Important info about Zion National Park ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
John,

My name is Greg Hiner, and I’m the project manager for The Trust for Public Land’s work in Zion National Park. I’m the guy in the field making sure that your gifts do as much good as possible.

I’m writing to push Kim’s note up to the top of your inbox and to explain why what she says is so important.

In Zion and many other national parks, some of the land inside the park boundary is privately owned. These “inholdings” as we call them, total 3,300 acres just in Zion alone. Private land can be closed to the public, and the owners can build whatever they want on it or even sell it to someone who wants to develop it.

We don’t want this to happen.

Zion National Park was created in 1919. In honor of its 100th anniversary, we want to unite all of Zion by conserving as many acres as possible, turning them over to the park, so they will be accessible to the public forever.

Please read Kim’s note (below), and then make a contribution to our efforts in Zion and in other national parks, as well as public lands all across the country.

Thank you.

-Greg
Help prevent private development in Zion
John,

We’re facing a dire situation in Zion National Park. Fortunately, there's a way you can help.

Within Zion’s boundaries, there are a number of privately owned properties. Taken together, they total about 3,300 acres — a full two percent of the park’s land. And because they’re privately owned, what happens there is out of the Park Service’s control. They could be — and have been — closed to public access, or they could be — and have been — developed at literally any time.

Imagine hiking one of Zion’s incredible scenic trails and coming face to face with a NO TRESPASSING sign. Or making your way to the crest of a hill, gazing out at the surrounding landscape, and being confronted by a pair of trophy houses. Or a garish hotel.

The support of our members enabled several victories in and around Zion. Last year, we purchased a 35-acre parcel of land known as Firepit Knoll and donated it to the National Park Service. We also protected a total of 40 acres at the base of the world-famous Tabernacle Dome, and we protected Chamberlain Ranch, which is actually outside the park’s boundary but contains the trailhead to one of Zion’s most popular trails — which is on many a hiker’s bucket list.

Thanks to our members, this land will never be developed, and visitors will have uninterrupted views of the stunning Zion wilderness for years, decades, and generations to come.

But as I said, there are still 3,300 acres inside Zion that are at risk of development. What’s more, 9 million acres of public land throughout the West are inaccessible to the public because they are surrounded by private properties.

Your gift today in honor of Zion will help keep public land open to the public; lead ballot initiatives that advance the preservation of wild places, open spaces, and historic treasures; design and renovate parks, gardens, playgrounds, and natural areas to meet their communities’ needs; and so much more.

You don’t want land inside national parks to be stripped of its natural resources, endangered species to be driven out of their habitats, or the vistas enjoyed by millions of visitors to be dominated by incompatible development. John, take a moment now and make a gift to The Trust for Public Land. There is so much we have to do in Zion and for the lands that are at risk all across America … but we can’t do it without you.

Sincerely,
Kim Elliot Signature
Kim Elliot
Director of Membership
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