Biola Cleans Joshua Tree
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As a college-level procrastinator and lover of the outdoors, I once wrote a three page, detailed description of the steps to prepare for and eventually climb a mountain. That may sound like some average work, but this was a three-page *introduction* to a paper that had nothing to do with the outdoors. Needless to say, I absolutely love climbing, hiking, camping, and all things outdoors--so much so that it is my go-to for weekend getaways, killing boredom, and avoiding huge papers.
I love attending college in southern California, because I neighbor some of the most beautiful natural landmarks in the United States. Joshua Tree, Angeles National Forest, Big Bear, San Gabriel, and countless others are within a day’s drive, waiting to be explored.
*Unfortunately, due to the partial government shutdown, these beautiful lands are being tarnished and altered from their original state.*
While pursuing my history major, I have spent a great deal of time learning the story behind these lands and the legacy that was envisioned by Theodore Roosevelt when he set up the National Parks Department, Wildlife Preserves, National Monuments, and more. He acknowledged our unique gift of forming a country on un-industrialized land and the importance of maintaining that gift. He once said, "We have fallen heirs to the most glorious heritage a people ever received, and each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune."
I am sure I am not alone in hoping that this legacy would last for generations to come so that my future kids, just like me and my dad before me, can enjoy its beauty.
On behalf of that future generation, I am organizing a crew of Biola students to join me in taking a trip to Joshua Tree for the sole purpose of cleaning up the park. For those who have not heard, Joshua Tree has been vandalized, trashed, and partially destroyed during the partial government shutdown. (see this article by the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/us/joshua-trees-cut-down.html) My friends and I hope to mend this as much as we can by dedicating the weekend of *January 26-27* to cleaning, restoring, and working at this park.
Any funds received will go toward buying equipment, a campground, and gas. Any excess funds will be donated to continue the care of the National Parks.
"I want to ask you to keep this great wonder of nature as it now is. I hope you will not have a building of any kind, not a summer cottage, a hotel or anything else, to mar the wonderful grandeur, the sublimity, the great loneliness and beauty of the canyon. Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it."
- Theodore Roosevelt
I love attending college in southern California, because I neighbor some of the most beautiful natural landmarks in the United States. Joshua Tree, Angeles National Forest, Big Bear, San Gabriel, and countless others are within a day’s drive, waiting to be explored.
*Unfortunately, due to the partial government shutdown, these beautiful lands are being tarnished and altered from their original state.*
While pursuing my history major, I have spent a great deal of time learning the story behind these lands and the legacy that was envisioned by Theodore Roosevelt when he set up the National Parks Department, Wildlife Preserves, National Monuments, and more. He acknowledged our unique gift of forming a country on un-industrialized land and the importance of maintaining that gift. He once said, "We have fallen heirs to the most glorious heritage a people ever received, and each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune."
I am sure I am not alone in hoping that this legacy would last for generations to come so that my future kids, just like me and my dad before me, can enjoy its beauty.
On behalf of that future generation, I am organizing a crew of Biola students to join me in taking a trip to Joshua Tree for the sole purpose of cleaning up the park. For those who have not heard, Joshua Tree has been vandalized, trashed, and partially destroyed during the partial government shutdown. (see this article by the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/us/joshua-trees-cut-down.html) My friends and I hope to mend this as much as we can by dedicating the weekend of *January 26-27* to cleaning, restoring, and working at this park.
Any funds received will go toward buying equipment, a campground, and gas. Any excess funds will be donated to continue the care of the National Parks.
"I want to ask you to keep this great wonder of nature as it now is. I hope you will not have a building of any kind, not a summer cottage, a hotel or anything else, to mar the wonderful grandeur, the sublimity, the great loneliness and beauty of the canyon. Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it."
- Theodore Roosevelt
Organizer
Clara Huff
Organizer
La Mirada, CA
