I think one needs to separate diversity in the workplace and diversity in park visitors. The Park Service, according to the agency's own numbers, is overwhelmingly Caucasian and decidedly male-oriented. So it shouldn't be surprising to see the agency try to alter those figures.

Does "white male disease" exist? To a degree, you bet, just as women in many fields are denied equal pay and advancement opportunities. With that said, I'll leave it to the managers, and the courts if need be, to decide whether the methods used to integrate the agency are justified and sound.

As for diversity in park visitors, I don't believe Mr. Hare was ignoring the foreigners who come to America's parks but rather focusing on Americans who come to the parks. When the international visitors head home, who will remain to become advocates for the parks if progress isn't made in making the park system a favorite retreat for blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and all other races that reside within the United States?