed for political convenience — and you’re not going to let that happen, right?” Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia asked the crowd, who echoed “Right!” in unison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kimberley Rodler, a former National Park Service employee and San Rafael resident who was in attendance wearing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/10919734/watch-a-thousand-rosie-the-riveters-set-a-world-record-in-richmond\">Rosie the Riveter’s signature red lipstick and bandana\u003c/a>, said she is driven to act in defense of national parks by exactly those kinds of stories told at the museum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The little things add up,” Rodler said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monday’s speakers did not include any current parks staffers, and Torres informed the assembled crowd that staff had requested that anyone visiting the museum that day did not bring their signs or placards inside with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Park Service told KQED the request was made “to protect the historic resources within the center and to ensure the safety of all park visitors,” in light of the park not having “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12053078/yosemite-biologist-fired-after-hanging-transgender-pride-flag-from-el-capitan\">a designated First Amendment area\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The good, the bad and the shameful’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Over the next few weeks, parks are expected to get the results of any submissions they’ve received about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049405/muir-woods-national-monument-exhibit-removal-trump-executive-order-national-parks-history-under-construction-sticky-notes\">materials that “inappropriately disparage Americans”\u003c/a> — and staff may then be asked to revise, remove or cover up any public-facing materials on display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not sure how parks are going to handle that,” Graves said. “When I think about Rosie the Riveter, that kind of inclusive storytelling permeates every aspect of the exhibits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12053665\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12053665\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/250825_ROSIE-THE-RIVETER-PROTEST-_-0002_GH-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters line the walkway with signs spelling “Protect Our Park” during the National Parks Conservation Association’s Day of Action at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif., on Aug. 25, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To Torres, telling the multifaceted stories of American history, “the good and the bad and the shameful,” is the only way to avoid repeating them today. “We cannot move forward as a country unless we think critically about our past and our future,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Graves agreed, saying that for parks staff, taking down or revising history would be akin to the “moral injury” soldiers face when they have to compromise their ethics in the line of battle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to tell history accurately,” Graves said. “We want to get the facts straight and the stories correct.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about representing so many people who are American, who did build this country and who should be included in the way we tell the American story,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Earlier this summer, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12046147/incredibly-short-sighted-land-conservation-groups-rally-against-gop-proposal-to-sell-off-public-lands-like-tahoe\">Republicans in Congress proposed a massive selloff of public lands\u003c/a> across the United States, arguing that these lands would be better off in private hands to be used for housing or other economically driven uses like mining or drilling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pushback to the proposal from the public, joined by outdoors and land conservation advocacy groups, was swift and loud. But while the proposal was \u003ca href=\"https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5375473-senate-removes-provision-that-would-sell-off-public-lands-from-megabill/\">ultimately scrapped from this year’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” budget\u003c/a>, the idea of selling off public lands remains alive and well in lawmakers’ minds, most notably Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/1939132778605388207\">who promised to bring the proposal back in the future.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public lands make up around half of the land in the state of California. That includes around \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/about/what-we-manage/california\">15 million acres of Bureau of Land Management lands\u003c/a> that themselves comprise around 15% of the state, but “these BLM lands have been under threat to land sale, to private developers and land barons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/about/history/history-by-region/california\">since their inception in 1946,\u003c/a>” said Josh Jackson, author of \u003cem>The Enduring Wild: A Journey into California’s Public Lands\u003c/em>. For Jackson, this recent effort to sell this land “wasn’t a great surprise.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t have the Eiffel Tower, we don’t have the Great Barrier Reef or the Great Wall of China, but what we have in America, and what makes us so unique, is our public land system across the West that we’ve set aside,” said Jackson. “It’s one of the unique things that we get to experience here in the States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101910647/the-threat-to-california-public-lands\">KQED Forum spoke to Jackson \u003c/a>about the history of public lands, the crucial role they play in California conservation, why they’re under threat and how you can get out and discover them for yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#HowyoucanmakethemostofBLMlandnearyouwithcampingandhiking\">How you can make the most of BLM land near you with camping and hiking?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>How did this latest Republican effort to sell public lands come about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Josh Jackson: \u003c/strong>It came at the last minute in the first reconciliation package from the House of Natural Resources to \u003ca href=\"https://stateline.org/2025/06/04/long-thwarted-efforts-to-sell-public-lands-see-new-life-under-trump/\">sell off roughly half a million acres of BLM land\u003c/a> in Nevada and Utah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully, thanks to a really robust group of people around the West, that land sale was kind of taken out of the reconciliation package, only to be added later by Mike Lee, Senator of Utah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That proposal was much more dire: \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=1.5+million+acress+sell+off&rlz=1C1GCCA_enUS1161US1161&oq=1.5+million+acress+sell+off&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggEEAAYgAQYogQyCggFEAAYogQYiQUyCggGEAAYogQYiQUyCggHEAAYgAQYogQyCggIEAAYgAQYogTSAQg1NjE0ajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on\">up to 1.5 million acres of BLM land to be sold off across the West\u003c/a>. And then, also thanks to bipartisan support against these land sales, which was \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-06-24/public-lands-sell-off-halted-mike-lee\">taken out of the reconciliation package as well.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the history of public lands in the U.S.?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Josh Jackson\u003c/strong>: Behind every story of the places I was going was a heartbreaking story of loss. Through genocide at times and lopsided deals with the government and a number of other factors,\u003ca href=\"https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/native-american/removing-native-americans-from-their-land/\"> these Indigenous peoples who lived and engaged with these landscapes were booted off.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the BLM land is in the Western 11 states and in Alaska. We have \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/about/what-we-manage\">245 million acres\u003c/a> across those states. It’s mostly desert, a lot of sea of sagebrush in places like Nevada and Eastern California. You’ve got red rock country in Utah, but then you have these really isolated pockets of BLM lands, for example, in the northwest in California’s King Range in the Lost Coast area, which is old-growth forest of Douglas fir and redwoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11716102\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11716102\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/img_7376_wide-e848890206768711978760ed1053bb57e3f367b7-e1546701706131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/img_7376_wide-e848890206768711978760ed1053bb57e3f367b7-e1546701706131.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/img_7376_wide-e848890206768711978760ed1053bb57e3f367b7-e1546701706131-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/img_7376_wide-e848890206768711978760ed1053bb57e3f367b7-e1546701706131-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/img_7376_wide-e848890206768711978760ed1053bb57e3f367b7-e1546701706131-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/img_7376_wide-e848890206768711978760ed1053bb57e3f367b7-e1546701706131-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Eastern Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes. \u003ccite>(Kirk Siegler/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>These 245 million acres: historians often \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/about/history#:~:text=Our%20Heritage%2C%20Our%20Future,%2C%20historical%2C%20and%20cultural%20resources.\">refer to them as the “leftover lands.”\u003c/a> They weren’t picked up during \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/home/learn/historyculture/abouthomesteadactlaw.htm\">the Homestead Act\u003c/a>. They weren’t bought by railroads or developers or land barons. The other federal land management agencies did not even pick them up. … As I started diving into the history of these landscapes, I started thinking of them as the scrappy underdogs of our public lands. These places that not many people know about or understand, or even visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And \u003ca href=\"https://www.aldoleopold.org/about/aldo-leopold\">Aldo Leopold\u003c/a>, one of the great writers and thinkers and ecologists of the 20th century, wrote, “American conservation is, I fear, still concerned for the most part with showpieces. We have not yet learned to think in terms of small cogs and wheels.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I started to think of these BLM lands as the small cogs and wheels of present-day conservation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What purpose do BLM and other public lands serve today?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>These landscapes that maybe don’t have that same blast of scenic beauty that the national parks have, they serve as really important ecological places for different flora and fauna. These are landscapes that are on the edges of national parks and national forest and provide these really amazing wildlife corridors that are really important. So even if you look out on these places that look like an empty landscape, these are places that wildlife roam.[aside postID=news_12049405 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Muir-Woods-Exhibit-1.png']\u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/carrizo-plain-national-monument\">The Carrizo Plain\u003c/a> is the last largest intact native grassland we have in California. The Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys that run through the heart of the state used to be these really diverse, vibrant grasslands. Between agriculture and private ownership, these lands have been turned into a different thing. But we have this last vestige of grassland in the 250,000-acre Carrizo Plain National Monument. It’s only three hours outside of Los Angeles, and it’s this really wonderful place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is where a lot of endangered species live, and there’s a lake that, when it fills up after a lot of rain, becomes an important flyover stop for migrating birds. And it’s really important to Indigenous history: Some of the most elaborate rock art in the world is found in the Carrizo Plain at a place called \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/visit/painted-rock\">Painted Rock\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of agriculture and private land ownership, we’ve boxed in these species that rely on the Carrizo Plain. Luckily, in 2001, \u003ca href=\"https://clintonwhitehouse5.archives.gov/library/hot_releases/January_17_2001_13.html\">it was protected as a national monument under the Clinton administration\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://theodorepayne.org/learn/wildflower-hotline/\">The superbloom\u003c/a> is one of those things that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1996323/where-to-see-wildflowers-near-you-in-the-bay-area\">draws a lot of people\u003c/a>. But to a place like the Carrizo Plain, it’s important that people get out there and see these BLM lands.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the case for making some BLM land private?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The BLM is already authorized to sell small plots of land, and if you’re near one of those or you think that it would be better off, and the BLM could sell it off, that’s an option. They don’t need any Congressional act to be passed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1998, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/programs/lands-and-realty/regional-information/nevada/snplma\">Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act\u003c/a> allowed for the sale of BLM lands around Las Vegas to be turned into housing and development. But a lot of those lands weren’t just sold off. 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That took ten years to hammer out all the details, with lots of compromise involved from both sides of the aisle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think it’s an important lesson that really good bipartisan laws take a lot of time and compromise to develop, and the opposite was happening in the last couple of months, where these giant land sales were thrown in without a lot of support from either side of the aisle. Let alone all of the constituents that represent these places.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HowyoucanmakethemostofBLMlandnearyouwithcampingandhiking\">\u003c/a>How can you enjoy BLM land?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On BLM land in California, \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/blog/2025-06-26/blm-public-lands-know-you-go\">we have 60-plus campgrounds\u003c/a> that are all no-reservation. \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/camping\">The fees are typically free to about $10 a night\u003c/a>. Those are the easiest places to access BLM land, as are places like national monuments. But you’re often on your own trying to figure out where these places are, how to access them and what road conditions are like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I would typically build an itinerary before I even left, which was really important to understand, not just the landscape I was going to, in the flora and fauna [and] Indigenous history that existed there, but also how to get there safely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I would always \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/office/california-state-office\">call the local BLM field office\u003c/a>. They were so incredibly helpful because they could give you up-to-date road conditions. And then I used an app called \u003ca href=\"https://www.onxmaps.com/offroad/app\">onX Off-Road \u003c/a>that allowed me to download offline maps before I went to a landscape, so I never was lost, even if I didn’t have cell reception.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s kind of an amazing part of being out in the West. If you have the right toolkit, lots of water, sunscreen, a tent and a sleeping bag, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920867/how-to-find-free-camping-in-californias-national-forests\">you can pull over and camp on BLM land almost anywhere. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Earlier this summer, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12046147/incredibly-short-sighted-land-conservation-groups-rally-against-gop-proposal-to-sell-off-public-lands-like-tahoe\">Republicans in Congress proposed a massive selloff of public lands\u003c/a> across the United States, arguing that these lands would be better off in private hands to be used for housing or other economically driven uses like mining or drilling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pushback to the proposal from the public, joined by outdoors and land conservation advocacy groups, was swift and loud. But while the proposal was \u003ca href=\"https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5375473-senate-removes-provision-that-would-sell-off-public-lands-from-megabill/\">ultimately scrapped from this year’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” budget\u003c/a>, the idea of selling off public lands remains alive and well in lawmakers’ minds, most notably Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/SenMikeLee/status/1939132778605388207\">who promised to bring the proposal back in the future.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Public lands make up around half of the land in the state of California. That includes around \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/about/what-we-manage/california\">15 million acres of Bureau of Land Management lands\u003c/a> that themselves comprise around 15% of the state, but “these BLM lands have been under threat to land sale, to private developers and land barons, \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/about/history/history-by-region/california\">since their inception in 1946,\u003c/a>” said Josh Jackson, author of \u003cem>The Enduring Wild: A Journey into California’s Public Lands\u003c/em>. For Jackson, this recent effort to sell this land “wasn’t a great surprise.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t have the Eiffel Tower, we don’t have the Great Barrier Reef or the Great Wall of China, but what we have in America, and what makes us so unique, is our public land system across the West that we’ve set aside,” said Jackson. “It’s one of the unique things that we get to experience here in the States.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101910647/the-threat-to-california-public-lands\">KQED Forum spoke to Jackson \u003c/a>about the history of public lands, the crucial role they play in California conservation, why they’re under threat and how you can get out and discover them for yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#HowyoucanmakethemostofBLMlandnearyouwithcampingandhiking\">How you can make the most of BLM land near you with camping and hiking?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>How did this latest Republican effort to sell public lands come about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Josh Jackson: \u003c/strong>It came at the last minute in the first reconciliation package from the House of Natural Resources to \u003ca href=\"https://stateline.org/2025/06/04/long-thwarted-efforts-to-sell-public-lands-see-new-life-under-trump/\">sell off roughly half a million acres of BLM land\u003c/a> in Nevada and Utah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully, thanks to a really robust group of people around the West, that land sale was kind of taken out of the reconciliation package, only to be added later by Mike Lee, Senator of Utah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That proposal was much more dire: \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=1.5+million+acress+sell+off&rlz=1C1GCCA_enUS1161US1161&oq=1.5+million+acress+sell+off&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggEEAAYgAQYogQyCggFEAAYogQYiQUyCggGEAAYogQYiQUyCggHEAAYgAQYogQyCggIEAAYgAQYogTSAQg1NjE0ajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on\">up to 1.5 million acres of BLM land to be sold off across the West\u003c/a>. And then, also thanks to bipartisan support against these land sales, which was \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-06-24/public-lands-sell-off-halted-mike-lee\">taken out of the reconciliation package as well.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the history of public lands in the U.S.?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Josh Jackson\u003c/strong>: Behind every story of the places I was going was a heartbreaking story of loss. Through genocide at times and lopsided deals with the government and a number of other factors,\u003ca href=\"https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/native-american/removing-native-americans-from-their-land/\"> these Indigenous peoples who lived and engaged with these landscapes were booted off.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of the BLM land is in the Western 11 states and in Alaska. We have \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/about/what-we-manage\">245 million acres\u003c/a> across those states. