The urgent need for Congress to renew critical funding for South Dakota’s national parks

By: Marissa Marshall, Diana Nielsen

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: June 21, 2026

Words: 561

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Badlands National Park is home to some of America’s most iconic landscapes, a masterpiece of the American West. Yet, our stewardship of this national wonder risks falling behind unless Congress — including the Senate under our very own Majority Leader John Thune — reauthorizes critical funding that helps keep our national parks and public lands safe, accessible and thriving.

At Badlands National Park, for more than two decades, staff were forced to operate out of …

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