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The privilege of open spaces

AS THE COVID-19 pandemic takes hold across the country, residents are called to practice public health measures in our parks and the outdoors. This includes practicing social distancing and avoiding outdoor recreation towns that cannot afford the risk of caring for infected visitors.

The message has been straightforward: At the same time, suggestions and guidelines are offered on how we can still get outdoors safely: These instructions are necessary, but they are based on the assumption that everyone has the privilege of

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