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SOCIAL EQUITY

United States Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell
(crouching, front), visits with members of the Anahuak Youth Sports Association, community leader
Raul Macias (second from right), and Robert García
(far right), at Los Angeles State Historic Park in 2014.

NPS Rim of the Valley Stretches
Park Access and Habitat Connections
By Robert García

T

he National Park Service's (NPS) final " Rim of the Valley Corridor
Special Resources " study (www.nps.gov/pwro/rimofthevalley) recommends Congress expand the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) to better serve urban populations
while expanding habitat connections in the Los Angeles region. The study recommends adding 177,000 acres, stretching easy access to park lands into the
heart of Los Angeles, along the L.A. River and east to the San Gabriel Mountains. NPS's work is a best-practice example for people and parks to promote
NRPA's Three Pillars: Social Equity, Conservation, and Health and Wellness.
Increasing Access
For NPS Director Jon Jarvis, " Access
to quality parks, open space and public lands with their many benefits are
an essential component of social equity. Just as there are urban 'food deserts,'
lacking fresh and healthy groceries,
there are also communities, especially
those in lower-income neighborhoods,
that do not have access to parks. "

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David Szymanski, NPS superintendent, says, " The SMMNRA is
one of the three most urban NPS
units, along with Golden Gate NRA
and Harbors of New York NRA.
SMMNRA was created to have a
national-level investment in outdoor
recreation for the region. That was
really the goal. Rim of the Valley
takes it even further. "

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The NPS study documents that
there are not enough parks in the
region, especially for children of
color and low-income children.
Related health disparities from inactivity include diabetes and obesity. Environmental justice and civil
rights laws require agencies to alleviate these concerns.
Congressman Raul Grijalva (DAZ-3), ranking member on the U.S.
House Committee on Natural Resources, held a forum in L.A. last
year with seven members of Congress on complying with civil rights
and environmental justice laws, and
diversifying the mainstream environmental movement. NPS sets the standard for federal, state and local park
and recreation agencies to do what's



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