A former historian with the National Park Service, Richard Sellars is the author of "Preserving Nature in the National Parks: A History," which became the catalyst for the Natural Resource Challenge, a multi-year budget initiative by Congress to revitalize natural resource management and science in the national parks. Preserving Nature, which has received international notice, is a critical study of the conflicts between traditional scenery-and-tourism management and emerging ecological concepts in the national parks, spanning the period from the creation ...

Double Major in Economics and Environmental studies pretty much, and one of the Senior Volunteers at Boston Harbor Islands, a National Park Area

I'm an amateur ecologist, amateur writer, amateur photographer, amateur everything ad infinitum. I'm only 35, so I'll figure out what I want to be when I grown up. Plenty of time, yet. I suppose you could call me a professional coral farmer. Yes, I spend most of my days propagating coral for sale to the aquarium trade. There are probably very few people who handle as many live Cnidarians as I do, especially surprising given that I live in Michigan. ...

Hi, I am a National Parks traveler. I love the natural beauty found in these wonderful parks. I enjoy photographing the wild life and sights. This is a great site to keep up with all the news related to the National Parks.

My ultimate dream is to travel to all 50 states and visit every National Park. I'm not sure if I'll ever reach that goal, but I figure the journey will be incredibly worth the effort.

JOHN ADORNATO III is the Director of the Sun Coast Regional Office of National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). Since 1919, the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association has been the leading voice of the American people in protecting and enhancing our National Park System. The Sun Coast’s main campaigns are to work towards successful benefits of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan for the south Florida national parks and the protection of the resources and fishery of Florida Bay. John joined NPCA ...

I'm not lucky enough to work outdoors so I rely of insufficient vacation time to get out as often as possilbe. I've been to many of our Nat'l Parks, but hope to see them all at least once while trekking about. Love hiking, backpacking, paddling trips - whether for a day or extended. Even though I'm still living in the East (Maryland), I love everyplace I've been out West and hope to retire there sooner rather than later.

My interest in joining this forum are related to my concerns for Yosemite National Park and how the park intends to manage resources, moving forward, subsequent to the recent litigation, where the Ninth District Court has ruled in favor of Friends of Yosemite Valley, and their associates, of whom I have high respect for. As the late David Brower said, and I quote, "Yosemite should be a nature center, not a profit." Mr. Brower was a staunch supporter of Friends ...

Student/Park Naturalist currently living in Lexington, Kentucky. Eric is a former NPS seasonal ranger, having worked three seasons at Wind Cave National Park and three seasons at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

Stephen R. Brown has been a professional photographer and writer for twenty-five years. His images and articles on photography have appeared in Smithsonian, Life, Newsweek, Time, Fortune, the New York Times, Natonal Geographic Books, Broadcasting & Cable, American Photo, Photo Techniques, etc. His work been exhibited in solo shows here and abroad and in "Indelible Images: 100 Years of War Photography" and "Odyssey: 100 Years of NGS Photography," both of which were initiated at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and ...

Hi - I'm a 57 year-old man. Married with two grown children. Employed by a major airline as an aircraft maintenance technician. Spent 21 years in the USAF, and I'm a VietNam vet. My son is on active duty in the USAF. My daughter works for a law firm in California. I love the National Parks, and I feel they are a legacy for our grandchildren's grandchildren. I enjoy hiking, camping, and sailing. I'm an animal lover. My wife and ...

President, Association of National Park Rangers. Served for 25 years in 12 park units of the National Park System in 12 different states as a commissioned law enforcement park ranger, rising to the position of Chief Ranger in several parks.

I'm an NPS alumna of Capitol Reef (8 years seasonal interpreter) and Dinosaur (5 years seasonal, 6 years permanent interpreter), and stayed in Vernal, UT, near Dinosaur after switching to a part-time writer/illustrator position with Dinosaur Nature (now Intermountain Natural History) Association. Am now retired but a frequent volunteer for Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum, and active in community recycling, pet spay/neuter efforts, and a grassroots environmental group, the Uintah Mountain Club. Favorite recreational pursuits are ...

In 1995 my wife and I had had enough of being city-bound corporate slaves and decided a big change was in order. We sold our nice home in the 'burbs, bought a little travel trailer, and set off to explore as many of America's spectacular natural places as we could get to in 6 months, or so. 18 months later, we had been to the Arctic Circle, Guatemala, and a whole bunch of places in between, including virtually all of ...

For over 10 years Joan has worked for the Alaska office of the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) on park protection issues for national parks in Alaska. Previously Joan has worked as a seasonal ranger for the Park Service in Denali and Sequoia and for the Forest Service in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests.

Hello folks..............Ted here I live about 20 miles from Yosemite and have visited the park many over the last 60 years. No matter how many times I visit, every time I go through the tunnel and get hit in the face with the view of the valley, Half Dome, The Captain, the falls and all the rest it takes my breath away. I have created a website about the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite and would like to share it ...

I am a disabled veteran who enjoys the outdoors and travel in our National "Treasures" Parks. My parents called them our National Treasures when we were growing up. My parents taught me a greater appreciation by our camping often in National or State Parks. I am moving to Alaska in a couple of months and I am actually seeing most of the rest of the parks that I have not been to. I am going to the following, White Sands, ...

I am currently the President of the City of Casselberry's Friends of the Park, which is an all volunteer organization for the small City of Casselberry in Florida. Our small parks stand in stark contrast to the monumental expanse of the major National Parks, but they rival all the world’s parks in the simple beauty of creating a space that enlightens if but only for a moment and leaves us changed if but only slightly from that moment past... =D ...