U.S. must polish up on national treasures’ value (Editorial)

Among the cuts suggested to park superintendents: closing visitor centers or parks on holidays or Sundays; eliminating guided ranger tours; or forgoing lifeguards at beaches. This is another unfortunate and close-to-home example of how this administration promises one thing but does another.

Seven of 388 national parks are in New Mexico. One – Chaco Culture National Historical Park – is among several that the private, nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association said recently is in particular jeopardy.

The group reported last month that there is insufficient money at Chaco to protect some of the ancient pueblo’s structures.