India, July 24 -- The Muir Woods National Monument in Mill Valley, California, has become the subject of controversy over its removal of an explainer that accompanied an exhibit remembering the role of women in the creation of the monument.

According to reports, the National Parks Service (NPS) has removed the explainer in it's latest revamp of the park. It also removed the mention of the racist past of some of the celebrated figures associated with the park. A report by the San Francisco-based news website, SFGATE, cited a forest ranger who worked on the exhibit's removal to confirm that it was removed as part of a NPS revamp.

The report stated that the removal was done as per a directive from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum asking the ...