Death of a National Park: The Fossil Cycad Story

I've got a sad story for you here today. It's the story of a National Park that died. It's the story of Fossil Cycad National Monument: a park that no longer exists. But, while it it's a sad story, it's also a cautionary one, and a reminder that we can never take our National Parks for granted. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nationalparkdiaries Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nationalparkdiaries/ Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalparkdiaries Sources and Resources: https://www.nps.gov/articles/fossil-cycad-national-monument.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/centennial-commemoration-for-the-creation-of-fossil-cycad-national-monument.htm?utm_source=article&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=experience_more&utm_content=small https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/639954 https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2008/08/pruning-parks-delisted-over-half-century-ago-fossil-cycad-national-monument-1922-1956-cautionary-tal2805 https://www.sdpb.org/blogs/history/fossil-cycad-the-national-monument-that-wasnt/ https://www.capjournal.com/news/a-south-dakota-mystery-who-stole-the-fossils-from-fossil/article_a6e3f620-9abb-11e3-a584-001a4bcf887a.html https://www.npca.org/articles/1008-gone-but-not-forgotten https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fossil-cycad-national-monument-stolen-george-wieland Images and Music: Storyblocks Yale University NPS USGS Science Museum of Trento George Wieland Library of Congress The Smithsonian Calvin Photographic Collection, University of Iowa