And some national park site staffers are pushing back.
Marissa Ortega-Welch
Marissa Ortega-Welch is a print and radio journalist and the creator and host of NPR’s How Wild, a podcast about wilderness, how it’s changing, and what that says about us as humans. You can follow her on Instagram @howwildpodcast
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