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/carrizo-plain-national-monument\">The Carrizo Plain\u003c/a> is the last largest intact native grassland we have in California. The Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys that run through the heart of the state used to be these really diverse, vibrant grasslands. Between agriculture and private ownership, these lands have been turned into a different thing. But we have this last vestige of grassland in the 250,000-acre Carrizo Plain National Monument. It’s only three hours outside of Los Angeles, and it’s this really wonderful place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is where a lot of endangered species live, and there’s a lake that, when it fills up after a lot of rain, becomes an important flyover stop for migrating birds. And it’s really important to Indigenous history: Some of the most elaborate rock art in the world is found in the Carrizo Plain at a place called \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/visit/painted-rock\">Painted Rock\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of agriculture and private land ownership, we’ve boxed in these species that rely on the Carrizo Plain. Luckily, in 2001, \u003ca href=\"https://clintonwhitehouse5.archives.gov/library/hot_releases/January_17_2001_13.html\">it was protected as a national monument under the Clinton administration\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://theodorepayne.org/learn/wildflower-hotline/\">The superbloom\u003c/a> is one of those things that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1996323/where-to-see-wildflowers-near-you-in-the-bay-area\">draws a lot of people\u003c/a>. But to a place like the Carrizo Plain, it’s important that people get out there and see these BLM lands.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the case for making some BLM land private?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The BLM is already authorized to sell small plots of land, and if you’re near one of those or you think that it would be better off, and the BLM could sell it off, that’s an option. They don’t need any Congressional act to be passed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1998, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/programs/lands-and-realty/regional-information/nevada/snplma\">Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act\u003c/a> allowed for the sale of BLM lands around Las Vegas to be turned into housing and development. But a lot of those lands weren’t just sold off. They were also traded for other private lands, like in more ecologically sensitive areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047193\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047193\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Sonora-Pass-3-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1634\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Sonora-Pass-3-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Sonora-Pass-3-1-2000x1276.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Sonora-Pass-3-1-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Sonora-Pass-3-1-1536x980.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/Sonora-Pass-3-1-2048x1307.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">At 9,600 feet, Sonora Pass features sweeping views of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, including waterfalls, wildflowers and high alpine lakes. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Amanda Carlson/Mono County Tourism)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But even in those places, \u003ca href=\"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/InterimCommittee/REL/Document/23817?rewrote=1\">85% of the sales went directly back to the state of Nevada for conservation\u003c/a> and for new parks around Las Vegas, and they were traded off for lands up in the northwest of Nevada, near Lake Tahoe, that were important habitats or on the edge of conservation areas. That took ten years to hammer out all the details, with lots of compromise involved from both sides of the aisle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think it’s an important lesson that really good bipartisan laws take a lot of time and compromise to develop, and the opposite was happening in the last couple of months, where these giant land sales were thrown in without a lot of support from either side of the aisle. Let alone all of the constituents that represent these places.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HowyoucanmakethemostofBLMlandnearyouwithcampingandhiking\">\u003c/a>How can you enjoy BLM land?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On BLM land in California, \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/blog/2025-06-26/blm-public-lands-know-you-go\">we have 60-plus campgrounds\u003c/a> that are all no-reservation. \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/camping\">The fees are typically free to about $10 a night\u003c/a>. Those are the easiest places to access BLM land, as are places like national monuments. But you’re often on your own trying to figure out where these places are, how to access them and what road conditions are like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I would typically build an itinerary before I even left, which was really important to understand, not just the landscape I was going to, in the flora and fauna [and] Indigenous history that existed there, but also how to get there safely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I would always \u003ca href=\"https://www.blm.gov/office/california-state-office\">call the local BLM field office\u003c/a>. They were so incredibly helpful because they could give you up-to-date road conditions. 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"content": "\u003cp>Staff at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/muwo/\">Muir Woods National Monument\u003c/a> in Marin County have removed signage that spotlighted Indigenous history, women’s contributions to the park and instances of racism in the space’s history — following \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">an executive order from President Donald Trump.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The March 27 executive order criticized materials, monuments and signage within the Department of the Interior’s jurisdiction — which includes national parks — that “rewrite our Nation’s history” and “undermine the remarkable achievements of the United States by casting its founding principles and historical milestones in a negative light.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As reported by outlets like \u003ca href=\"https://19thnews.org/2025/07/public-lands-women-monuments-erasure/\">the\u003cem> 19th\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/trump-national-park-service-history-changes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YU8.pD7e.gGRCQPevwA7m&smid=url-share\">the\u003cem> New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and \u003cem>POLITICO\u003c/em>’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.eenews.net/articles/burgum-asked-park-rangers-to-flag-negative-us-history-theyre-delivering/\">\u003cem>E&E News\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, the White House directed national parks staff to flag any signage that could violate the order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/trump-national-park-service-history-changes.html\">\u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, a spokesperson for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Joshua Winchell, confirmed that last week Muir Woods staff had removed sticky notes that were \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/muir-woods-national-park-history-timeline-project-16414800.php\">added to existing signage in 2021\u003c/a>. These notes were accompanied by a poster explaining the staff’s aim “to tell the full story” of Muir Woods — for example, by acknowledging the role of Native American stewardship in the redwoods’ history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The stories protected at our national parks bring us closer together as a country, not further apart,” said Alan Spears, senior director for cultural resources at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/\">National Parks Conservation Association\u003c/a>, in a statement emailed to KQED. “Our history is complex, and as national park advocates, we trust national park staff to navigate those complexities and do their jobs without interference.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Great countries don’t hide from or sanitize their history,” Spears said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what you need to know about the signs, why they were removed and what’s happening at other national parks across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What was removed at Muir Woods and why?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/muir-woods-national-park-history-timeline-project-16414800.php\">The now-removed sticky notes at Muir Woods\u003c/a> were part of a 2021 exhibit called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/history-under-construction.htm\">History Under Construction\u003c/a>” developed by park rangers at the national monument.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As an accompanying poster — also now removed — explained, staff made the sticky note additions to the existing signage in an effort to add context to the park’s history, highlighting the foundational roles of women and Indigenous people in its creation and the oftentimes racist and violent past of its more notable founders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11740793\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11740793\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29830_Redwoods_007-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29830_Redwoods_007-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29830_Redwoods_007-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29830_Redwoods_007-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29830_Redwoods_007-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29830_Redwoods_007-qut-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redwood trees in Muir Woods \u003ccite>(Lauren Hanussak/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This sign credits influential, philanthropic white men with saving Muir Woods,” the poster read. “While they undoubtedly contributed to the forest becoming a national monument, part of our duty in the national parks service is to tell the full story of how that happened.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything on this sign is true but incomplete,” the poster read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In particular, the sticky notes pointed out founder Gifford Pinchot’s ties to the American Eugenics Society, John Muir’s use of racist language against Indigenous people in his writing and Congressman William Kent’s work on legislation that targeted Asian immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What was in the executive order around materials in national parks?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In March, Trump issued an executive order, called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,\u003c/a>” which took aim at what the White House called a “distorted narrative” that Trump claimed was permeating the United States’ national parks, monuments and other federal institutions like the Smithsonian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Under this historical revision, our Nation’s unparalleled legacy of advancing liberty, individual rights, and human happiness is reconstructed as inherently racist, sexist, oppressive, or otherwise irredeemably flawed,” Trump wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11741058\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11741058\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1372\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764-1020x683.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764-1200x804.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764-1920x1286.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Majestic coastal redwoods in Muir Woods National Monument \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/8858-new-order-threatens-park-service-s-efforts-to-protect-and-explore-american\">The Trump administration\u003c/a> also instructed staff at national parks to publicly post signs with QR codes inviting visitors to themselves report any signage they found to “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The order then gave parks a deadline: By mid-July, they had to flag any materials for possible editing or removal, which the Trump administration said it would carry out by \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/trump-national-park-service-history-changes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare\">Sept. 17, according to the \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The order stated that Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum would review materials “within the Department of the Interior’s jurisdiction” for “improper partisan ideology” and then take action to ensure they did not “contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times).”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many cultural and outdoor organizations swiftly decried the order, including the \u003ca href=\"https://www.historians.org/news/historians-defend-the-smithsonian/\">American Historical Association\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/05/sierra-club-statement-interior-attempt-erase-truth-and-history-public-lands\">Sierra Club\u003c/a>. Some visitors, too, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/26/nx-s1-5444323/national-park-trump-signs\">used the opportunity to criticize the administration’s order\u003c/a> — or \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2025/06/30/national-parks-snitch-signs-backfiring/\">praise parks staff\u003c/a> — rather than flag parks content for removal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>So what happened at Muir Woods?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Muir Woods officials did not respond to KQED’s request for comment. But Golden Gate National Recreation Area spokesperson Winchell said the sticky notes had been removed last week pending a review following the executive order.[aside postID=news_12049014 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/S_ElYose1_ENLARGED.jpg']“As we implement the order, we will review all signs in the park as well as all the public input we receive about the signs,” Winchell told the \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/history-under-construction.htm\">The “History Under Construction” webpage \u003c/a>at \u003ca href=\"http://nps.gov\">nps.gov\u003c/a>, with full details of the exhibit and the additions made, is still online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elizabeth Villano, a former park ranger at Muir Woods who worked on the 2021 sticky notes, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/muir-woods-national-monument-history-erased-20781301.php\">told SFGate\u003c/a> that to her, “the biggest irony is that the Trump administration says it wants to tell a more balanced version of history, and that’s exactly what this sign did.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It didn’t remove anything,” Villano said. “It just layered in what had been missing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“National park staff have made tremendous strides in recent decades, teaching the facts about difficult topics like slavery, racism and climate change,” NPCA’s Spears said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If some of these proposed changes are made, visitors may miss out on the full picture of history and nature that they deserve at our parks,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why are some parks staff complying with Trump’s executive order?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“If park staff don’t comply with this directive, they may lose their jobs,” Spears said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In February, the Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5307908/national-parks-layoffs-visitors-disruptions\">fired over a thousand NPS staff across the country \u003c/a>as part of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/07/nx-s1-5288988/doge-elon-musk-staff-trump\">broader plan \u003c/a>to cut federal spending. Although the parks service was authorized to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/7538-parks-group-welcomes-reinstatement-of-probationary-park-staff-but-warns-of\">reinstate those probationary workers in March\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/9551-staffing-crisis-at-national-parks-reaches-breaking-point-new-data-shows-24\">permanent staffing at national parks around the United States has fallen 24%\u003c/a> since Trump took office, according to NPCA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12029490\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12029490\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-1920x1282.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People demonstrate against federal employee layoffs at Yosemite National Park on March 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Laure Andrillon/AFP via Getty)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In that time, the White House has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041320/in-crisis-mode-former-national-park-leaders-say-cuts-will-hit-public-lands-hard\">threatened deep cuts\u003c/a> to national parks budgets, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/23/nx-s1-5393641/trump-budget-cuts-national-parks-joshua-tree-safety\">some staff say has created a cloud of uncertainty in the department and at parks all over the country.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Policies like these do not help Park Service staff protect these incredible places,” Spears said. “The administration is making their jobs harder and killing their morale, at a time when Park Service staff numbers dwindle near historic lows.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are other parks doing in light of the executive order?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em> investigation reports that Muir Woods appears to be the first park to have actually changed or removed its signage ahead of the White House deadline, but employees at other parks across the country have also flagged exhibits for their “inappropriate” language.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That includes: exhibits naming slave owners and describing violence against enslaved people at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/cari/index.htm\">Cane River Creole National Historical Park\u003c/a> in Louisiana; signs discussing sea level rise and erosion at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/caha/index.htm\">Cape Hatteras National Seashore\u003c/a> in North Carolina; and wording on the U.S. government’s removal and imprisonment of Native Americans at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/casa/index.htm\">Castillo de San Marcos National Monument\u003c/a> in Florida, the National Parks Conservation Association said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Americans count on our parks to tell truthful stories and accurate information,” Spears said. “The public can handle the truth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/carlysevern\">\u003cem>Carly Severn\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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These notes were accompanied by a poster explaining the staff’s aim “to tell the full story” of Muir Woods — for example, by acknowledging the role of Native American stewardship in the redwoods’ history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The stories protected at our national parks bring us closer together as a country, not further apart,” said Alan Spears, senior director for cultural resources at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/\">National Parks Conservation Association\u003c/a>, in a statement emailed to KQED. “Our history is complex, and as national park advocates, we trust national park staff to navigate those complexities and do their jobs without interference.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Great countries don’t hide from or sanitize their history,” Spears said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s what you need to know about the signs, why they were removed and what’s happening at other national parks across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What was removed at Muir Woods and why?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/muir-woods-national-park-history-timeline-project-16414800.php\">The now-removed sticky notes at Muir Woods\u003c/a> were part of a 2021 exhibit called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/history-under-construction.htm\">History Under Construction\u003c/a>” developed by park rangers at the national monument.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As an accompanying poster — also now removed — explained, staff made the sticky note additions to the existing signage in an effort to add context to the park’s history, highlighting the foundational roles of women and Indigenous people in its creation and the oftentimes racist and violent past of its more notable founders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11740793\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11740793\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29830_Redwoods_007-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29830_Redwoods_007-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29830_Redwoods_007-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29830_Redwoods_007-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29830_Redwoods_007-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS29830_Redwoods_007-qut-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redwood trees in Muir Woods \u003ccite>(Lauren Hanussak/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This sign credits influential, philanthropic white men with saving Muir Woods,” the poster read. “While they undoubtedly contributed to the forest becoming a national monument, part of our duty in the national parks service is to tell the full story of how that happened.