Balancing Tourism and National Park Preservation

The American West was getting trashed long before Instagram existed. Back in the late

1800s, tourists were literally trampling geysers and ruining ancient sites until legends

like Teddy Roosevelt stepped in. They invented the National Park system to lock down these

lands for preservation, making sure places like Yellowstone stayed wild instead of turning into

shopping malls. It is all about protecting biodiversity and keeping ecosystems intact.

But it is tricky because millions of us visit every year, causing erosion

and pollution. We have to balance the adventure with conservation, or we risk losing

the very nature we are trying to see.