The First 70

California is set to close 70 state parks and historic monuments next month, one-quarter of the entire park system in the state.

I realize funding for public lands is facing unprecedented pressure, but the outcomes of closure, as the trailer for the film The First 70 points out, will have far-reaching consequences beyond limiting access to natural spaces for residents.

Our public lands are extremely valuable, and the possibility of losing any of our limited, shared natural spaces, particularly in a climate of increasing urbanization, is not the answer to our collective public financial woes. Check out the trailer for The First 70, below.