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything on this sign is true but incomplete,” the poster read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In particular, the sticky notes pointed out founder Gifford Pinchot’s ties to the American Eugenics Society, John Muir’s use of racist language against Indigenous people in his writing and Congressman William Kent’s work on legislation that targeted Asian immigrants.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What was in the executive order around materials in national parks?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In March, Trump issued an executive order, called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/\">Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,\u003c/a>” which took aim at what the White House called a “distorted narrative” that Trump claimed was permeating the United States’ national parks, monuments and other federal institutions like the Smithsonian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Under this historical revision, our Nation’s unparalleled legacy of advancing liberty, individual rights, and human happiness is reconstructed as inherently racist, sexist, oppressive, or otherwise irredeemably flawed,” Trump wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11741058\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11741058\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1372\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764-800x536.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764-1020x683.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764-1200x804.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/04/RS36596_GettyImages-177068764-1920x1286.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Majestic coastal redwoods in Muir Woods National Monument \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/8858-new-order-threatens-park-service-s-efforts-to-protect-and-explore-american\">The Trump administration\u003c/a> also instructed staff at national parks to publicly post signs with QR codes inviting visitors to themselves report any signage they found to “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The order then gave parks a deadline: By mid-July, they had to flag any materials for possible editing or removal, which the Trump administration said it would carry out by \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/trump-national-park-service-history-changes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare\">Sept. 17, according to the \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The order stated that Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum would review materials “within the Department of the Interior’s jurisdiction” for “improper partisan ideology” and then take action to ensure they did not “contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times).”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many cultural and outdoor organizations swiftly decried the order, including the \u003ca href=\"https://www.historians.org/news/historians-defend-the-smithsonian/\">American Historical Association\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2025/05/sierra-club-statement-interior-attempt-erase-truth-and-history-public-lands\">Sierra Club\u003c/a>. Some visitors, too, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/26/nx-s1-5444323/national-park-trump-signs\">used the opportunity to criticize the administration’s order\u003c/a> — or \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2025/06/30/national-parks-snitch-signs-backfiring/\">praise parks staff\u003c/a> — rather than flag parks content for removal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>So what happened at Muir Woods?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Muir Woods officials did not respond to KQED’s request for comment. But Golden Gate National Recreation Area spokesperson Winchell said the sticky notes had been removed last week pending a review following the executive order.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“As we implement the order, we will review all signs in the park as well as all the public input we receive about the signs,” Winchell told the \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/articles/history-under-construction.htm\">The “History Under Construction” webpage \u003c/a>at \u003ca href=\"http://nps.gov\">nps.gov\u003c/a>, with full details of the exhibit and the additions made, is still online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elizabeth Villano, a former park ranger at Muir Woods who worked on the 2021 sticky notes, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/muir-woods-national-monument-history-erased-20781301.php\">told SFGate\u003c/a> that to her, “the biggest irony is that the Trump administration says it wants to tell a more balanced version of history, and that’s exactly what this sign did.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It didn’t remove anything,” Villano said. “It just layered in what had been missing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“National park staff have made tremendous strides in recent decades, teaching the facts about difficult topics like slavery, racism and climate change,” NPCA’s Spears said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If some of these proposed changes are made, visitors may miss out on the full picture of history and nature that they deserve at our parks,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why are some parks staff complying with Trump’s executive order?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“If park staff don’t comply with this directive, they may lose their jobs,” Spears said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In February, the Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-s1-5307908/national-parks-layoffs-visitors-disruptions\">fired over a thousand NPS staff across the country \u003c/a>as part of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/02/07/nx-s1-5288988/doge-elon-musk-staff-trump\">broader plan \u003c/a>to cut federal spending. Although the parks service was authorized to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/7538-parks-group-welcomes-reinstatement-of-probationary-park-staff-but-warns-of\">reinstate those probationary workers in March\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/9551-staffing-crisis-at-national-parks-reaches-breaking-point-new-data-shows-24\">permanent staffing at national parks around the United States has fallen 24%\u003c/a> since Trump took office, according to NPCA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12029490\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12029490\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/CaliforniaPublicLandGetty2-1920x1282.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People demonstrate against federal employee layoffs at Yosemite National Park on March 1, 2025. \u003ccite>(Laure Andrillon/AFP via Getty)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In that time, the White House has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12041320/in-crisis-mode-former-national-park-leaders-say-cuts-will-hit-public-lands-hard\">threatened deep cuts\u003c/a> to national parks budgets, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/06/23/nx-s1-5393641/trump-budget-cuts-national-parks-joshua-tree-safety\">some staff say has created a cloud of uncertainty in the department and at parks all over the country.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Policies like these do not help Park Service staff protect these incredible places,” Spears said. “The administration is making their jobs harder and killing their morale, at a time when Park Service staff numbers dwindle near historic lows.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What are other parks doing in light of the executive order?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The New York Times\u003c/em> investigation reports that Muir Woods appears to be the first park to have actually changed or removed its signage ahead of the White House deadline, but employees at other parks across the country have also flagged exhibits for their “inappropriate” language.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That includes: exhibits naming slave owners and describing violence against enslaved people at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/cari/index.htm\">Cane River Creole National Historical Park\u003c/a> in Louisiana; signs discussing sea level rise and erosion at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/caha/index.htm\">Cape Hatteras National Seashore\u003c/a> in North Carolina; and wording on the U.S. government’s removal and imprisonment of Native Americans at \u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/casa/index.htm\">Castillo de San Marcos National Monument\u003c/a> in Florida, the National Parks Conservation Association said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Americans count on our parks to tell truthful stories and accurate information,” Spears said. “The public can handle the truth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/carlysevern\">\u003cem>Carly Severn\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated June 30\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Summer in the Bay Area is here. And if you’re itching to explore our state, and you have a library card, you can check out a free pass to over 200 state parks around California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30806\">California State Library Parks Pass program, \u003c/a>each of the state’s libraries — of which there are over 1,180 — are offering cardholders a limited number of passes to most state parks, \u003ca href=\"#validstateparks\">including many state parks around the Bay Area.\u003c/a> Since the program was launched in 2022, over a quarter of a million passes have been checked out statewide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re a library cardholder, each pass gives you free day-entry to a California state park near you for one passenger vehicle (with up to nine people in it) — or one highway-licensed motorcycle. And depending on how your local library is handling the program, you’ll be able to keep and use that pass for a certain amount of time before having to return it.[aside postID='science_1983522,news_11953853,news_11953794' label='More Outdoor Guides']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re hoping to take advantage of this program soon, there’s good news: After the state legislature eliminated $6.75 million in funding for the pass program, which would have shuttered it on Dec. 31, it’s now been announced that this money has been restored to the state budget. Now, the pass program will continue at least through 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to figures from the California State Library, there have been over 284,000 pass checkouts since the program launched in April 2022 through March 2025 — with 134,784 of those passes checked out since July 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/712/files/fact%20sheet%20parks%20150th%20anniversary%20final.pdf\">California’s state park system is the largest in the nation (PDF)\u003c/a>, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/Find-a-Park\">a large number of parks accessible within the Bay Area\u003c/a> itself. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50949/suffering-from-nature-deficit-disorder-try-forest-bathing\">getting into nature has documented health benefits\u003c/a> — and the state says \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/1078\">this program is about helping more Californians explore the outdoors\u003c/a>, and reducing financial barriers to entry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to find out how to get free entry to California’s state parks — and which other \u003ca href=\"#californiastateparkpass\">free or low-cost passes to state parks\u003c/a> are available.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Which state parks will accept the California State Library Parks Pass?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The pass is valid for use any day of the week, including holidays (but only if space in the park is available). Still, it’s important to note that not every state park in California will accept the California State Library Parks Pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11910594\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11910594\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55018_GettyImages-148204289-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Soaring California redwoods photographed from below\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55018_GettyImages-148204289-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55018_GettyImages-148204289-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55018_GettyImages-148204289-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55018_GettyImages-148204289-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55018_GettyImages-148204289-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old-growth redwood trees in Armstrong Woods State Natural Reserve in Guerneville. \u003ccite>(George Rose/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else would you like to read a guide to?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Parks and Recreation say the pass won’t be accepted “at units operated by federal and local government, private agencies or concessionaires.” In the Bay Area, for example, Angel Island, Pacifica State Beach and San Bruno Mountain State Park won’t accept a California State Library Parks Pass for free entry.[aside postID=mindshift_50949 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/04/gettyimages-937327264-0ffed8630d3555e1c7389d3af280fffec4bcf9ef-1180x885.jpg']Still, there are a lot of state parks in the Bay Area where you \u003cem>can\u003c/em> use the pass. These include \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">Mount Tamalpais State Park\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=531\">Half Moon Bay State Beach\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">Mount Diablo State Park\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=538\">Castle Rock State Park\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=533\">Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=540\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park\u003c/a> — the oldest state park in California, founded in 1902. Jump to a list of the \u003ca href=\"#validstateparks\">state parks around the Bay Area that will accept the California State Library Parks Pass.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take a look at:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>The full list of \u003ca href=\"#validstateparks\">California state parks that offer free entry with a California State Library Parks Pass\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30813\"> state parks that \u003cem>won’t\u003c/em> accept a California State Library Parks Pass\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23474\">some of California’s most notable state parks\u003c/a>, if you’re hoping to use the pass to travel further afield.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30812\">FAQ about the California State Library Parks Pass program\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>How can I check out a California State Library Parks Pass from my local library?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Each library may have different preferences for how you check out a pass, but your best bet is almost certainly by visiting in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Different public libraries have received different numbers of passes, with the minimum being three passes per library.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to: \u003ca href=\"#librarycard\">How to get a library card (if you don’t have one yet).\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you have a library card with a public library system that has multiple locations — like in San Francisco or Oakland, for example — the California State Library Parks Passes most likely will be spread out between these locations. Contact your local branch ahead of time to confirm the location of the pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your library gets to decide how many days you can keep a pass, so make sure you know that return date when you check out a pass.[aside postID='news_11953792,news_11953167,news_11943906' label='More Guides Like This']Your library may also allow you to place a hold on a pass, just like you would a book — this is, for example, what the San Francisco Public Library allows for cardholders. You may be able to place a hold on a pass in person at your local library, or online by logging into your library card account. Placing a hold on a pass could be a good way to plan in advance for an upcoming trip where you want to use the free pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.library.ca.gov/branches/\">Find your nearest local library.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How much money will I be saving by using a California State Library Parks Pass?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Entry fees usually vary between state parks, and often go up around peak visit weekends or holidays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://store.parks.ca.gov/category/default-category/park-passes/\">California Explorer Annual Day Use Pass typically costs $195\u003c/a>, but doesn’t cover all state parks in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11910593\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11910593 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55016_GettyImages-1379725445-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A view up a sandy shoreline alongside steep, shaded, rocky cliffs, with the sun shining on receding waves.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1308\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55016_GettyImages-1379725445-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55016_GettyImages-1379725445-qut-800x545.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55016_GettyImages-1379725445-qut-1020x695.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55016_GettyImages-1379725445-qut-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55016_GettyImages-1379725445-qut-1536x1046.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaviota State Park in Gaviota, one of the state parks that will accept the California State Library Parks Pass. \u003ccite>(George Rose/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How long can I keep the pass?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>That’ll really depend on your local library — because each library gets to decide how long a pass can be checked out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Contact your local library to find out how long they’re loaning their passes for, and to make sure you return your pass in a timely manner so the next person can enjoy it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I use the pass to enter multiple state parks that accept it?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, you can use it to enter as many eligible state parks as you like during the loan period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is another reason placing a hold on a pass may be a helpful way to plan ahead for a few days of travel (or a road trip) to enable you to visit multiple state parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the catch?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Remember that not all state parks are participating in this program, and the passes don’t cover camping fees. The Department of Parks and Recreation also says that the pass won’t cover “per-person entry or tour fees (such as museums), boat use, camping, group use or sites, special events, additional/extra vehicle fees, sanitation disposal use or … supplemental fees.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, libraries can decide on the number of days a pass can be checked out, and each library will get a minimum of just three passes to give out. So if your local library doesn’t have many passes on offer, and they allow cardholders to keep a pass for several days, you may have to wait for your turn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11910592\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11910592\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55015_GettyImages-547363506-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55015_GettyImages-547363506-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55015_GettyImages-547363506-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55015_GettyImages-547363506-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55015_GettyImages-547363506-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55015_GettyImages-547363506-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Diablo State Park in Alamo, with the tallest mountain in the San Francisco Bay Area, July 2016. \u003ccite>(Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"librarycard\">\u003c/a>What if I don’t have a library card?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Getting a library card is fairly simple, and will allow you to access not only a California State Library Parks Pass, but also the full range of your local library’s books, media, records and library services like laptop and internet access.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To apply for a library card, you must:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Be a California resident.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Provide a government-issued photo ID such as your valid driver’s license, state ID, passport, consulate ID card or active military ID.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.library.ca.gov/branches/\">Find your local library near you.