National parks are traditionally a place where friends and family are able to bond in the natural elements. For over a century, national monuments and historical sites have provided fun and educational experiences for youths nationwide. These great experiences that are enjoyed in these national treasures are the product of the National Park Service’s fervent efforts to keep the park clean. Recently, the federal government has proposed to significantly cut the future budget of the Nation Park Service (NPS) organization. For the past century, the government has been providing necessary funding to preserve these precious historical sites, monuments and parks nationwide. However, if government funding is cut from the NPS it will have negative repercussions. Investing in the National Park Service should be a priority in our nation because of its historical significance and benefits for future generations. …show more content…
The American government should continue to invest in the preservation of historical sites such as Bears Ears in Utah because it represents the lineage of many Native American tribes. It has been made clear through the government’s actions that there are certain assets that deem to have extensive amounts of funding. Whether its “army air crafts or interstate highways there is not limit on the amount of funding” put into these projects (Steinmetz 32). However, the same effort is not put into preserving the National Parks and monuments around the country. In the past 25 years funding has been decreased by 15 percent (Steinmetz 32). Most National Parks and monuments have very significant historical meanings. The Native Americans were the first recorded people in modern day North American and as time went on the British continuously pushed the Native Americans off their land until they were conquered. These tragic