Diane Lane and Luke Grimes are lending their voices to a new PSA for the National Park Foundation.
The two narrate a video highlighting some of the 433 national parks located throughout the United States, including Liberty Island, the Grand Canyon, the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. The PSAs come at a time when the Trump Administration has sought to slash funding of The National Park Service by $1.2 billion. However, a bipartisan coalition has been working to block the enormous cuts.
The National Park Foundation is the official nonprofit partner of the park service.
“Our national parks didn’t just happen. They were imagined by those who saw beyond their time,” Lane and Grimes say in their separate PSAs. “The trailblazers, the bold, they stood on the edges of canyons, walked through history, and understood that these places need us just as much as we need them. Now it’s up to us. Join the National Park Foundation to ensure what’s all of ours is here forever.”
“There’s something unforgettable about stepping into our national parks, from the scent of pine on a quiet trail to the sky opening wide above you,” Lane said in a statement Thursday. “These treasured places are gifts that teach us first-hand, the value of our natural world and why protecting it matters. I’m collaborating with the National Park Foundation to honor the trailblazers who came before us, so future generations can experience the same timeless inspiration, appreciation and communion with our national parks that we enjoy today.”
Lane’s PSA will run in AMC theaters throughout April. Both Lane and Grimes’ spots will air on the NFL Network April through July.
“Spending time in our national parks has brought some life-changing experiences for me. You learn pretty quickly that these special places were cared for by people who had the foresight to see they were worth protecting, and that’s not something we can take for granted,” Grimes said. “Being part of this PSA with the National Park Foundation is a small way of helping bring awareness so that future generations can enjoy and learn from our national parks, just like we have.”
Watch the PSA below.
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