As we’ve witnessed the firing of federal employees lately, I couldn’t help but dread the downsizing of a workforce that has been strapped for years. Conservation will be affected imminently by cuts to agencies like the Forest Service, BLM, and USFWS. The poster child of this crisis, of course, has been the National Park Service.
Predictably, some have called for volunteers to turn out—especially in our national parks—for things like trail maintenance and trash control. My reaction to that sentiment might come as a surprise.
I hope you don’t.
Please allow me to explain why folks should not show up to make the world a better place.
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