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It's no surprise the national parks have a lot of visitors. But growth has been accelerating and parks leaders have been looking for ways to lessen the impact.

Overtourism has hit the national parks and the U.S. National Park Foundation announced its largest grant ever to help combat it: $100 million from the Lilly Endowment.

The grant is going toward a $1 billion fundraising campaign, called The Campaign for National Parks, focused on managing visitor growth and other efforts. Hundreds of other organizations are working to raise an additional