Covington resident Sean Smith presented at the Spokane TEDx conference on Oct. 13, focusing on the question “Why Protect National Parks?”

Smith, a Covington resident since 2006, discussed why parks are relevant, whether the public can afford them and why future generations will judge us now on the efforts that are made.The video can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9VcSM4wglM&app=desktop.