Governor Jared Polis signed an executive order Thursday to keep national parks open and protected should the federal government fail to reach an agreement and avert a shutdown.
ESTES PARK, Colo. — It’s an important time for Rocky Mountain National Park , and its gateway community of Estes Park. Fall colors are lighting up the mountainside and beckoning visitors to come and “leaf peep.” The elk are active in the rutting season, just in time for Estes Park’s Elk Fest this weekend.
In a statement, Polis said shuttering Colorado’s national parks would “hurt state and local economies, small businesses, and park employees." “There’s nothing normal or routine about a government shutdown,” Rivera said. “It’s so disruptive to the parks, to the rangers. It’s demoralizing. It has economic impacts on the community.”
Rivera echoed Polis’s concerns of economic impacts to the state and to the communities near national parks, like her home of Estes Park. More than 5.5 million people traveled to Colorado to visit national parks last year and spent more than $695 million, according to the governor’s office.
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