Tom Kiernan

President, National Parks Conservation Association

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President of the National Parks Conservation Association, a nonprofit group that works to preserve the parks natural environments in perpetuity

Tom Kiernan on KCRW

With the sagging economy, Americans are vacationing closer to home and the national parks are taking a beating. But that's been true for a long time.

The National Parks: Will America Save Them?

With the sagging economy, Americans are vacationing closer to home and the national parks are taking a beating. But that's been true for a long time.

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