President Joe Biden on Friday encouraged Americans to visit the nation’s parks and to take advantage of free admission on Saturday to kick off National Park Week.
“Each time my family and I have visited one, we have left feeling inspired by our nation’s natural beauty and humbled by the responsibility that we all share to make sure that it endures,” the president said in a statement. “This National Park Week, we recommit to the work of protecting our nation’s natural treasures for the ages.”
Biden signed a proclamation designating April 20-28 as National Park Week, urging “all Americans to find their park, recreate responsibly, and enjoy the benefits that come from spending time in the natural world.”
In his proclamation, Biden called parks part of “the heart and soul of our nation.”
