"The life of Charles Young was a triumph of tragedy." - W.E.B DuBois⁣ ⁣ An environmental activist and conservationist, civil rights leader, and accomplished military diplomat, Colonel Charles Young overcame immense odds and grew into a leading figure in our society's fight to preserve and protect nature for future generations. Without his efforts the Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park wouldn't be what it is today. In his own words Young believed, "...a journey through this park and the Sierra Forest Reserve to the Mount Whitney country will convince even the least thoughtful man of the needfulness of preserving these mountains just as they are, with their clothing of trees, shrubs, rocks, and vines, and of their importance to the valleys below as reservoirs for storage of water for agricultural and domestic purposes. In this, lies the necessity of forest preservation."⁣ ⁣ Let's carry the torch he passed to us and continue to protect our forests, oceans and skies for a more sustainabl...