The National Parks Services (NPS) is seeking public input over whether\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0County\u2019s iconic coastline should be designated as a national park.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The \u201cLos Angeles Coastal Area Special Resource Study,\u201d which was approved by Congress in 2022, will examine a large swath of the Pacific Coast stretching from Will Rogers State Beach near the Santa Monica Bay to Torrance Beach.<\/p>\n
The study also includes the San Pedro coastline within the city of Los Angeles. It will evaluate four specific factors: significance, suitability, feasibility and the need for NPS management.<\/p>\n
The agency stated that the study\u2019s purpose is to \u201cgather information about select sites along the Los Angeles coast through research and public input, and then to report these findings to Congress,\u201d\u00a0Fox Los Angeles\u00a0reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The public comment period closes on April 6, after which the NPS will analyze the feedback alongside their internal research.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The study will produce a report in 2027, which will provide answers on whether the targeted areas are feasible for either a\u00a0national park\u00a0or an NPS unit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNew national park units are typically added to the National Park Service (NPS) by an Act of Congress,\u201d the NPS website states. \u201cHowever, before Congress decides to create a new park or add land to an existing park, it needs to know whether the area meets established criteria for designation as a national park unit. This evaluation is conducted through a special resource study.\u201d<\/p>\n
The NPS is seeking public input over whether\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0County\u2019s iconic coastline should be designated as a national park.\u00a0 AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n
The public comment period closes on April 6, after which the NPS will analyze the feedback alongside their internal research. Apu Gomes for CA Post<\/p>\n
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, whose district includes the San Pedro coastline, told Fox News Digital that she will wait for the report on the study.<\/p>\n
\u201cLos Angeles County\u2019s beaches are among our greatest shared treasures and public assets, and any conversation about their future deserves a thoughtful, fact-based approach,\u201d Hahn said in a statement. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to seeing the pros and cons that come out of this study and what making our beaches a national park could mean for public access, local decision-making, and our responsibility to protect our beaches for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
The study will produce a report in 2027, which will provide answers on whether the targeted areas are feasible for either a\u00a0national park\u00a0or an NPS unit.\u00a0 AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n
The NPS manages 433 individual units covering more than 85 million acres in all 50 states,\u00a0Washington, DC, and US territories, according to the NPS website.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fox News Digital reached out to the NPS and the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches & Harbors for comment, as well as local environmental groups.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The National Parks Services (NPS) is seeking public input over whether\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0County\u2019s iconic coastline should be designated as…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":595099,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[14079,1582,276,2961,224,5337,11686,29480,1154],"class_list":{"0":"post-595098","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-beaches","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-los-angeles","13":"tag-losangeles","14":"tag-national-park-service","15":"tag-national-parks","16":"tag-us-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116083061264144926","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=595098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/595099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=595098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=595098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=595098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}