{"pk":62368,"title":"A Few Convictions","subtitle":null,"abstract":"T. Destry Jarvis insists that America's national parks—our \"single most important collection of national heritage”—stand at a crossroads, threatened by boundary encroachment, understaffing, insufficient scientific expertise, unchecked visitor impacts, and political interference. He argues that the Park Service's morale and professionalism are inseparable from its ability to steward these \"crown jewels,\" and warns against a culture of \"tolerance\" that allows incremental development and degradation. Urging park managers to adopt a long-term perspective—centuries rather than days—he calls for bolstering resource-science capacity, rigorously evaluating every proposed concession, and safeguarding parks' ecosystem integrity and spiritual value so that future generations may inherit landscapes \"primeval and pristine\" and historic sites \"dignified\" for posterity.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[],"section":"Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/40m7f0vr","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"T.","middle_name":"Destry","last_name":"Jarvis","name_suffix":"","institution":"","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"1983-09-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/gwf/article/62368/galley/48204/download/"}]}