Why protect national parks? | Sean Smith | TEDxSpokane

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. In 2016, the National Park System will celebrate its 100th birthday. Will it be here for its bicentennial? There are factors that threaten its existence and Sean shares his ideas on the value of the park system and ways to make it last.

Sean Smith is an award winning conservationist and author, whose work has been seen on CNN and heard on NPR, and read in the New York Times and National Geographic.

Sean grew up in Spokane and is a former park ranger who worked at Yellowstone, the North Cascades, Glacier Park, and with the Forest Service at Mount St. Helens. He's also an accomplished artist, as well as a private pilot. Recently, Sean began writing political thrillers set in National Parks. Unleashing Colter’s Hell, his first novel, is an Amazon “Top 100 terrorism thriller.” His goal is to entertain his readers, but also educate them on the challenges park rangers face every day protecting America's heritage.

He currently lives in Western Washington with his wife and two children.

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