The Marine One helicopter carrying President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia Obama and Sasha Obama, and a support helicopter are silhouetted against the Half Done rock formation at sunset as the.
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“Both of them, the president and the first lady, are just so genuine about their love and admiration for programs developed by the Park Service and youth programs in general”. Through it, fourth-graders can go to its website and download a pass for free access for them and their families to visit all federally managed lands and waters – including national parks, forests, wildlife refuges and marine sanctuaries.
President Obama is looking to rest and relax – and set an example politically – as he and his family vacation over a long weekend at national parks. Here are some of the highlights for visitors to Yosemite, starting with Tunnel View, one of the most popular lookouts in the park.
News of the continued record-breaking temperatures came the same week that President Obama used Yosemite National Park as a backdrop to warn of the dangers of climate change, “Make no mistake, climate change is no longer a threat, it’s a reality”, Obama said, stressing the need for action.
“Here in Yosemite, streams are drying up, the birds are moving north, alpine mammals are moving up to escape the high temperatures”.
President Barack Obama spoke in front of one of Yosemite National Park’s picturesque waterfalls on a sun-splashed Saturday touting the importance of America’s parks, but cautioning the threat of climate change is real and affecting the planet now.
The president called on all Americans to visit their nearest national park. First time I saw a bear and her cubs.
“That’s not the legacy I think any of us want to leave behind”, he said. “How many of you guys have been to a national park?”
Eric Bontrager, the spokesman for the National Parks Conversation Assn, said these new sites were meant to “help diversify” the parks system. “We are not done yet”, Obama said.
“The parks belong to all of us”.
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“The idea that these places that remain engraved in our memories may be damaged or lost forever, is something to take seriously”, he said. But McClintock said he was extremely happy to see the President, and honored he was invited to see his speech.
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He added that further work was needed to see the national parks telling the complete story, although they were already more inclusive and represented a better reflection of the American historical and cultural identity. “Part of why it’s so important for us to raise awareness (about climate change) with the general public is: This is a solvable problem”.
