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Reader Participation Day: What Aspect(s) of the National Park System Do You Want to Read More About?

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 23rd, 2009

For 364 days a year, the brain trust here at the Traveler tries to come up with thoughtful, occasionally thought-provoking, entertaining, and informative posts on the National Park System. Today we turn the editorial keys over to you.

Tell us what you want to read about, which units of the National Park System need a shout out or two. Do you want more wildlife copy, more "things to do," more of Professor Bob's quizzes or Ranger Jim's anecdotes, or more travel-planning posts? More hard news, more advocacy items, more Mystery Photos?

Give us a list and we'll post it on our monitors and see how many items we can check off in the weeks and months to come.

Comments

Submitted by Ilex_Opaca on September 24, 2009 - 9:03am.

Bat, since I'm officially unemployed by the NPS at 3:30 today, I guess that means I can answer any questions about working for the NPS truthfully.

Holly
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Submitted by admin on September 24, 2009 - 10:43am.

First let me say I love your site and browse and read almost every article. It makes me long for new parks to visit and repeat places I have been. I would be interested in more facilities for camping to be reviewed.You do a lot of articles for the great lodges but many of us RV. I am sure some of you think that is not camping. Call it what you want, but we all use our parks differently. Also the person that said they wanted a calender of events could be a side bar on your page with a combined events calender that you could try and update every so often. Maybe you just pick and choose what you think is important and readers may submit things they think you should include at your will. Also great tv shows about the parks could be on the calender like Ken Burns show this week end. I also gain insight from many comments from readers and really enjoy your format. I also am curious is this site all volunteer or do you get paid for your great effort? I also love the politics of the parks and enjoy your stories and insights of this.


Submitted by admin on September 24, 2009 - 10:53am.

I hear you RangerLady - I have no wish to visit bad karma on you or anyone. Enjoy the last day of your season!


Submitted by Marshall Dillon on September 24, 2009 - 1:19pm.

I'd love a forum. Is there a forum for all concerned about the NPS that many of you visit? I'd love to have even more info, and have a place to ask off-topic questions. A forum being added to this site would be phenomenal, but I know that would perhaps take away from what you're trying to do here, Kurt. Do you have a public one that you visit? I have spent days and days browsing the Yellowstone.net forums, and love it, but I'd love to get that passion and excitement from all over the country, not just Y-net.


Submitted by admin on September 24, 2009 - 2:44pm.

I reckon Marshall Dillon has the best suggestion of a forum.


Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 24, 2009 - 6:59pm.

Marshall and Dave,

We did offer forums not too long ago, and ran into two problems:

1. Few people interested in parks visited them.

2. Spammers visited them often and created havoc.

We are redoubling our efforts to see if there's a way to block these spammers, but as it was, it became too much effort for little if any return.


Submitted by Marshall Dillon on September 24, 2009 - 7:49pm.

I definitely understand that. I can see that there's really probably only a good dozen people here that would regularly post. And yes, wonderful spam. Are there any forums y'all currently use that I could join up with?


Submitted by Random Walker on September 24, 2009 - 11:11pm.

Are there any forums y'all currently use that I could join up with?

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learning or any other serious thing" -Aldo Leopold-


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