TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Brandi Fenton Memorial Park became the latest stop Sunday on a regional tour rallying opposition to deep cuts to the National Park Service.
The Keep Parks Public tour , launched by the Center for Western Priorities, is traveling across the West to raise awareness about the impact of cuts to national parks.
This includes cuts from the recently passed “Big Beautiful Bill,” which rescinded more than $260 million in planned national park improvements.
“We are traveling across the West, talking to local environmental groups, local land protection groups, local hunters and anglers, about why public lands and national parks are important to them,” said Aaron Weiss, the center’s deputy director.
Local voices echoed those concerns. Oro Valley resident Jim Litt