units and the iconic western parks, yellowstone, you simonetti and battlefields, gettysburg, the national seashore, national cemeteries, taking care of a lot of plates up there and they are very diverse. >> host: what are the repairs you are talking about needing to be done. are we talking fencing, benches, campsites kick you what are the types of repairs the needs to be done with national parks? >> guest: parks are similar to cities and towns in the infrastructure they are taking care of. wildlife is in our parks, what people don't realize iss national parks are managing over 500 miles of roads, 28,000 buildings. employee housing, historic structures, water systems, water lines provide drinking water for visitors, food systems to take care of restrooms, visitors want in parks, and many of this infrastructure is 50-60 years old. >> host: are there any particular areas you are focusing on more than others or are we talking about the entire system? is there something at gettysburg you know needs to be fixed right now as opposed to a general overall all the infrastructure needs to be -- >> guest: we

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have reportedly been bitten by sharks on the cape, and shark sightings prompted the cape cod national seashoren water entry a reported 28 times last year. that means boosting emergency response. more land lines to combat poor cell service, shark warning signs, and these beachside emergency boxes. >> the first first aid box of its kind in the east coast of the united states. tourniquet, trauma dressings. if you access this box, you a pretty good cache of what you may need in major emergency. >> they are following the food, and the food unfortunately is very close to shore, an we are very close to shore. >> reporter: massachusetts marine biologist greg skomal, whose team tagged three great whites in the past few days here, says the exploding seal population is the reason for the increase in shark sightings. >> i ask people, if you're going to be in an area where these sharks are hunting, and that's particularly along the outer cape, parts of cape cod bay, as well, this is a natural hunting ground for this species. take into consideration the fact that you are a land animal going in the ocean, an

. >> reporter: pike says iw .ovhes on the cape and shark sightings prompted the cape cod national seashore to ban water entry a reported 28 times last year. that means boosting emergency response. more land lines to combat poor cell service. shark warning signs. and these -- beachside emergency boxes. >> the first, first aid box of its kind in the coastal united states. t tourniquets, eye protection. if you access this box you have a good cache of what you may need in a major emergency. >> they are following the food, and the food, unfortunately is very close to shore. and we are very close to shore. >> reporter: massachusetts marine biologist greg scomal whose team tagged three great whites in the past few days here, says the exploding seal population is the reason for the increase in shark sightings. >> i asked people if you're going to be in an area where the sharks are hunting, particularly along the outer cape, cape cod bay as well, this is a natural hunting ground for this species. and take into consideration the fact that you are a land animal going in the ocean and be vigilant. >>