\u003c/a> You may be able to apply for a library card in person or online — but be sure to check whether the pandemic has changed your local library’s opening times if you go in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"validstateparks\">\u003c/a>Which California state parks offer free entry with a Library Parks Pass?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Take a look at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/Find-a-Park\">California Department of Parks and Recreation’s map\u003c/a> (toggle “show map”) to find the state parks nearest you, or \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21805\">find the state park you’re looking for in this full list\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30813\">see the list of state parks where you \u003cem>can’t\u003c/em> use a California State Library Parks Pass\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the state parks around the Bay Area that are currently offering free entry with a California State Library Parks Pass:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22880\">Albany State Marine Reserve\u003c/a>, Albany\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=450\">Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve\u003c/a>, Guerneville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=482\">Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park\u003c/a>, St. Helena\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=527\">Bean Hollow State Beach\u003c/a>, near Pescadero\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=475\">Benicia Capitol State Historic Park\u003c/a>, Benicia\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=476\">Benicia State Recreation Area\u003c/a>, Benicia\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=562\">Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area\u003c/a>, Byron (near Livermore)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=540\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park\u003c/a>, Boulder Creek\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=477\">Bothe-Napa Valley State Park\u003c/a>, Calistoga\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=487\">Brannan Island State Recreation Area\u003c/a>, Rio Vista\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=535\">Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park Property\u003c/a>, Half Moon Bay\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=536\">Butano State Park\u003c/a>, Pescadero\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=519\">Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, \u003c/a>San Francisco\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=538\">Castle Rock State Park\u003c/a>, Los Gatos\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=466\">China Camp State Park\u003c/a>, San Rafael\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=492\">Delta Meadows Park Property\u003c/a>, Vallejo\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22881\">Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve\u003c/a>, Emeryville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=490\">Franks Tract State Recreation Area\u003c/a>, Bethel Island\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=528\">Gray Whale Cove State Beach\u003c/a>, Half Moon Bay\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=531\">Half Moon Bay State Beach\u003c/a>, Half Moon Bay\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=478\">Jack London State Historic Park\u003c/a>, Glen Ellen\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24343\">Locke Boarding House Museum Point of Interest\u003c/a>, Locke\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=520\">McLaughlin Eastshore State Park State Seashore\u003c/a>, Berkeley\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=532\">Montara State Beach\u003c/a>, Montara\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">Mount Diablo State Park\u003c/a>, Walnut Creek\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">Mount Tamalpais State Park\u003c/a>, Mill Valley\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=465\">Olompali State Historic Park\u003c/a>, Novato\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=522\">Pescadero State Beach\u003c/a>, Pescadero\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=533\">Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park\u003c/a>, Pescadero\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=521\">Pomponio State Beach\u003c/a>, San Gregorio\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=539\">Portola Redwoods State Park\u003c/a>, La Honda\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=469\">Samuel P. Taylor State Park\u003c/a>, Lagunitas\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=529\">San Gregorio State Beach\u003c/a>, San Gregorio\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=481\">Sugarloaf Ridge State Park\u003c/a>, Kenwood\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=530\">Thornton State Beach\u003c/a>, Daly City\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=470\">Tomales Bay State Park\u003c/a>, Inverness\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=480\">Trione-Annadel State Park\u003c/a>, Santa Rosa.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11919845\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11919845\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS56328_011_KQED_BigBasinRedwoods_05262022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS56328_011_KQED_BigBasinRedwoods_05262022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS56328_011_KQED_BigBasinRedwoods_05262022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS56328_011_KQED_BigBasinRedwoods_05262022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS56328_011_KQED_BigBasinRedwoods_05262022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS56328_011_KQED_BigBasinRedwoods_05262022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Spohrer, state parks superintendent in the Santa Cruz area, stands in front of burned redwood trees at Big Basin Redwoods State Park on May 26, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"californiastateparkpass\">\u003c/a>How else can I save money visiting California state parks?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Except where otherwise noted, these passes can be used at every California state park, excluding units operated by federal and local government, private agencies or concessionaires (like Angel Island in the Bay Area).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>California State Park Adventure Pass (free)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If there’s a fourth grader in your household, you’re eligible for a \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/AdventurePass\">California State Park Adventure Pass\u003c/a>, which gives one family (up to three adults and other kids) and friends who can fit in the same car free entry to \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30667\">54 participating state parks.\u003c/a> The pass is valid for the one-year period during which the child is in the fourth grade, from September 1 to August 31. In the Bay Area, participating parks include \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=478\">Jack London State Historic Park\u003c/a> in Glen Ellen, \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=469\">Samuel P. Taylor State Park\u003c/a> in Lagunitas and \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1179\">Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area\u003c/a> (Gabilan Mountains outside San José).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read more on \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/AdventurePass\">how to get a California State Park Adventure Pass\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp id=\"GoldenBear\">\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30960\">Golden Bear Pass\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>(free)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valid for the calendar year, this pass gives free vehicle day-use \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/737/files/Golden%20Bear%20Park%20Acceptance%20List%20ADA.pdf\">access to certain California state parks (PDF)\u003c/a> for CalWORKs recipients, SSI recipients, and people whose incomes fall under a certain threshold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2023, the Golden Bear Pass was also expanded to participants of California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/tribal-tanf\">Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30960\">Read more about how to get a Golden Bear Pass.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30961\">Senior Golden Bear Pass\u003c/a> ($20)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People age 62 years and older, along with their spouse or domestic partner, can get \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/737/files/Limited%20Use%20Golden%20Bear%20Park%20Acceptance%20List%20ADA.pdf\">free entry to many state parks (PDF)\u003c/a> during \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/737/files/Limited%20Use%20Golden%20Bear%20Park%20Acceptance%20List%20ADA.pdf\">non-peak season (PDF)\u003c/a> with this pass, which was formerly known as the Limited Use Golden Bear Pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30961\">Read more about how to get a Limited Use Golden Bear Pass.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30959\">Disabled Discount Pass\u003c/a> ($3.50 for a 50% discount)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This $3.50 lifetime pass gives individuals with permanent disabilities a 50% discount on vehicle day-use, family camping and boat-use fees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30958\">Distinguished Veteran Pass\u003c/a> (free)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lifetime pass for honorably discharged veterans living in California who also meet \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30958\">certain requirements listed here\u003c/a>. Pass holders can use all basic facilities (day-use, camping and boating) in California state parks for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger, and help us decide what to cover here on our site, and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>An earlier version of this story first published on July 27, 2023.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re hoping to take advantage of this program soon, there’s good news: After the state legislature eliminated $6.75 million in funding for the pass program, which would have shuttered it on Dec. 31, it’s now been announced that this money has been restored to the state budget. Now, the pass program will continue at least through 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to figures from the California State Library, there have been over 284,000 pass checkouts since the program launched in April 2022 through March 2025 — with 134,784 of those passes checked out since July 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/712/files/fact%20sheet%20parks%20150th%20anniversary%20final.pdf\">California’s state park system is the largest in the nation (PDF)\u003c/a>, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/Find-a-Park\">a large number of parks accessible within the Bay Area\u003c/a> itself. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50949/suffering-from-nature-deficit-disorder-try-forest-bathing\">getting into nature has documented health benefits\u003c/a> — and the state says \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/1078\">this program is about helping more Californians explore the outdoors\u003c/a>, and reducing financial barriers to entry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to find out how to get free entry to California’s state parks — and which other \u003ca href=\"#californiastateparkpass\">free or low-cost passes to state parks\u003c/a> are available.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Which state parks will accept the California State Library Parks Pass?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The pass is valid for use any day of the week, including holidays (but only if space in the park is available). Still, it’s important to note that not every state park in California will accept the California State Library Parks Pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11910594\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11910594\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55018_GettyImages-148204289-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Soaring California redwoods photographed from below\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55018_GettyImages-148204289-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55018_GettyImages-148204289-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55018_GettyImages-148204289-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55018_GettyImages-148204289-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55018_GettyImages-148204289-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old-growth redwood trees in Armstrong Woods State Natural Reserve in Guerneville. \u003ccite>(George Rose/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else would you like to read a guide to?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Parks and Recreation say the pass won’t be accepted “at units operated by federal and local government, private agencies or concessionaires.” In the Bay Area, for example, Angel Island, Pacifica State Beach and San Bruno Mountain State Park won’t accept a California State Library Parks Pass for free entry.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Still, there are a lot of state parks in the Bay Area where you \u003cem>can\u003c/em> use the pass. These include \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">Mount Tamalpais State Park\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=531\">Half Moon Bay State Beach\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">Mount Diablo State Park\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=538\">Castle Rock State Park\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=533\">Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=540\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park\u003c/a> — the oldest state park in California, founded in 1902. Jump to a list of the \u003ca href=\"#validstateparks\">state parks around the Bay Area that will accept the California State Library Parks Pass.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take a look at:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>The full list of \u003ca href=\"#validstateparks\">California state parks that offer free entry with a California State Library Parks Pass\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30813\"> state parks that \u003cem>won’t\u003c/em> accept a California State Library Parks Pass\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23474\">some of California’s most notable state parks\u003c/a>, if you’re hoping to use the pass to travel further afield.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30812\">FAQ about the California State Library Parks Pass program\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>How can I check out a California State Library Parks Pass from my local library?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Each library may have different preferences for how you check out a pass, but your best bet is almost certainly by visiting in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Different public libraries have received different numbers of passes, with the minimum being three passes per library.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to: \u003ca href=\"#librarycard\">How to get a library card (if you don’t have one yet).\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you have a library card with a public library system that has multiple locations — like in San Francisco or Oakland, for example — the California State Library Parks Passes most likely will be spread out between these locations. Contact your local branch ahead of time to confirm the location of the pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your library gets to decide how many days you can keep a pass, so make sure you know that return date when you check out a pass.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Your library may also allow you to place a hold on a pass, just like you would a book — this is, for example, what the San Francisco Public Library allows for cardholders. You may be able to place a hold on a pass in person at your local library, or online by logging into your library card account. Placing a hold on a pass could be a good way to plan in advance for an upcoming trip where you want to use the free pass.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.library.ca.gov/branches/\">Find your nearest local library.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How much money will I be saving by using a California State Library Parks Pass?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Entry fees usually vary between state parks, and often go up around peak visit weekends or holidays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://store.parks.ca.gov/category/default-category/park-passes/\">California Explorer Annual Day Use Pass typically costs $195\u003c/a>, but doesn’t cover all state parks in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11910593\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11910593 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55016_GettyImages-1379725445-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A view up a sandy shoreline alongside steep, shaded, rocky cliffs, with the sun shining on receding waves.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1308\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55016_GettyImages-1379725445-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55016_GettyImages-1379725445-qut-800x545.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55016_GettyImages-1379725445-qut-1020x695.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55016_GettyImages-1379725445-qut-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55016_GettyImages-1379725445-qut-1536x1046.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaviota State Park in Gaviota, one of the state parks that will accept the California State Library Parks Pass. \u003ccite>(George Rose/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How long can I keep the pass?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>That’ll really depend on your local library — because each library gets to decide how long a pass can be checked out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Contact your local library to find out how long they’re loaning their passes for, and to make sure you return your pass in a timely manner so the next person can enjoy it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I use the pass to enter multiple state parks that accept it?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, you can use it to enter as many eligible state parks as you like during the loan period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is another reason placing a hold on a pass may be a helpful way to plan ahead for a few days of travel (or a road trip) to enable you to visit multiple state parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What’s the catch?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Remember that not all state parks are participating in this program, and the passes don’t cover camping fees. The Department of Parks and Recreation also says that the pass won’t cover “per-person entry or tour fees (such as museums), boat use, camping, group use or sites, special events, additional/extra vehicle fees, sanitation disposal use or … supplemental fees.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, libraries can decide on the number of days a pass can be checked out, and each library will get a minimum of just three passes to give out. So if your local library doesn’t have many passes on offer, and they allow cardholders to keep a pass for several days, you may have to wait for your turn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11910592\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11910592\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55015_GettyImages-547363506-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55015_GettyImages-547363506-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55015_GettyImages-547363506-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55015_GettyImages-547363506-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55015_GettyImages-547363506-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55015_GettyImages-547363506-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Diablo State Park in Alamo, with the tallest mountain in the San Francisco Bay Area, July 2016. \u003ccite>(Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"librarycard\">\u003c/a>What if I don’t have a library card?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Getting a library card is fairly simple, and will allow you to access not only a California State Library Parks Pass, but also the full range of your local library’s books, media, records and library services like laptop and internet access.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To apply for a library card, you must:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Be a California resident.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Provide a government-issued photo ID such as your valid driver’s license, state ID, passport, consulate ID card or active military ID.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.library.ca.gov/branches/\">Find your local library near you.\u003c/a> You may be able to apply for a library card in person or online — but be sure to check whether the pandemic has changed your local library’s opening times if you go in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"validstateparks\">\u003c/a>Which California state parks offer free entry with a Library Parks Pass?