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National Park Service marks 110th anniversary; tributes for Dolly Parton
Summary
C-SPAN marked the 110th anniversary of the National Park Service with coverage of a National Parks Conservation Association livestream and tributes to Dolly Parton following her death at age 80, including archival remarks about her Imagination Library.
The program observed the National Park Service's 110th anniversary with a segment from the National Parks Conservation Association and statements from officials urging support for park staffing.
Terrius Harris of the National Parks Conservation Association and others highlighted the breadth of the park system and encouraged visitors to sign postcards and petitions urging Congress to fund park staffing. The broadcast also ran tributes to Dolly Parton, who died at age 80; the host noted her long history of advocacy for the Great Smoky Mountains and played archival remarks in which Parton described starting the Imagination Library and giving books to children in her home county.
Officials and advocates framed the anniversary as a moment to underscore parks' cultural and natural value and to press lawmakers for sustained funding and staffing. The hosts ran statements from public officials and nonprofit spokespeople calling for action to preserve park resources for future generations.
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