To the Editor:Re “We Need More National Parks,” by Kyle Paoletta (Opinion guest essay, Sunday Review, Aug. 29):Mr. Paoletta is correct about America’s need for new national parks, and there are many spectacular landscapes and important cultural locations that deserve the highest designation in the National Park System. And Congress’s failure to adequately fund parks contributes to time that visitors waste in traffic, circling for parking, or shuffling through crowded trails and visitor centers. We welcome new national parks. We also realize they often take decades to establish and are unlikely to lessen the appeal of Arches, Great Smokies and other world-famous parks. Kristen BrengelWashingtonThe writer is senior vice president of government affairs for the National Parks Conservation Association.

Source: International New York Times September 12, 2021 15:56 UTC