Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization

Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization

The Ahwahnee is a privately run hotel inside Yosemite National Park. George Rose/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service’s budget and staffing have raised concerns among park advocates and the public that the administration is aiming to further privatize the national parks. The nation has a long history of similar efforts, including a wildly unpopular 1980 attempt by Reagan administration Interior Secretary James…