Letter: Restore our national monuments

I care deeply for our planet and the living beings that inhabit this rock floating in the middle of space. My appreciation for our planet and all of its beauty stems from a young age, playing in the tallgrass prairies of northern Illinois. Some of my earliest memories are walks through the prairie, spotting butterfly cocoons and white-tailed deer while listening to the sound of crickets. I have always believed that protecting nature and its functioning ecosystems is essential in our fight for eq