Even before the shutdown, national parks faced an estimated $12 billion maintenance backlog that has now grown. “We’re kind of ready to just have a bit more stability,” said Angie Richman, a spokeswoman at Arches National Park in Utah. Officials at Zion National Park in Utah, Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado and Olympic National Park in Washington were fixing trails, roads and campgrounds. Grand Canyon National Park could miss out on its main centennial celebration Feb. 26 and other related events. Elizabeth Jackson, a spokeswoman for Guadalupe Mountains National Park on the Texas-New Mexico border, noted the stress it places on workers.

Source: National Post February 01, 2019 14:37 UTC