#whalewatching at #ChannelIslandsNP

California's most underappreciated national park is quietly in crisis Donald Trump's spending freeze forces Channel Islands National Park employees to commute hours by boat daily.

National parks are in crisis. Here’s how it’s affecting my beloved Channel Islands National Park in Southern California.

“…people want to think that these cuts now are cutting some of the fat. No. It’s cutting into the lean part.”

#channelislands #nationalpark #channelislandsnp #california #nps

Channel Island National Park. Water, cliffs, meadows, shoreline, and wildflowers

This time last year, I was on Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands National Park. Just me, 5 other visitors, pelicans, dolphins, a fox sighting, and a whole day of beautiful silence. #natparkgeek #roadtrip #protectpublicland #channelislandsnp #getoutside #findjoy
#savetheparks #nationalparks

The Save Our Parks rally at the Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center just went down. An amazing showing of people! #saveourparks #ventura #venturaharbor #channelislandsnp #cinp #channelislands #nationalparkservice #nps