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Emily Wakild

Emily Wakild is the Cecil D. Andrus Endowed Professor for the Environment and Public Lands at Boise State University.
US National Parks Are Crowded And So Are Forests, Monuments, Refuges And Seashores Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

US National Parks Are Crowded And So Are Forests, Monuments, Refuges And Seashores

Recreational tourism can lead local communities into the amenity trap – the paradox of loving a place to death.