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Take a look at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/Find-a-Park\">California Department of Parks and Recreation’s map\u003c/a> (toggle “show map”) to find the state parks nearest you, or \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21805\">find the state park you’re looking for in this full list\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30813\">see the list of state parks where you \u003cem>can’t\u003c/em> use a California State Library Parks Pass\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the state parks around the Bay Area that are currently offering free entry with a California State Library Parks Pass:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22880\">Albany State Marine Reserve\u003c/a>, Albany\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=450\">Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve\u003c/a>, Guerneville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=482\">Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park\u003c/a>, St. Helena\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=527\">Bean Hollow State Beach\u003c/a>, near Pescadero\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=475\">Benicia Capitol State Historic Park\u003c/a>, Benicia\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=476\">Benicia State Recreation Area\u003c/a>, Benicia\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=562\">Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area\u003c/a>, Byron (near Livermore)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=540\">Big Basin Redwoods State Park\u003c/a>, Boulder Creek\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=477\">Bothe-Napa Valley State Park\u003c/a>, Calistoga\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=487\">Brannan Island State Recreation Area\u003c/a>, Rio Vista\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=535\">Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park Property\u003c/a>, Half Moon Bay\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=536\">Butano State Park\u003c/a>, Pescadero\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=519\">Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, \u003c/a>San Francisco\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=538\">Castle Rock State Park\u003c/a>, Los Gatos\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=466\">China Camp State Park\u003c/a>, San Rafael\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=492\">Delta Meadows Park Property\u003c/a>, Vallejo\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22881\">Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve\u003c/a>, Emeryville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=490\">Franks Tract State Recreation Area\u003c/a>, Bethel Island\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=528\">Gray Whale Cove State Beach\u003c/a>, Half Moon Bay\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=531\">Half Moon Bay State Beach\u003c/a>, Half Moon Bay\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=478\">Jack London State Historic Park\u003c/a>, Glen Ellen\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24343\">Locke Boarding House Museum Point of Interest\u003c/a>, Locke\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=520\">McLaughlin Eastshore State Park State Seashore\u003c/a>, Berkeley\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=532\">Montara State Beach\u003c/a>, Montara\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=517\">Mount Diablo State Park\u003c/a>, Walnut Creek\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471\">Mount Tamalpais State Park\u003c/a>, Mill Valley\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=465\">Olompali State Historic Park\u003c/a>, Novato\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=522\">Pescadero State Beach\u003c/a>, Pescadero\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=533\">Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park\u003c/a>, Pescadero\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=521\">Pomponio State Beach\u003c/a>, San Gregorio\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=539\">Portola Redwoods State Park\u003c/a>, La Honda\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=469\">Samuel P. 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"content": "\u003cp>Access to nature — and the abundance of beautiful campgrounds within driving distance — is one of the big perks of life in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you’ve assumed you’ll always need to travel several hours to go camping, good news: There are actually a wealth of campsites right on your doorstep if you live in or near the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for some excellent options for camping within Santa Clara County (or very nearby), with a focus on campsites run by the county park system. Some include options for RV camping, and even one with yurts, if pitching a tent just isn’t your thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A quick note about reserving camping sites: For both Santa Clara County Parks and State Parks, reservations typically open six months in advance. You can reserve county park sites at \u003ca href=\"https://parks.santaclaracounty.gov\">parks.santaclaracounty.gov\u003c/a>, and state parks at \u003ca href=\"http://reservecalifornia.com\">ReserveCalifornia.com\u003c/a> (apart from \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=26658\">Castle Rock State Park, which uses a different system\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11953853/how-to-find-a-camping-spot-in-california-when-they-always-seem-to-be-fully-booked\">read more tips and tricks for successfully securing a camping spot in California\u003c/a>, especially when they always seem to be booked.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Joseph D. Grant County Park \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At just under 11,000 acres, Joseph D. Grant is the largest park of 28 in the Santa Clara County Park system, just east of the San José foothills off Mount Hamilton Road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11953853 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66535_GettyImages-523679818-1-qut-1020x686.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I always say Joseph D. Grant is sort of that hidden gem,” said Nadine Abousalem, the senior communications officer for the park system. “It does give you that state park feel, but it’s a county park. It’s just wide open space — it’s beautiful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to \u003ca href=\"https://parks.santaclaracounty.gov/things-do/camp/tent-campsites\">almost 40 tent camping sites\u003c/a>, Joseph D. Grant County Park offers eight equestrian sites where visitors can bring their horses and trailers and offers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1993717/where-to-watch-perseids-meteor-shower-peak-bay-area-best-places-to-see\">great stargazing opportunities\u003c/a> for overnight campers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://gooutsideandplay.org/reservation/camping/index.asp\">\u003cstrong>Reserve a campsite at Joseph D. Grant County Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Mount Madonna County Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara County calls Mount Madonna one of the county’s “most majestic” spots, and given that this county park allows you to bask among the towering redwoods just an hour from downtown San José, you might be inclined to agree.[aside postID=science_1996323 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/03/GettyImages-1141101456-1020x680.jpg']The park has room for all kinds of visitors, with around 120 campsites offering spaces for tents, RVs, horse trailers and group camping. Mount Madonna is also the only park in the county system to offer \u003ca href=\"https://parks.santaclaracounty.gov/things-do/camp/yurts\">a small — but very popular — selection of yurts for camping\u003c/a>, which include bunk beds and futons, depending on size.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An added bonus: During the summer, when temperatures are peaking across the region, the dense forests of the Santa Cruz Mountain range help make the park \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1984306/best-bay-area-hikes-fall-cool-temperatures\">a slightly cooler respite\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://gooutsideandplay.org/reservation/camping/index.asp\">\u003cstrong>Reserve a campsite at Mount Madonna County Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Henry W. Coe State Park \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Henry W. Coe State Park is actually the largest state park in Northern California, sprawling across nearly 90,000 acres in the Diablo Mountain Range. Offering canyons, creeks and miles of trails, this rugged terrain is particularly beautiful in springtime, when it fills with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1996323/where-to-see-wildflowers-near-you-in-the-bay-area\">wildflowers\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The huge park offers \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=25829\">traditional 20 drive-in campsites,\u003c/a> including “primitive” campsites, as well as hike-in group camping spots — along with plenty of activities like fishing, mountain biking and backpacking by permit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://reservecalifornia.com/Web/Default.aspx#!park/656\">\u003cstrong>Reserve a campsite at Henry W. Coe State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Castle Rock State Park \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Largely in Santa Cruz County, Castle Rock State Park also extends into portions of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and connects with other regional open space preserves.[aside postID=news_11910495 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/04/RS55017_GettyImages-1387412608-qut.jpg']This state park is famous for its sandstone outcroppings, including its namesake Castle Rock, and offers a superb place for rock climbing, as well as 34 miles of trails among forests filled with evergreens and black oaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The park offers over 20 primitive camping sites with water and pit toilets to trail hikers at the Castle Rock trail camp. But unlike other state parks, you can’t make a reservation through \u003ca href=\"http://reservecalifornia.com\">ReserveCalifornia.com\u003c/a> and should instead use the \u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=26658\">Backcountry Trail Camp Request Form\u003c/a>. Five of these sites will also be available to walk-ins without a reservation on a first-come, first-served basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=26658\">\u003cstrong>Reserve a campsite at Castle Rock State Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Sanborn County Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Abutting Castle Rock State Park and other nature preserves, Sanborn County Park spreads over more than 3,400 acres of redwoods and tanbark oaks and offers \u003ca href=\"https://parks.santaclaracounty.gov/things-do/camp/tent-campsites\">33 hike-in campsites\u003c/a> for people willing to make a roughly 20-minute trek to their site.[aside postID=news_11979339 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/GettyImages-1244474782_qut.jpg']With its 18 miles of trails, Sanborn County Park also offers accommodations for RV camping, and picnicking, and is surprisingly close to downtown Los Gatos and Saratoga.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The park is also one of several county facilities that offer spaces for rent for weddings and other events in Sequoia Peterson Grove.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://gooutsideandplay.org/reservation/camping/index.asp\">\u003cstrong>Reserve a campsite at Sanborn County Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Coyote Lake in Harvey Bear Ranch County Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Perhaps best known for its fishing and recreational boating opportunities in the 3-mile long Coyote Lake reservoir, \u003ca href=\"https://parks.santaclaracounty.gov/locations/coyote-lake-harvey-bear-ranch-county-park\">Harvey Bear Ranch Park\u003c/a> in the hills east of Gilroy also offers 33 miles of trails for hiking, biking and equestrians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Visitors who want more time to explore the park’s nearly 7,000 acres can stay overnight in any of 73 campsites for tents or RVs, including group camping sites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://gooutsideandplay.org/reservation/camping/index.asp\">\u003cstrong>Reserve a campsite at Coyote Lake\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Uvas Canyon County Park \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With just over 1,100 acres of lush woodlands and several spots to enjoy flowing natural waterways and waterfalls, Uvas Canyon County Park, to the west of Morgan Hill, is a sure bet to lift your spirits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With around 7 miles of hiking trails, \u003ca href=\"https://parks.santaclaracounty.gov/things-do/camp/tent-campsites\">the park offers 25 sites for tent campers\u003c/a>, as well as group camping areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Online reviewers call Uvas Canyon “\u003ca href=\"https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/california/uvas-canyon-county-park\">remote, yet very accessible\u003c/a>,” and a place where you can find “\u003ca href=\"https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g32744-d3514214-r953077773-Uvas_Canyon_County_Park-Morgan_Hill_California.html\">peace and tranquility\u003c/a>.” Be aware that at the time of publication, the county said that large vehicles, trailers, and RVs are \u003ca href=\"https://gooutsideandplay.org/reservation/camping/index.asp\">“not recommended” to visit Uvas Canyon\u003c/a> due to narrow road conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://gooutsideandplay.org/reservation/camping/index.asp\">\u003cstrong>Reserve a campsite at Uvas Canyon County Park\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story contains reporting by KQED’s Carly Severn.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Biologists, trail builders, maintenance workers, foresters, mapping experts — these are all examples of positions that have been terminated in widespread layoffs affecting U.S. Forest Service employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson with the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5300050\">NPR and Oregon Public Broadcasting\u003c/a> that 2,000 mostly probationary workers were fired in the Forest Service, though\u003ca href=\"https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/us-forest-service-to-terminate-3-400-workers-union-leader-says\"> the union representing\u003c/a> them estimates 3,400 are being laid off. Some workers were told low performance was the grounds for their dismissal despite receiving excellent performance reviews, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/us/federal-workers-were-fired-for-performance-their-records-say-otherwise-2025-02-20/\">documents seen by Reuters\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These layoffs, experts said, leave Californians at greater \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12027096/trump-wants-states-to-clean-up-forests-to-stop-wildfires-but-his-administration-cut-off-funds\">risk of fire on federal lands\u003c/a> and will delay mitigation projects designed to protect communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riva Duncan, a longtime Forest Service manager and fire chief who is now retired, said there was “no doubt” communities near federal lands would be less prepared going into the 2025 fire season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The firing of thousands of federal workers is part of the Trump administration’s plan to dramatically \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12024788/suspicion-anger-grow-among-california-federal-employees-over-trumps-resignation-proposal\">scale back the size of the federal government\u003c/a>. The orders were meant to exclude firefighters, but many of those Forest Service workers who were laid off were trained and qualified in wildland firefighting and would step in as backup firefighters on crews or engines when fires got intense and resources were stretched thin, providing surge capacity. If firefighting units — such as an engine or the elite ground crews known as hotshots — are not fully staffed, they can’t be assigned to a fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11990788\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/GettyImages-2157340569_qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11990788\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/GettyImages-2157340569_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/GettyImages-2157340569_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/GettyImages-2157340569_qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/GettyImages-2157340569_qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/GettyImages-2157340569_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/GettyImages-2157340569_qut-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A U.S. Forest Service firefighter sets a controlled burn as the Post Fire burns through Castaic, California, on June 16, 2024. \u003ccite>(DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“They are instrumental in providing fire support to the crews,” said Duncan, who is now vice president of Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, an advocacy group for federal firefighters. “But also, if their own forest or national park has fires any time of the year, that’s who’s there. So those are the people who help them out on their local units when there’s a fire or prescribed burn.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the effect on fire response, Duncan said, mitigation work that is done ahead of fires will also be slowed. Projects like fire breaks, vegetation removal or \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12021125/la-fires-renew-debate-over-prescribed-burns-and-fire-preparedness-in-california\">prescribed burning\u003c/a> can save lives and homes when a fire breaks out, but they must be done legally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The agencies have to go through the environmental analysis process dictated by law,” Duncan said. “And a lot of these folks are the ones doing that work — the archeologists, for example. And so they’re doing all that planning before a match hits the ground or a chipper starts chipping. We don’t know who’s going to be able to do that work [now].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the Los Angeles firestorm of early January, Elon Musk blamed the destruction of homes in part on the lack of fire breaks and brush clearing in messages posted on his social media platform X.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12021125 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/10/IMG_7960-scaled-e1736446701514.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Trump has said Musk is in \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-appears-contradict-white-house-says-elon-musk-charge-doge-2025-02-20/\">charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE — the newly created initiative leading the push to do away with large swaths of the federal government —\u003c/a> though White House court filings have said he is an advisor with no power to make decisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Forest Service biologist Ben Vizzachero was one of those professionals who helped get mitigation projects done, indirectly, who no longer has a job. He learned first via a phone call from his supervisor that his job would be cut as part of DOGE’s trimming effort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A big part of my work was making sure a project complied with the law,” said Vizzachero, who was recently hired at the Los Padres National Forest and was still in the agency’s one-year probationary period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Biology can be the bottleneck preventing projects from going forward,” Vizzachero said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He had been working on several community wildfire protection plans designed to foresee and mitigate fire risk, including plans for Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Monterey. He handed that work over to a biologist on staff who still has their job but who already had a full plate of other projects. The result, he said, is that the plan will move slower.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vizzachero said he was drawn to a career in public service because it’s a way to help people and the natural world. Personal stories from other federal workers have echoed this sentiment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11954241\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A Forest Service crew feeds foliage into a wood chipper in the woods.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Forest Service crew members put tree branches into a wood chipper as they prepare the area for a prescribed burn in the Tahoe National Forest on June 6, 2023, near Downieville, Sierra County. \u003ccite>(Godofredo A. 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Vizzachero noted that even the relatively low-paid workers who emptied trash cans and cleaned up campgrounds had been fired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another concern for the fire season is that hiring has been put on pause for permanent and seasonal positions, although the Forest Service signaled that seasonal hiring will be allowed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jackie Rappaport, a firefighter volunteering in Yosemite National Park, hoped to get hired into either a seasonal or permanent position.