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Congressman Requests Interior Department Briefing On National Park Service Mismanagement

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By NPT Staff - September 1st, 2016

The chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee has asked Interior Department Secretary Sally Jewell to provide his committee with a briefing on "the scope of mismanagement and consevation of national and cultural resources" at the National Park Service.

U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, in his letter to the secretary sent Tuesday, referred to many points made in the Park Service's After Action Review of site desecration at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa in outlining his concerns. 

"The fact that such mismanagement could continue for decades with little to no oversight at NPS is particularly troubling given the agency's stated mission to preserve 'natural and cultural resources," the Utah Republican wrote.

Rep. Bishop asked that the briefing be made before 5 p.m. on Sept. 9.

Comments

Submitted by Rick B. on September 1, 2016 - 7:48pm.

So we know that Bishop is an easily bought crook and hates the parks. I don't see why we have to allow him to abuse his congressional powers to bully like Joe McCarthy and Trey Gowdy have.


Submitted by ecbuck on September 1, 2016 - 8:22pm.

 So, we can say that Hillary Clinton is besting Donald Trump in fundraising because more people "agree" with her?

More people with money, perhaps.  More people that will gain by her policies, probably.  


Submitted by ecbuck on September 1, 2016 - 8:23pm.

So we know that Bishop is an easily bought crook

I don't know that.  Show us where Bishop has changed a vote because he was "bought".  Baseless accusation - as usual.  


Submitted by Rick B. on September 1, 2016 - 9:11pm.

Forgive me, Obi-wan-wallstreet, for forming my own opinions without consulting you first.

Here's the deal - I'm a 67-year-old man with a three digit IQ and life experiences to match or rival yours, each in our own ways. I do not answer to you. I will continue to express opinions and could not care less about your baseless opinions about me. Go bother someone else - I know you will, after taking a last-word shot  back at me.


Submitted by ecbuck on September 2, 2016 - 8:22am.

Rick, you can express opinions all you want.  It would be nice and people would be more willing to listen to them if they had some basis.  Baseless accusations are just that, baseless.   Oh, and BTW, when you say "we know" you either have a mouse in your pocket or are expressing what you believe to be fact not your personal opinion.  


Submitted by Rick B. on September 2, 2016 - 1:24pm.

Like your use of "people would be...".

 

Time to move on here.


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