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The Smithsonian in DC is also free to visit. We aren't really talking about the same thing here. Many National Parks are massive properties with extensive ecol
by throwaway427 8y ago
The Smithsonian in DC is also free to visit.
We aren't really talking about the same thing here. Many National Parks are massive properties with extensive ecological concerns and staff overhead. But they aren't even close to the sole extent of publicly owned land, that's where the BLM comes in. And there are the national grasslands and the forest service lands as well. We haven't even touched on state owned public lands or conservancy lands.
- njarboe 8y agoThe amount of land set aside for wilderness and parks in the US is amazing. More than all cities and towns (urban) combined. This webpage[1] as a lot of cool maps of US land use. [1]https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/ https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/