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They got word today seasonal positions got approved, which is great,” Rappaport said, speaking on Thursday from the site of a pile burn in Foresta, north of El Portal. “But the [permanent positions] are still up in the air and nobody has any idea.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the applicants for seasonal positions might not be able to accept their positions, she noted, because they applied many months ago for these jobs and may have taken other ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even if they get every seasonal [position filled] here, there’s pretty large staffing issues,” she said, estimating there were a dozen permanent positions open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So the engines still can’t operate at the level they’re supposed to be able to because there’s no one filling those roles,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rep. 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He learned first via a phone call from his supervisor that his job would be cut as part of DOGE’s trimming effort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A big part of my work was making sure a project complied with the law,” said Vizzachero, who was recently hired at the Los Padres National Forest and was still in the agency’s one-year probationary period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Biology can be the bottleneck preventing projects from going forward,” Vizzachero said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He had been working on several community wildfire protection plans designed to foresee and mitigate fire risk, including plans for Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Monterey. He handed that work over to a biologist on staff who still has their job but who already had a full plate of other projects. The result, he said, is that the plan will move slower.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vizzachero said he was drawn to a career in public service because it’s a way to help people and the natural world. Personal stories from other federal workers have echoed this sentiment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11954241\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11954241\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A Forest Service crew feeds foliage into a wood chipper in the woods.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/AP23177646988222-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Forest Service crew members put tree branches into a wood chipper as they prepare the area for a prescribed burn in the Tahoe National Forest on June 6, 2023, near Downieville, Sierra County. \u003ccite>(Godofredo A. 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"content": "\u003cp>On a sunny Thursday in San Francisco’s Presidio, groups of elementary school students ate lunch outside the Walt Disney Museum, people waited in line at food trucks lining the lawn and groups chatted in red low-back chairs overlooking the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heidi Cook, who’s visiting from Maine, was spending her final day in the city sitting just north of the lawn, looking out at the bridge with a friend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were just talking about how absolutely beautiful this place is, and that a group of people had the vision to make this happen,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That vision appears to be threatened by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/donald-trump\">President Trump\u003c/a>, who signed a sweeping executive order Wednesday night to all but eliminate certain federal agencies, including the Presidio Trust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trust, which Congress formed in 1996 to manage and protect the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11972756/the-hidden-history-of-fort-scott-in-san-franciscos-presidio\">historic 1,500-acre park\u003c/a> that looks out on the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay, is one of four agencies named in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/commencing-the-reduction-of-the-federal-bureaucracy/\">“Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy” order,\u003c/a> which calls for shrinking agencies that the administration deems “unnecessary” to “minimize government waste and abuse.” They have been ordered to eliminate their non-statutory operations “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law” and reduce their statutory function to the minimum required by law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024943\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi meets with KQED in her office in the San Francisco Federal Building, Thursday Jan. 30, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The Presidio Trust is statutory, and it has been protected from assaults over time by its statutory strength,” Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D–San Francisco) said in a statement Wednesday night. “We will be carefully reviewing the language of the President’s executive order and its purpose.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The order also targets the Inter-American Foundation, the United States African Development Foundation, and the United States Institute of Peace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether the order will face legal contest wasn’t immediately clear Thursday, but Californians have already mounted \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12027149/california-battles-trumps-executive-orders-in-court-as-legal-and-political-tensions-rise\">multiple fights against Trump in court\u003c/a> since he took office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisor Stephen Sherrill, who represents the park area, said that while it’s still unclear exactly what the order will do, he is working with the trust and local lawmakers to protect the Presidio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only thing that this does is create completely unnecessary fear,” he told KQED. “I’ll be incredibly supportive of our city attorneys and of our federal officials in pushing back at this. We have to remember there are 3,000 San Francisco residents that live in the Presidio. These are my constituents; this is deeply, deeply personal to me and to my neighbors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12027868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12027868\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mostly empty lawn of the Main Parade Ground in front of the Walt Disney Museum in the Presidio of San Francisco, on Mar. 13, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Thursday in the park, Elizabeth Bradburn’s goldendoodle Charles was among about a dozen running off-leash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We definitely bring the dog here and meet other dog parents and families,” she said, adding that her family often brings visiting friends down to see the bridge and eat at restaurants in the Presidio. “I think it’s a destination spot for a lot of people from outside of San Francisco, but then we who live here also use it regularly on a daily basis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. military’s Base Realignment and Closure process in the 1990s shuttered a number of old Army bases, including the one that used to occupy the Presidio land. It could have become a national park at the time, said Jim Wunderman, who was working for San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan, but the Republican-led federal government pushed back.[aside postID=news_12027607 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/GettyImages-184795463-1020x680.jpg']Instead, the Presidio Trust was formed, creating a public-private partnership that lessened the financial burden on the Department of the Interior and garnered bipartisan support. The agency would get federal money to help it \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023708/surprising-ways-former-bay-area-military-bases-are-transforming-and-why-it-takes-so-long\">transition from an Army base\u003c/a> and work closely with the National Park Service, but it had to become financially independent by 2013.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for the trust said it “has not received regular annual appropriations from Congress since 2013,” and now relies on funds earned by leasing historic buildings it has renovated, including the Walt Disney Museum, the Bay School and many restaurants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency will submit a report to the Office of Management and Budget in two weeks, as required by the order, but is confident that its operations are statutorily based, according to a spokesperson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Presidio is a one-of-a-kind national park site, and all of its services and business will continue to operate as normal, welcoming visitors and serving all who live and work here,” the trust’s statement reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The national landmark has been on Republican lawmakers’ radar as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023991/republicans-target-sfs-presidio-for-tax-cuts-immigration-crackdown\">place to recoup funds\u003c/a> for weeks, first floated in a 50-page list of potential cost reductions to pay for Trump’s immigration crackdown and tax cuts in January. The list that circulated among GOP leaders called for the Presidio Trust to return $200 million secured by Pelosi in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to make infrastructure upgrades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The list claimed that the way the transfer of the funds was requested “was not consistent with standard agency practices for selecting priority deferred maintenance projects,” but Presidio spokespeople have said the money is already in use. It’s unclear whether these funds will be affected by the order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pelosi said during a press conference Thursday that it was unclear if those funds could be clawed back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t know,” she said. “That’s a matter of law. They are committed and when they are committed there are certain standards that are examined.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think the president’s targeting everyone,” Pelosi continued. “But when we wrote our bill, we wrote it, as I said, prepared for an assault. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That vision appears to be threatened by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/donald-trump\">President Trump\u003c/a>, who signed a sweeping executive order Wednesday night to all but eliminate certain federal agencies, including the Presidio Trust.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The trust, which Congress formed in 1996 to manage and protect the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11972756/the-hidden-history-of-fort-scott-in-san-franciscos-presidio\">historic 1,500-acre park\u003c/a> that looks out on the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay, is one of four agencies named in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/commencing-the-reduction-of-the-federal-bureaucracy/\">“Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy” order,\u003c/a> which calls for shrinking agencies that the administration deems “unnecessary” to “minimize government waste and abuse.” They have been ordered to eliminate their non-statutory operations “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law” and reduce their statutory function to the minimum required by law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12024943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12024943\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/01/20250130_Pelosi_DB_00406-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi meets with KQED in her office in the San Francisco Federal Building, Thursday Jan. 30, 2025. \u003ccite>(David M. Barreda/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The Presidio Trust is statutory, and it has been protected from assaults over time by its statutory strength,” Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D–San Francisco) said in a statement Wednesday night. “We will be carefully reviewing the language of the President’s executive order and its purpose.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The order also targets the Inter-American Foundation, the United States African Development Foundation, and the United States Institute of Peace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether the order will face legal contest wasn’t immediately clear Thursday, but Californians have already mounted \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12027149/california-battles-trumps-executive-orders-in-court-as-legal-and-political-tensions-rise\">multiple fights against Trump in court\u003c/a> since he took office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Supervisor Stephen Sherrill, who represents the park area, said that while it’s still unclear exactly what the order will do, he is working with the trust and local lawmakers to protect the Presidio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only thing that this does is create completely unnecessary fear,” he told KQED. “I’ll be incredibly supportive of our city attorneys and of our federal officials in pushing back at this. We have to remember there are 3,000 San Francisco residents that live in the Presidio. These are my constituents; this is deeply, deeply personal to me and to my neighbors.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12027868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12027868\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/015_KQED_SanFrancisco_Coronavirus_03132020_7090_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mostly empty lawn of the Main Parade Ground in front of the Walt Disney Museum in the Presidio of San Francisco, on Mar. 13, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Thursday in the park, Elizabeth Bradburn’s goldendoodle Charles was among about a dozen running off-leash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We definitely bring the dog here and meet other dog parents and families,” she said, adding that her family often brings visiting friends down to see the bridge and eat at restaurants in the Presidio. “I think it’s a destination spot for a lot of people from outside of San Francisco, but then we who live here also use it regularly on a daily basis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. military’s Base Realignment and Closure process in the 1990s shuttered a number of old Army bases, including the one that used to occupy the Presidio land. It could have become a national park at the time, said Jim Wunderman, who was working for San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan, but the Republican-led federal government pushed back.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Instead, the Presidio Trust was formed, creating a public-private partnership that lessened the financial burden on the Department of the Interior and garnered bipartisan support. The agency would get federal money to help it \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023708/surprising-ways-former-bay-area-military-bases-are-transforming-and-why-it-takes-so-long\">transition from an Army base\u003c/a> and work closely with the National Park Service, but it had to become financially independent by 2013.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for the trust said it “has not received regular annual appropriations from Congress since 2013,” and now relies on funds earned by leasing historic buildings it has renovated, including the Walt Disney Museum, the Bay School and many restaurants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency will submit a report to the Office of Management and Budget in two weeks, as required by the order, but is confident that its operations are statutorily based, according to a spokesperson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Presidio is a one-of-a-kind national park site, and all of its services and business will continue to operate as normal, welcoming visitors and serving all who live and work here,” the trust’s statement reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The national landmark has been on Republican lawmakers’ radar as a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12023991/republicans-target-sfs-presidio-for-tax-cuts-immigration-crackdown\">place to recoup funds\u003c/a> for weeks, first floated in a 50-page list of potential cost reductions to pay for Trump’s immigration crackdown and tax cuts in January. The list that circulated among GOP leaders called for the Presidio Trust to return $200 million secured by Pelosi in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to make infrastructure upgrades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The list claimed that the way the transfer of the funds was requested “was not consistent with standard agency practices for selecting priority deferred maintenance projects,” but Presidio spokespeople have said the money is already in use. It’s unclear whether these funds will be affected by the order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pelosi said during a press conference Thursday that it was unclear if those funds could be clawed back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t know,” she said. “That’s a matter of law. They are committed and when they are committed there are certain standards that are examined.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think the president’s targeting everyone,” Pelosi continued. “But when we wrote our bill, we wrote it, as I said, prepared for an assault. The statute is very tight and purposeful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">\u003cem>Read a transcript of this episode.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published March 26, 2020. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mount Diablo is one of the Bay Area’s grandest landmarks and often the first glimpse of home you might see after a long drive. The mountain sits on the eastern edge of the Bay Area, in Contra Costa County, and its peak is visible from most spots around the Bay. At 3,849 feet, Mount Diablo stands apart from other mountains nearby, not just because of its prominence, but because of the legends that surround it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Years ago, listener Mark Isaak heard a rumor about the view from Mount Diablo’s summit: “I’ve heard that the spot on the earth from which you can see the most land — not just ocean, but actual land — is the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. But that the summit of Mount Diablo comes in second. Is that true?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Taking in the View\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“The view when you come up here is really amazing,” says Sharon Peterson, Mount Diablo State Park’s interpreter. “How it compares to Kilimanjaro is up for debate, but I’m partial to the view from Mount Diablo, and I think most people are pretty amazed by it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Mount Diablo Summit Museum and trailhead viewing deck, Peterson says that 40 of California’s 58 counties are visible on a clear day. As little as 1% of some counties can be seen, but still, it’s an impressive tally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11808512\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11808512\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Sharon-Peterson-800x585.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Sharon-Peterson-800x585.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Sharon-Peterson-160x117.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Sharon-Peterson-1020x746.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Sharon-Peterson-1920x1404.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sharon Peterson, Mount Diablo State Park’s interpreter, gets to marvel at Mount Diablo’s view regularly. \u003ccite>(Asal Ehsanipour/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You can see the Golden Gate Bridge today,” says Peterson, pointing west. “You could see both towers with the naked eye. And if I give you the binoculars, you can see it for sure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turning north, Peterson points out the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers merging to form the California Delta. South, she describes a sweeping view of the Diablo Range and Livermore/Pleasanton. Finally we look east, where through the haze we catch a glimpse of the snow-capped Sierra over 100 miles away, rising above the Central Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a clear day you can see Yosemite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With binoculars you can see Sentinel Dome. There is a rumor that persists that you can see Half Dome, but it’s blocked by one of the land features in between,” Peterson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the view’s magnificence, Seth Adams, land conservation director for Save Mount Diablo, is adamant that the Mount Kilimanjaro myth has no merit: “It’s absolutely not true that Mount Diablo has the largest view in the world except for Mount Kilimanjaro,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adams has spent a lot of time myth busting the Kilimanjaro claim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11808538\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11808538 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/2017-Seth-Morgan-Territory-Open-Roads-4-11-2017-160x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/2017-Seth-Morgan-Territory-Open-Roads-4-11-2017-160x224.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/2017-Seth-Morgan-Territory-Open-Roads-4-11-2017-800x1120.