Former national park superintendents urge Trump administration to close parks in case of shutdown
A hiker makes his way along the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park in July.
BILL BULEY/Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of former national park superintendents is calling on the Trump administration to close the parks to visitors in case of a government shutdown.
Past shutdowns in which parks have remained open have led to the vandalism of iconic symbols, destroyed wildlife habitat and endangered visitors, 40 former superintendents said in a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
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