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Chris "Bugsyshallfall"

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

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9/05/2008 9:13 am - Lakota Gather Peacefully at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, But Still Insist that the Black Hills Belong to Them : Keep in mind, this park is not the only one with this type of problem.
8/25/2008 8:09 am - The Economist Warns that America’s National Park System is in Deep, Deep Trouble : I think the problem describe in this article is part of a much larger problem with the park system and what defines a "National Park". I agree with Ted on many of his comments, yet environmentalists do bring up some good points. A compromise must be reached but the environmentalists ...
8/25/2008 7:34 am - The Economist Warns that America’s National Park System is in Deep, Deep Trouble : No, but I think it is the line "less kid-safe" that does it.
8/25/2008 7:29 am - The Economist Warns that America’s National Park System is in Deep, Deep Trouble : It sounds like the real problem is the lack of money NPS has for operations and imporvements at our National Parks. It is a new spin on an old problem that is only getting worse.
8/25/2008 6:43 am - The Economist Warns that America’s National Park System is in Deep, Deep Trouble : For Now Most new immigrants go to state parks, but that may change as time goes on as Hispanics are a sort of new part of the population is many parts of the US. One "thing" that may or may not be a problem is how the NPS can't advertises. ...
8/21/2008 11:06 am - What's the Solution For Cape Hatteras National Seashore? : Folks I messed up my grammer, so I edited it. It was originally posted earlier in the day before the posting above. Sorry Dapster [quote]Chris, Your quote: "As my time as a Senior volunteer at a National Park has taught me "Mitigation funding" is something you come to both love ...
8/21/2008 10:59 am - Pruning the Parks: Six National Parks Acquired via Transfer in 1933 Were Subsequently Abolished : Beamis, Keweenaw National Historical Park is an interesting example. First of, the places with in the park were already designated a National Landmark before it became a National Historical Park, second, is economic development really such a bad thing, and third is where a park located really matter. However, I ...
8/21/2008 7:30 am - Pruning the Parks: Six National Parks Acquired via Transfer in 1933 Were Subsequently Abolished : Ted, You make very good points, and agree with you on many points, but we have to be careful what we call and define a National Park. A National Park does not have to be as grand as the Grand Canyon. The current system and definition has created both an ...
8/21/2008 5:43 am - Pruning the Parks: Six National Parks Acquired via Transfer in 1933 Were Subsequently Abolished : Rick, Yes, I agree
8/19/2008 10:03 am - What's the Solution For Cape Hatteras National Seashore? : As my time as a Senior volunteer at a National Park has taught me "Mitigation funding" is something you come to both love and hate, and thanks to the current adminstration the NPS's increasing reliance on it has become a [b]serious[/b] problem.

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