I know what it’s like to be lost in the wilderness, John.

In 1989, I was hiking deep in Sequoia National Park when I got separated from my companion and lost above the timberline. Night fell. The temperature dropped. I had no choice but to hunker down in the snow until morning. If it weren’t for the Forest Service sending a helicopter to search for me the next morning, I might not be here today.

I’ve had many occasions to witness the courage and essential work performed by park employees. With Donald Trump’s administration gutting our National Park Service, I can’t help but wonder: If I got lost today, who would be left to find me?

Over 1,000 National Park Service staff have been laid off, and twice that amount have been let go from the U.S. Forest Service. The cuts have caused a severe worker shortage in national parks across the country during their peak visitor season.

Earlier this month, the Crater Lake National Park superintendent resigned after just five months, because he felt he couldn’t protect the health and safety of the park’s staff or visitors in the wake of Trump’s staffing cuts. At the same time, Trump is planning to sell out our public lands to mining, and Republicans in Congress are plotting to put more than 250 million acres of public lands on sale to the highest bidder.

In the U.S., people are already too cut off from nature. National parks are some of the last remaining spaces where people can step away from the pressures of daily life and experience nature firsthand. They also protect endangered species, fragile ecosystems, and cultural history. But instead of safeguarding these sacred spaces, this administration is stripping protections and offering them up as yet another resource for extraction and exploitation.

We’re not letting that happen without a fight.

I want to make sure every decision-maker in Washington knows just how much our national parks mean to us. Will you add your name to our petition to protect our parks and the people who care for them? And if national parks hold a special place in your heart, we’d love to hear your story about what they mean to you. [[link removed]]

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