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  • 9/04/2007 8:53 am - Centennial Projects: Do They All Prepare the National Parks for the Next 100 Years? : Very nice read, Kurt, thanks. I think its probably difficult to find anyone associated with actual on-the-ground work at NPS or other land management agencies that think the Centennial Initiative (in its current incarnation) is really the best thing to move NPS into the future. Anytime you open up a ...
  • 8/28/2007 9:37 am - 10 Best Lodges in the National Parks : Frank, what exactly do you mean by "gives almost nothing back to the park"? What is the fee that these lodges pay to NPS? Is it the same across the system or does it vary from park to park? I'm not familiar with how NPS manages their concession system but ...
  • 8/14/2007 1:23 pm - Are Car Campers An Endangered Species in National Parks? : jbojay, what campgrounds are you spending time in that do not allow campfires? in my experience, it is inaccurate to say a campfire "is no longer available in most campgrounds now". even in periods of high fire danger, most BLM and USFS campgrounds continue to allow campfires because of the ...
  • 8/13/2007 9:09 am - The Fight Against Fees Losses a Champion : RIP, man, 50 is too young.
  • 8/02/2007 8:44 am - Setting Precedents in the Parks : The NPS (like all other federal agencies and bureaus) takes its marching orders from the top. The precedent is being set by the administration, not the NPS. They are simply doing as they are told - the same thing everyone else here would do if they were in that position. ...