Hail to the Chief: Obama Increases NPS Funding

NPS Trail Crew repairing trail after waterline break | NPS Photo

The 2017 budget recently released by the White House includes a welcome boost in spending for national parks. After years of stagnant Congressional support, and a recent spike in visitation in most parks, the additional funding could not have arrived soon enough.

Specifics include dollars for an array of initiatives such as youth programming, the NPS Centennial, and repairs to crumbling infrastructure. If you love the Grand Canyon, and all the public lands which serve as a centerpiece to our national heritage, let your elected representatives know that you support the President’s proposed budget.

Press Release: Presidents Budget Requests 3 billion for National Park Service

About Mike Buchheit

Mike Buchheit was the director of the Grand Canyon Conservancy Field Institute for over 25 years, a professional landscape photographer and instructor, a freelance travel writer, and a popular lecturer on a wide variety of Grand Canyon-related topics. As a long-time resident, 3,000-mile hiker, and frequent river runner, the Iowa native has gained an intimate knowledge of the park that he called home.

As a long-time resident, 3,000-mile hiker, and frequent river runner, the Iowa native has gained an intimate knowledge of the park that he calls home. You can see some of his beautiful work on his Grand Canyon Prints website.