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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 29 MIN

Loving Yosemite to death: The long history of overcrowding in national parks

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Yosemite National Park welcomes more than 4 million visitors each year, but those visits come at a steep environmental cost. National parks historian Michael Childers discusses the park's long history of overcrowding, the recent decision to end its reservation system and what the record-breaking crowds expected this season could mean for Yosemite’s future.

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