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/2017-Seth-Morgan-Territory-Open-Roads-4-11-2017-1020x1428.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/2017-Seth-Morgan-Territory-Open-Roads-4-11-2017.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seth Adams, land conservation director at Save Mount Diablo, has dug into the history of the oft-repeated viewshed claim. \u003ccite>(Asal Ehsanipour/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I never quite believed it,” he says. “It just didn’t have the ring of truth to me because it’s a small mountain. Common sense would tell you the taller the mountain, the bigger the view.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Considering the myth has been repeated countless times, he says it makes sense people would believe it. Adams traced the myth back to the 1850s and ’60s, when geologists like Josiah Whitney first surveyed the mountain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whitney wrote, “It is believed that there are few, if any, points on the earth’s surface from which so extensive an area may be seen as from Mount Diablo. The whole area thus spread out, can hardly be less than 40,000 square miles.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legend snowballed from there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Botanist William Brewer, who visited the mountain in the 1860s, wrote, “The view was one never to be forgotten. […] Few views in North America are more extensive — certainly nothing in Europe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An article published in the Contra Costa Gazette on April 18, 1874, said that the view from the summit “[showed] more of the earth’s kingdom than is visible from any other known spot on the globe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11808685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11808685 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Burgess-map-Picture1-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Burgess-map-Picture1-800x449.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Burgess-map-Picture1-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Burgess-map-Picture1-1020x572.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Burgess-map-Picture1.jpg 1437w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A brochure printed by entrepreneur Robert Noble Burgess, who purchased the summit of Mount Diablo in 1912. Burgess’ brochures helped popularized the claim that Mount Diablo had the greatest view in the world. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Save Mount Diablo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The claim about Mount Diablo’s view was repeated for decades, through the end of World War II, when recreation at parks and mountains picked up popularity. Mount Diablo became a go-to tourist spot as the Kilimanjaro claim circulated in travel guides and hiking maps, by railroad companies and auto associations. Even the Contra Costa Development Association published materials in the 1940s describing the mountain as “the world’s greatest view! More territory visible than from any point in the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As visitors flocked to Mount Diablo for the views, entrepreneurs saw a chance to make a buck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“More than half of Mount Diablo was locked up successively by two big real estate land speculators named Robert Noble Burgess and Walter P. Frick,” Adams says. “Both of them printed brochures by the thousands that included the claim of Mount Diablo having the largest view in the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11808683\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11808683\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Frick-brochure-Picture1-1020x1548.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Frick-brochure-Picture1-1020x1548.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Frick-brochure-Picture1-160x243.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Frick-brochure-Picture1-800x1214.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Frick-brochure-Picture1.jpg 1471w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrepreneur Walter P. Frick originally printed brochures claiming that “from the summit of Mount Diablo, a larger area of land and water is visible than from any other point in the world.” He later changed this claim to reflect that the view comes second to Mount Kilimanjaro. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Save Mount Diablo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Boasting that claim was a smart business move for Burgess, who had bought a portion of the mountain in 1912 and subsequently built the Mount Diablo Scenic Boulevard taking visitors to the summit. In 1917, he had a dream of building thousands of homes on the mountain’s western flank, and those amazing views helped push his agenda forward. Burgess eventually went bankrupt and the deal flopped, but the brochures had done their work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can definitely credit the brochures for spreading the misinformation, but it’s just too good to claim the largest view in the world,” Adams explains. “And understand that California was a promoter’s dream.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Which brings us to another promoter, the Oakland entrepreneur Walter P. Frick. Initially Frick, who had been Burgess’ business partner, hired a publicist to help him spread the rumor that Mount Diablo’s view was the greatest on earth, which came in handy as he built an 8-foot beacon tower known as the Eye of Diablo. However, the engineers Frick worked with at Standard Oil Company were skeptical of the claim’s validity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 1928 Standard Oil Bulletin subsequently added a footnote to their brochure promoting the view as the world’s grandest, “Except for a point in Africa.” The reference to Mount Kilimanjaro was clear.\u003cbr>\nFrom there, the legend shifted from Mount Diablo having the largest view in the world to the second largest. That new myth persisted until 1994, when engineer and mountaineer Edward “7.389056099” Earl mathematically debunked the theory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Using topographical atlases and aeronautical charts, Earl set out to determine the viewshed from the summit of Mount Diablo compared to others in North America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A viewshed is the area visible from a specific vantage point, including land or water. According to Earl’s calculations, Mount Diablo’s viewshed is between 13,000 and 21,000 square miles. That might sound like a lot, but Earl concluded that from other, taller North American mountains, it’s possible to see over three times as much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With a 19,341-foot elevation, Mount Kilimanjaro soars five times as high as Mount Diablo. In practical terms, a mountain as small as Mount Diablo couldn’t possibly have a greater viewshed than Mount Kilimanjaro — even if it is an isolated peak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He conclusively showed the Mount Diablo viewshed claim was bogus,” says Adams with a laugh. “But it doesn’t really matter because the claim had already done its work. Mount Diablo became famous. It became beloved. And as I said, Mount Diablo may not have the largest view in the world, but it certainly has the most extraordinary view in the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Luckily for visitors, extraordinary can’t be measured with math.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> When it comes to size – Mount Diablo is the Bay Area’s grandest landmark. It’s often the first glimpse of home you’ll see after a long drive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It stands apart from other mountains nearby, not just because of its prominence, but because of the legends that surround it. The Bay Miwok tribe believe the mountain is sacred — that it is the central point of the world’s creation, where man was made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s a different story that caught the attention of listener Mark Isaak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mark Isaak:\u003c/strong> I’ve heard that the spot on the earth from which you can see the most land – not just ocean, but actual land – is the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, but that the summit of Mount Diablo comes in second. Is that true?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> Mark heard this legend so long ago, he can’t remember where it came from. But he’s not alone. Lots of you have heard this story. And it does seem possible. Mount Diablo is an isolated peak, it’s a lot taller than everything else around it. So even though there are lots of taller mountains, they might not have as big of a view because other mountains get in the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the top of Diablo you can see from the Pacific Ocean, all the way across the state to the Sierra. But second biggest view in the world … really?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today we’re going to find out if Mount Diablo’s view deserves so remarkable an accolade, and explore the story behind the legend. This story first aired in 2020. I’m Olivia Allen-Price. This is Bay Curious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SPONSOR MESSAGE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> OK, so we set out to learn if Mount Diablo is in fact numero dos on the list of places on earth where you can see the most land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reporter Asal Ehsanipour takes a winding road to find out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[driving sounds]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> The mystery of the view from Mount Diablo is a romantic one – steeped in local legend. To find out if it’s true, I drove to the source itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[GPS: “IN 600 FEET…”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> From the base of the mountain, it takes me about an hour to get to the top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[car door shuts, locks]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour (outside)\u003c/strong>: Wow, that took so long.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asal Ehsanipour: Mount Diablo sits on the Eastern Edge of the Bay Area – in Contra Costa County. But you can see its double peak pyramid from most spots around the Bay. At 3,849 feet, the mountain’s view is second to none. Well, it’s second to one… maybe. We’ll find out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sharon Peterson:\u003c/strong> So the view when you come up here is really amazing. How it compares to Kilimanjaro is up for debate. But I’m kind of partial to the view here from Mount Diablo and I think most people that come are pretty amazed by what the view looks like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> My tour guide today is Sharon Peterson, Mount Diablo State Park’s interpreter – which, she says, means her job is to tell the story of the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[footsteps on a trail]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Sharon takes me to the summit’s viewing deck. She says that on a clear day, you can see 40 of California’s 58 counties from here. As little as 1% of some. But still.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sharon Peterson:\u003c/strong> This is where we walk out into the wind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> First, she points west.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sharon Peterson:\u003c/strong> So you can see the Golden Gate Bridge today. You could see both towers with the naked eye. And if I give you the binoculars, you can probably see it for sure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> She whips them out and there it is. The Golden Gate Bridge, 60 31 miles away. Two towers peeking over Round Top in the Berkeley Hills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour (outside):\u003c/strong> Wow, that’s really cool!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Then, we turn North. And you can see the Sacramento and San Juaquin rivers forming the Delta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>South, it’s a sweeping view of the Diablo Range and Livermore – Pleasanton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And finally, East. Where through the haze we catch a glimpse of the snow-speckled Sierras rising above the Central Valley – over a hundred miles away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour (outside):\u003c/strong> And I heard that you can also see Yosemite from here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sharon Peterson:\u003c/strong> On a clear day you can. And with binoculars you can see Sentinel Dome. There is a rumor that you can see Half Dome, but it’s actually blocked by one of the land features in between here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Seeing it for myself, the site is so magnificent, so magical, that it feels like I’m looking down at a watercolor. The only thing that compares is the view from a plane. Maybe it’s possible the myth is true?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> It’s absolutely not true that Mt. Diablo has the largest view in the world except for Mount Kilimanjaro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Seth Adams is the Land Conservation Director at Save Mount Diablo. And he’s spent a lot of time mythbusting the Kilimanjaro claim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> I never quite believed it. It just didn’t have the ring of truth to me because it’s a small mountain and common sense would tell you the taller the mountain, the bigger the view.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> But considering the myth has been repeated hundreds of times, he says it makes sense people would believe it. Seth traced the infatuation with Diablo back to the 1850s and 60s – when scientists like Josiah [Hosiah] Whitney first geologically surveyed the mountain. That’s Josiah Whitney of Mount Whitney – the tallest mountain in the Sierra Nevada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> Josiah Whitney wrote, “It is believed that there are few, if any, points on the earth’s surface from which so extensive an area may be seen as from Mt. Diablo. The whole area thus spread out, can hardly be less than 40,000 square miles.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> The legend snowballed from there. Repeated over and over for decades – through the end of World War II. A time when people started experiencing parks and mountains recreationally – and Mount Diablo became a go-to tourist spot. The Kilimanjaro claim circulated in travel guides and hiking maps. By railroad companies and auto associations. Even Contra Costa County described it as quote: “the world’s greatest view! More territory visible than from any point in the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> But as visitors flocked to Diablo for the views, entrepreneurs saw a chance to make a buck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> More than half of Mount Diablo was locked up successively by two big real estate land speculators. Both of them printed brochures by the thousands that included the claim of Mt. Diablo having the largest view in the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Boasting that claim was a smart business move for one developer. In 1917, he had a dream of building thousands of homes on Diablo’s western flank, and those amazing views helped push forward his agenda. Eventually the developer went bankrupt and the deal flopped. But, it was too late. The brochures had done their work…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> Oh you can definitely credit the brochures with spreading the misinformation. It’s just too good to claim the largest view in the world, right. And understand that California was a promoter’s dream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Which brings us to another promoter… the entrepreneur Walter P. Frick, who hired a publicist to help him spread the rumor that Mount Diablo had the greatest view on earth. Especially as he built an 8 foot beacon tower known as the Eye of Diablo. But Frick was working with engineers from the Standard Oil Company… and they were skeptical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> Someone for the first time said, “come on, biggest view in the entire world?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> So after that – the 1928 Standard Oil Bulletin added a footnote to their brochure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> “Except for a point in Africa.” Clearly being Mount Kilimanjaro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> From there, the legend shifted from Mount Diablo having the largest view in the world, to the second largest. It went on like this until 1994 – when it was officially debunked by an engineer slash mountaineer who did the math. His name was Edward Earl, but he went by the nickname “7.389056099.” …Math joke.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> He said ‘I don’t believe this. And so what I’m gonna do is I’m going to define the problem and I’m gonna calculate view sheds for lots of other mountains and see how they compare.’\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Viewshed is “the area visible from a specific vantage point” including land or water. Now remember, Whitney speculated Diablo’s viewshed was about 40,000 square miles. But according to Earl’s calculations, it’s actually between 13,000 and 21,000. That might still sound like a lot, but from other, taller mountains you can see more than 3 times as much. And even for a total non-mathematician like me – it kind of makes sense. Mount Kilimanjaro is 5 times the size of Mount Diablo. So, Diablo couldn’t possibly have a comparable viewshed – even if it is an isolated peak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> He conclusively showed the Mount Diablo viewshed claim was bogus. [laughs] But it doesn’t really matter because the claim had already done its work. Mt. Diablo became famous. It became beloved. And as I said, Mt. Diablo may not have the largest view in the world, but it certainly has the most extraordinary view in the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> And looking out from the summit, it is extraordinary. And luckily for us, extraordinary can’t be measured with math.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>===\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> That was reporter Asal Ehsanipour. Big thanks to Mark Isaak, our question asker this week. And hey — there’s a new voting round up at BayCurious.org. Let’s hear this month’s options…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voice 1:\u003c/strong> I noticed a few older homes in Noe Valley/Mission/Glen Park with “Lipton Tea” on the window. It looks like they’re old corner stores. Any stories on why?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voice 2:\u003c/strong> I would like to know how the effects of climate change in the San Francisco Bay impact the underwater sonic environment. Are there any bio-acoustic studies being done locally on this topic?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voice 3:\u003c/strong> What is the history behind Ashland and Cherryland, two unincorporated communities in the East Bay? What defines an “unincorporated” community?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> Head to BayCurious.org to cast your vote for which question you’d like to see us answer next.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Curious is made in San Francisco at member-supported KQED. Our show is produced by… Amanda Font, Christopher Beale, Ana De Almeida Amaral and Olivia Allen-Price. Special thanks to Katie McMurran, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED Family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m Olivia Allen-Price. Happy trails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">\u003cem>Read a transcript of this episode.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published March 26, 2020. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mount Diablo is one of the Bay Area’s grandest landmarks and often the first glimpse of home you might see after a long drive. The mountain sits on the eastern edge of the Bay Area, in Contra Costa County, and its peak is visible from most spots around the Bay. At 3,849 feet, Mount Diablo stands apart from other mountains nearby, not just because of its prominence, but because of the legends that surround it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Years ago, listener Mark Isaak heard a rumor about the view from Mount Diablo’s summit: “I’ve heard that the spot on the earth from which you can see the most land — not just ocean, but actual land — is the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. But that the summit of Mount Diablo comes in second. Is that true?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" loading=\"lazy\" />\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> is a podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area.\n Subscribe on \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>,\n \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR One\u003c/a> or your favorite podcast platform.\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Taking in the View\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“The view when you come up here is really amazing,” says Sharon Peterson, Mount Diablo State Park’s interpreter. “How it compares to Kilimanjaro is up for debate, but I’m partial to the view from Mount Diablo, and I think most people are pretty amazed by it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Mount Diablo Summit Museum and trailhead viewing deck, Peterson says that 40 of California’s 58 counties are visible on a clear day. As little as 1% of some counties can be seen, but still, it’s an impressive tally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11808512\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11808512\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Sharon-Peterson-800x585.