{"id":51957,"date":"2017-04-14T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-npca-national-park-week-celebration-underscores-the-12-billion-need-to-restore-americas-parks\/"},"modified":"2017-04-14T11:36:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T15:36:21","slug":"npca-la-celebracion-de-la-semana-del-parque-nacional-pone-de-relieve-los-12-mil-millones-que-se-requieren-para-la-restauracion-de-los-parques-de-estados-unidos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/npca-la-celebracion-de-la-semana-del-parque-nacional-pone-de-relieve-los-12-mil-millones-que-se-requieren-para-la-restauracion-de-los-parques-de-estados-unidos\/","title":{"rendered":"NPCA: &#8220;National Park Week&#8221; Celebration Underscores the $12 Billion Need to Restore America&#8217;s Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 14, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0This week, Americans and international visitors will explore the country&#8217;s 417 national parks free of charge on the weekends of <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 15-16<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 22-23<\/span>, in celebration of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/findapark\/national-park-week.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">National Park Week<\/a>.\u00a0 Awaiting visitors are places that share America&#8217;s history, roaring waterfalls and towering mountains \u2013 as well as repair needs that affect nearly every park across the country. <\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s National Park Week caps off a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npca.org\/articles\/1498-national-parks-welcomed-record-331-million-visitors-in-2016\" rel=\"nofollow\">record-breaking<\/a> year; in 2016, national parks welcomed nearly 331 million visitors, a nearly 7.7 percent increase from the previous year. <\/p>\n<p>But as visitation increases, so does the pressure on park staff and infrastructure. The National Park Service has long been understaffed and underfunded and currently faces nearly <span class=\"xn-money\">$12 billion<\/span> in needed infrastructure repairs. Without an adequate investment by Congress, park managers do not have enough money to make those repairs. Congress is expected to finalize the budget for this fiscal year later this month, and next month, the president will offer a budget that is expected to undermine national parks&#8217; many budget needs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we celebrate National Park Week, we hope visitors are inspired by the once-in-a-lifetime experiences our parks offer \u2013 and leave feeling empowered to speak up for them,&#8221; said <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Theresa Pierno<\/span>, President and CEO of National Parks Conservation Association<\/b>. &#8220;National Park Week provides the opportunity for visitors to become Park Advocates. And one of the best things people can do after their visit is to join National Parks Conservation Association in urging Congress and the Administration to work together to address this challenge so that the Park Service can continue preserving America&#8217;s favorite places.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Legislation <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npca.org\/articles\/1508-sens-warner-portman-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-address-national\" rel=\"nofollow\">recently introduced<\/a> in Congress, the National Park Service Legacy Act, S. 751, would address the Park Service&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-money\">$12 billion<\/span> maintenance backlog. The bill was introduced by U.S. Sens. <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark R. Warner<\/span> (D-VA) and <span class=\"xn-person\">Rob Portman<\/span> (R-OH) and has bipartisan support in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p><b>About National Parks Conservation Association<br \/><\/b>Since 1919, the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association has been the leading voice in safeguarding our national parks. NPCA and its more than 1.2 million members and supporters work together to protect and preserve our nation&#8217;s natural, historic, and cultural heritage for future generations. For more information, visit\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npca.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>www.npca.org<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p\/>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 14, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0This week, Americans and international visitors will explore the country&#8217;s 417 national parks free of charge on the weekends of <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 15-16<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 22-23<\/span>, in celebration of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/findapark\/national-park-week.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">National Park Week<\/a>.\u00a0 Awaiting visitors are places that share America&#8217;s history, roaring waterfalls and towering&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-viajes-y-turismo"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51957\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}