TO THE EDITOR:
Every year, Valentine’s Day is that special day in everyone’s hearts in which we appreciate all the love among friends, family and special someones.
But what many people don’t know is that Valentine’s Day is also one of our very special days to the love the very planet we live on.
On Valentine’s Day in 1965, the Land and Water Conservation Fund was created to sustain our state parks and recreational areas nationwide.
Today, this fund still maintains many of our greatest national treasures such as Rocky Mountain National Park, the Grand Canyon and North Carolina’s own Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
As a young student who grew up in the mountains and learned some of life’s most important lessons in these amazing parks, I cherish their conservation every day.
Unfortunately, Congress may let a large portion of this fund slip into the wrong hands.
So this Valentine’s, celebrate our state parks and maybe take a hike with a loved one, pack a picnic or call Sen. Burr’s office and tell him how special our beautiful places are to you!
Susie Proctor ’16
Environmental science