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Sharon-Peterson-800x585.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Sharon-Peterson-160x117.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Sharon-Peterson-1020x746.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Sharon-Peterson-1920x1404.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sharon Peterson, Mount Diablo State Park’s interpreter, gets to marvel at Mount Diablo’s view regularly. \u003ccite>(Asal Ehsanipour/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You can see the Golden Gate Bridge today,” says Peterson, pointing west. “You could see both towers with the naked eye. And if I give you the binoculars, you can see it for sure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turning north, Peterson points out the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers merging to form the California Delta. South, she describes a sweeping view of the Diablo Range and Livermore/Pleasanton. Finally we look east, where through the haze we catch a glimpse of the snow-capped Sierra over 100 miles away, rising above the Central Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a clear day you can see Yosemite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With binoculars you can see Sentinel Dome. There is a rumor that persists that you can see Half Dome, but it’s blocked by one of the land features in between,” Peterson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the view’s magnificence, Seth Adams, land conservation director for Save Mount Diablo, is adamant that the Mount Kilimanjaro myth has no merit: “It’s absolutely not true that Mount Diablo has the largest view in the world except for Mount Kilimanjaro,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Adams has spent a lot of time myth busting the Kilimanjaro claim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11808538\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11808538 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/2017-Seth-Morgan-Territory-Open-Roads-4-11-2017-160x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/2017-Seth-Morgan-Territory-Open-Roads-4-11-2017-160x224.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/2017-Seth-Morgan-Territory-Open-Roads-4-11-2017-800x1120.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/2017-Seth-Morgan-Territory-Open-Roads-4-11-2017-1020x1428.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/2017-Seth-Morgan-Territory-Open-Roads-4-11-2017.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seth Adams, land conservation director at Save Mount Diablo, has dug into the history of the oft-repeated viewshed claim. \u003ccite>(Asal Ehsanipour/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I never quite believed it,” he says. “It just didn’t have the ring of truth to me because it’s a small mountain. Common sense would tell you the taller the mountain, the bigger the view.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Considering the myth has been repeated countless times, he says it makes sense people would believe it. Adams traced the myth back to the 1850s and ’60s, when geologists like Josiah Whitney first surveyed the mountain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whitney wrote, “It is believed that there are few, if any, points on the earth’s surface from which so extensive an area may be seen as from Mount Diablo. The whole area thus spread out, can hardly be less than 40,000 square miles.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legend snowballed from there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Botanist William Brewer, who visited the mountain in the 1860s, wrote, “The view was one never to be forgotten. […] Few views in North America are more extensive — certainly nothing in Europe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An article published in the Contra Costa Gazette on April 18, 1874, said that the view from the summit “[showed] more of the earth’s kingdom than is visible from any other known spot on the globe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11808685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11808685 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Burgess-map-Picture1-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Burgess-map-Picture1-800x449.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Burgess-map-Picture1-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Burgess-map-Picture1-1020x572.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Burgess-map-Picture1.jpg 1437w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A brochure printed by entrepreneur Robert Noble Burgess, who purchased the summit of Mount Diablo in 1912. Burgess’ brochures helped popularized the claim that Mount Diablo had the greatest view in the world. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Save Mount Diablo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The claim about Mount Diablo’s view was repeated for decades, through the end of World War II, when recreation at parks and mountains picked up popularity. Mount Diablo became a go-to tourist spot as the Kilimanjaro claim circulated in travel guides and hiking maps, by railroad companies and auto associations. Even the Contra Costa Development Association published materials in the 1940s describing the mountain as “the world’s greatest view! More territory visible than from any point in the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As visitors flocked to Mount Diablo for the views, entrepreneurs saw a chance to make a buck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“More than half of Mount Diablo was locked up successively by two big real estate land speculators named Robert Noble Burgess and Walter P. Frick,” Adams says. “Both of them printed brochures by the thousands that included the claim of Mount Diablo having the largest view in the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11808683\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11808683\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Frick-brochure-Picture1-1020x1548.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Frick-brochure-Picture1-1020x1548.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Frick-brochure-Picture1-160x243.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Frick-brochure-Picture1-800x1214.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/Frick-brochure-Picture1.jpg 1471w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrepreneur Walter P. Frick originally printed brochures claiming that “from the summit of Mount Diablo, a larger area of land and water is visible than from any other point in the world.” He later changed this claim to reflect that the view comes second to Mount Kilimanjaro. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Save Mount Diablo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Boasting that claim was a smart business move for Burgess, who had bought a portion of the mountain in 1912 and subsequently built the Mount Diablo Scenic Boulevard taking visitors to the summit. In 1917, he had a dream of building thousands of homes on the mountain’s western flank, and those amazing views helped push his agenda forward. Burgess eventually went bankrupt and the deal flopped, but the brochures had done their work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can definitely credit the brochures for spreading the misinformation, but it’s just too good to claim the largest view in the world,” Adams explains. “And understand that California was a promoter’s dream.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Which brings us to another promoter, the Oakland entrepreneur Walter P. Frick. Initially Frick, who had been Burgess’ business partner, hired a publicist to help him spread the rumor that Mount Diablo’s view was the greatest on earth, which came in handy as he built an 8-foot beacon tower known as the Eye of Diablo. However, the engineers Frick worked with at Standard Oil Company were skeptical of the claim’s validity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 1928 Standard Oil Bulletin subsequently added a footnote to their brochure promoting the view as the world’s grandest, “Except for a point in Africa.” The reference to Mount Kilimanjaro was clear.\u003cbr>\nFrom there, the legend shifted from Mount Diablo having the largest view in the world to the second largest. That new myth persisted until 1994, when engineer and mountaineer Edward “7.389056099” Earl mathematically debunked the theory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Using topographical atlases and aeronautical charts, Earl set out to determine the viewshed from the summit of Mount Diablo compared to others in North America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A viewshed is the area visible from a specific vantage point, including land or water. According to Earl’s calculations, Mount Diablo’s viewshed is between 13,000 and 21,000 square miles. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-content post-body\">\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This is a computer-generated transcript. While our team has reviewed it, there may be errors.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> When it comes to size – Mount Diablo is the Bay Area’s grandest landmark. It’s often the first glimpse of home you’ll see after a long drive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It stands apart from other mountains nearby, not just because of its prominence, but because of the legends that surround it. The Bay Miwok tribe believe the mountain is sacred — that it is the central point of the world’s creation, where man was made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s a different story that caught the attention of listener Mark Isaak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mark Isaak:\u003c/strong> I’ve heard that the spot on the earth from which you can see the most land – not just ocean, but actual land – is the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, but that the summit of Mount Diablo comes in second. Is that true?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> Mark heard this legend so long ago, he can’t remember where it came from. But he’s not alone. Lots of you have heard this story. And it does seem possible. Mount Diablo is an isolated peak, it’s a lot taller than everything else around it. So even though there are lots of taller mountains, they might not have as big of a view because other mountains get in the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the top of Diablo you can see from the Pacific Ocean, all the way across the state to the Sierra. But second biggest view in the world … really?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today we’re going to find out if Mount Diablo’s view deserves so remarkable an accolade, and explore the story behind the legend. This story first aired in 2020. I’m Olivia Allen-Price. This is Bay Curious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>SPONSOR MESSAGE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> OK, so we set out to learn if Mount Diablo is in fact numero dos on the list of places on earth where you can see the most land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reporter Asal Ehsanipour takes a winding road to find out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[driving sounds]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> The mystery of the view from Mount Diablo is a romantic one – steeped in local legend. To find out if it’s true, I drove to the source itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[GPS: “IN 600 FEET…”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> From the base of the mountain, it takes me about an hour to get to the top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[car door shuts, locks]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour (outside)\u003c/strong>: Wow, that took so long.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asal Ehsanipour: Mount Diablo sits on the Eastern Edge of the Bay Area – in Contra Costa County. But you can see its double peak pyramid from most spots around the Bay. At 3,849 feet, the mountain’s view is second to none. Well, it’s second to one… maybe. We’ll find out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sharon Peterson:\u003c/strong> So the view when you come up here is really amazing. How it compares to Kilimanjaro is up for debate. But I’m kind of partial to the view here from Mount Diablo and I think most people that come are pretty amazed by what the view looks like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> My tour guide today is Sharon Peterson, Mount Diablo State Park’s interpreter – which, she says, means her job is to tell the story of the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[footsteps on a trail]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Sharon takes me to the summit’s viewing deck. She says that on a clear day, you can see 40 of California’s 58 counties from here. As little as 1% of some. But still.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sharon Peterson:\u003c/strong> This is where we walk out into the wind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> First, she points west.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sharon Peterson:\u003c/strong> So you can see the Golden Gate Bridge today. You could see both towers with the naked eye. And if I give you the binoculars, you can probably see it for sure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> She whips them out and there it is. The Golden Gate Bridge, 60 31 miles away. Two towers peeking over Round Top in the Berkeley Hills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour (outside):\u003c/strong> Wow, that’s really cool!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Then, we turn North. And you can see the Sacramento and San Juaquin rivers forming the Delta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>South, it’s a sweeping view of the Diablo Range and Livermore – Pleasanton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And finally, East. Where through the haze we catch a glimpse of the snow-speckled Sierras rising above the Central Valley – over a hundred miles away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour (outside):\u003c/strong> And I heard that you can also see Yosemite from here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sharon Peterson:\u003c/strong> On a clear day you can. And with binoculars you can see Sentinel Dome. There is a rumor that you can see Half Dome, but it’s actually blocked by one of the land features in between here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Seeing it for myself, the site is so magnificent, so magical, that it feels like I’m looking down at a watercolor. The only thing that compares is the view from a plane. Maybe it’s possible the myth is true?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> It’s absolutely not true that Mt. Diablo has the largest view in the world except for Mount Kilimanjaro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Seth Adams is the Land Conservation Director at Save Mount Diablo. And he’s spent a lot of time mythbusting the Kilimanjaro claim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> I never quite believed it. It just didn’t have the ring of truth to me because it’s a small mountain and common sense would tell you the taller the mountain, the bigger the view.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> But considering the myth has been repeated hundreds of times, he says it makes sense people would believe it. Seth traced the infatuation with Diablo back to the 1850s and 60s – when scientists like Josiah [Hosiah] Whitney first geologically surveyed the mountain. That’s Josiah Whitney of Mount Whitney – the tallest mountain in the Sierra Nevada.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> Josiah Whitney wrote, “It is believed that there are few, if any, points on the earth’s surface from which so extensive an area may be seen as from Mt. Diablo. The whole area thus spread out, can hardly be less than 40,000 square miles.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> The legend snowballed from there. Repeated over and over for decades – through the end of World War II. A time when people started experiencing parks and mountains recreationally – and Mount Diablo became a go-to tourist spot. The Kilimanjaro claim circulated in travel guides and hiking maps. By railroad companies and auto associations. Even Contra Costa County described it as quote: “the world’s greatest view! More territory visible than from any point in the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> But as visitors flocked to Diablo for the views, entrepreneurs saw a chance to make a buck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> More than half of Mount Diablo was locked up successively by two big real estate land speculators. Both of them printed brochures by the thousands that included the claim of Mt. Diablo having the largest view in the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Boasting that claim was a smart business move for one developer. In 1917, he had a dream of building thousands of homes on Diablo’s western flank, and those amazing views helped push forward his agenda. Eventually the developer went bankrupt and the deal flopped. But, it was too late. The brochures had done their work…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> Oh you can definitely credit the brochures with spreading the misinformation. It’s just too good to claim the largest view in the world, right. And understand that California was a promoter’s dream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Which brings us to another promoter… the entrepreneur Walter P. Frick, who hired a publicist to help him spread the rumor that Mount Diablo had the greatest view on earth. Especially as he built an 8 foot beacon tower known as the Eye of Diablo. But Frick was working with engineers from the Standard Oil Company… and they were skeptical.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> Someone for the first time said, “come on, biggest view in the entire world?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> So after that – the 1928 Standard Oil Bulletin added a footnote to their brochure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> “Except for a point in Africa.” Clearly being Mount Kilimanjaro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> From there, the legend shifted from Mount Diablo having the largest view in the world, to the second largest. It went on like this until 1994 – when it was officially debunked by an engineer slash mountaineer who did the math. His name was Edward Earl, but he went by the nickname “7.389056099.” …Math joke.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> He said ‘I don’t believe this. And so what I’m gonna do is I’m going to define the problem and I’m gonna calculate view sheds for lots of other mountains and see how they compare.’\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> Viewshed is “the area visible from a specific vantage point” including land or water. Now remember, Whitney speculated Diablo’s viewshed was about 40,000 square miles. But according to Earl’s calculations, it’s actually between 13,000 and 21,000. That might still sound like a lot, but from other, taller mountains you can see more than 3 times as much. And even for a total non-mathematician like me – it kind of makes sense. Mount Kilimanjaro is 5 times the size of Mount Diablo. So, Diablo couldn’t possibly have a comparable viewshed – even if it is an isolated peak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Seth Adams:\u003c/strong> He conclusively showed the Mount Diablo viewshed claim was bogus. [laughs] But it doesn’t really matter because the claim had already done its work. Mt. Diablo became famous. It became beloved. And as I said, Mt. Diablo may not have the largest view in the world, but it certainly has the most extraordinary view in the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Asal Ehsanipour:\u003c/strong> And looking out from the summit, it is extraordinary. And luckily for us, extraordinary can’t be measured with math.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>===\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> That was reporter Asal Ehsanipour. Big thanks to Mark Isaak, our question asker this week. And hey — there’s a new voting round up at BayCurious.org. Let’s hear this month’s options…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voice 1:\u003c/strong> I noticed a few older homes in Noe Valley/Mission/Glen Park with “Lipton Tea” on the window. It looks like they’re old corner stores. Any stories on why?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voice 2:\u003c/strong> I would like to know how the effects of climate change in the San Francisco Bay impact the underwater sonic environment. Are there any bio-acoustic studies being done locally on this topic?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Voice 3:\u003c/strong> What is the history behind Ashland and Cherryland, two unincorporated communities in the East Bay? What defines an “unincorporated” community?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Allen-Price:\u003c/strong> Head to BayCurious.org to cast your vote for which question you’d like to see us answer next.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Curious is made in San Francisco at member-supported KQED. Our show is produced by… Amanda Font, Christopher Beale, Ana De Almeida Amaral and Olivia Allen-Price. Special thanks to Katie McMurran, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED Family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m Olivia Allen-Price. Happy trails.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>"
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