As momentum picks up for NP reopenings, gateway communities are both hopeful and wary

On Wednesday, Zion national park in Utah, one of the most popular natural attractions in the US, received its first visitors in more than a month as the Trump administration continued its push to reopen the nation’s outdoors as well as it cities and businesses.

More than 4,000 people poured into the beauty spot from numerous states.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/15/us-national-park-reopenings-coronavirus

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