TikTok’s Raunchy Love Letter to the National Parks Might Actually Save Them

National parks, gay country music and thirst traps are common, at least there is a lot on the Internet.

Hundreds of Tiktok posts combining sexual interrupted audio, funny memorians and surprisingly surprising scenes have flooded social media broadcasts. The Viral Trend coincides with President Donald Trumps Unprecedented financing cutting Target federal parks, forests, monuments, seashores and roads.

Message #Parktok and #Moundok G-Rated: Protect and maintain public lands. Ruunchy content is just a dressing to attract followers and get this message in front of as many people as possible.

At first glance, the tiktok believes the fan Sarish and Joshua tree – Compete in other national parks, forests and recreation sites, forests and recreation areas. Some commentators assume that the federal parking rangers or marketing strategists have gone occasionally.

However, non-governmental accounts that grow daily in a daily basis are governed by the creators of independent content that are not affiliated. According to the Office of the National Park Service Social Works, NSPS Tiktok has no formal existenceSince there are no service conditions between federal agencies and platforms.

“Viral trends aimed at national parks, undoubtedly, increase the view of the park and can drive interest and awareness,” he said in a e-mail of the National Park service. “We thank the enthusiasm for the parks and creative ways of our nations.

Millions of social media followers say that they are here for this. Promoting the wide range of the country and protecting for future generations can serve as a kind of morale in dark times.

Nature is sexy; Not a budget cut

There is a goal that combines cascade waterfalls, large trees, charming wildlife and attractive wildlife and attractive wildlife. There are researchers note These national parks are key to protect biodiversity and support people’s well-being. And everyone looks like, not just Nature Nerds, it can stay behind public lands – US National Parks A Record number Recreation visits last year, about 332 million.

“If you really love all these things, you are close to that beauty,” he said, Kim Tanner the creator of Joshua Tree Fan Account. “And then you understand that you do not want this beauty to be damaged.”

Trump management 2026 budget plan The National Park service includes more than $ 1 billion. In addition, it is a large number of $ 33 billion from national recreational management programs and protection and protection grants. Important to keep grants 433 Individual area of ​​state lands 85 million acres of 85 million acres managed by NPS.

National Parks Protection Association, the budget reduction of the White House, said that the largest cuts of the National Park service in the 109-year history and could be able to “miss at least 350 National Parks. “Many said Trump’s ground sell public lands and turn the recreation areas into state-level management.

According to Kristen BrengelThe General Vit-President of the Government for the Protection of the National Parks, in NPS, about 2,500 employees or about 2,500 employees or employees lost in the things that environmental experts called “brain confidence.”

“What is happening at the moment, trying to demolish the National Park service from the inside, the more terrible we have seen before,” he said.

To be wild for the wild

Tiktok is controversial and sex is. It has a political capital of such tendencies such as these trends, and is able to attract their fans and hatreds and conversate everyone.

“Polarization of polarization in social media reflects political polarization in real life,” said CNET social media correspondent Kelyn Chedraoui.

The creators of the #Parktok and #Moundok, who have former park workers, are all fans of nature covering the political spectrum. Many of the accounts openly abolish the threats of management against the parks and direct viewers against demonstrations or money teams, but the trend is not a clear partisan or an active manager.

“Most of the writings work at the subconscious level, the audience will want to think about national parks and their experiences,” Chedraoui said. “It’s simple but effective.”

In fact, Tiktok around the state lands was created before budgeting before the budget. The first three fan scores – Mountain, Rainer and Yellowstone – immediately after the last November elections. Accounts managed by three friends who are outdoor lovers, it was a mixture of funny relief and desert, which was put in early messages.

Then there was no very thirst trap. “It was just waterfalls and vistas and the sunset,” said Jaime wash, behind the Creator Drain hood and Mount St. Helens Fan accounts. Then two of the creators began to trolling each other and people loved.

It was a fake beef, but became a strategy that won the Diss-Track Template. Until January, the trend began to start quickly, mixed with a fan account. During the last few months, the popularity of posts saw Ebbs and streams – recently recently when all the #Moundok and #Parktok were blown up for Risqué content.

Special parts in public lands have become a viral violent formula that they know how to play the magical formula and creators. “Social media users are used to the brands that are bent in Tiktok,” he said Chedraoui.

A bridge over problematic water

Somewhat Critics whisked their parody accountsTo accuse the creators who are trying to make a legitimate reason to make money or prosperous content of sexually filled content damages the influence of the parks.

However, in a group of creators who regularly cooperate in a group of conversations, he did not make money and will never intend. Wash told me that if he collects a payment for content at any point, they plan to connect the foundations to the parks.

After such a great follow up, he said, the washing, he felt his responsibility. Mount Hood Fan Account Viewers in April Portland’s hands protested.

“We are building a society to show that things are not helpless, this change can happen and we have for each other.” In addition to improving the alarm, adding funny relief and fun to the period of articles, daily doomsday and anxiety.

Tanner told me that #Parktok and #MOUNTOK can help people open the eyes of how much fragile nature. By emphasizing the damage of items such as dangerous animals and entrances, drilling and mining, millions of viewers can really help understand what the danger is.

Surprising power of social media

Social media acts as a cultural role in a cultural barometer, reveals a social feeling in real time, emphasizes the issues of resonating. Platforms like Tiktok also carry a megaphone of a megaphone that allows people to cross traditional media filters and directly to the wider audience.

“We found that digital action has caused material action,” he said Sheila nguyenCommunication and Badge Director for the National Parks Protection Assoc. “The more people who see the content of social media, we can speak and more collectively,” Nguyen told CNET in an e-mail.

In fact, the social media has been demonstrated to increase the visit of the national park. One 2024 research research The positive social media posts, which includes photographs or videos, have been revealed to increase the biggest increase in the visit.

“The more it can come to these parks, the better. In this way, they can live in advance, they fall in love, and they want to protect him.” Tanner.

National Parks Protection Union urges people to sign up for signals Advocacy page Thus, concerns with Congress representatives can increase. “We feel that the congress is the best choice to return these bad proposals to return these bad proposals,” NPCA brengel said. “Some of the congress need to push these terrible actions.”

Many Tiktok creators said they preached their ways to be unpacked by selected officials.

“It is heartwarming to think that I’m not able to be able to be the same again I will never be the same again,” I want to do something to stop. ”

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