Trump just nominated a career concession executive to turn America’s national parks into profit machines for the wealthy.
Scott Socha spent 27 years maximizing revenue inside national parks. Now he’s been tapped to run the agency that regulates companies like his.
The Park Service has already lost thousands of staff. Visitor centers are shuttered. Trails sit unmaintained. Billion-dollar cuts were proposed. And the replacement for career leadership is a hospitality executive trained to increase margins.
The National Park Service exists to conserve scenery, wildlife, and history unimpaired for future generations. That mission depends on restraint, not revenue optimization.
When the person at the top comes from the concessions side, priorities follow incentives. Access narrows. Pricing climbs. The public mission weakens.
He needs Senate confirmation.
Call your senators. Tell them America’s parks are not inventory. Tell them to vote NO on Scott Socha.
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