What sort of celebration should Wind Cave National Park throw for the National Park Service centennial?/NPS
How do you think the National Park Service should celebate its centennial? That's a question the staff at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota is asking.
The birthday date is August 25, 2016, though festivities are expected to begin this spring and continue through 2016. At Wind Cave, a series of public listening sessions to gather ideas on ways to recognize this anniversary are planned for area towns the last week of January.
"This centennial is an opportunity to introduce the National Park Service to the next generation of visitors, supporters, and advocates while reenergizing those who already know and love the parks," said Wind Cave Superintendent Vidal Dávila.
The first session will be Tuesday, January 27, in Custer at the Black Hills National Forest Supervisor's Office at 1019 N. 5th Street. The session on Wednesday, January 28, will be at The Outdoor Campus - West in Rapid City, South Dakota, at 4130 Adventure Trail. The last session will be on Thursday, January 29, at The Mueller Center in Hot Springs, South Dakota, at 801 S. 6th Street. All three sessions will run from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with brief presentations throughout that period. The public is invited to come anytime during those hours. Light refreshments will be served.
"We want to involve people from a variety of backgrounds and ages in the planning process," Superintendent Dávila said. "Ideas could range from one-time events to activities that start a new tradition and occur annually."
For those unable to attend one of the meetings, ideas can be shared through 2015 by visiting Facebook sites run by area National Park Service units. Park websites, phone calls, emails, and letters can also be used to share your ideas. Individuals, groups, clubs, and organizations are encouraged to share their thoughts about the centennial.
The National Park Service was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on August 25, 1916, and it was directed "to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."
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That was 13 years ago. What has happened since then?
A lot more of the same and nothing has changed. It's the good ole boy network. We've seen in at CHNSRA as well, just not exposed.
An interesting case, not having all the facts involved here, it is difficult to comment, but generally, when on official duty, you need to keep your comments in line with the unit/agency policy, unless you are being asked to spin/participate in an unlawful or unsafe action. We run into this issue both in Fire and Law Enforcement, often times what we see or hear through the rumor mill, locals, visitors, has not been verified, the employee needs to question, but be prudent in repeating second hand information. In this case, where there are allegations that the employee is being muzzled because of a supervisor was not taking the corrective actions, well, that is a concern. It would be interesting , if anyone has more facts, to see them posted. I do think PEER is a very reputable organization, their comments always merit consideration.
Beachdumb,
Give CHNS a rest.
A good part of the problems here are never ending meddling by local ORV groups that will stop at nothing to gain liberal beach driving regulations. This involves going after individual NPS mangers and employees in dirty underhanded ways. It is a pastime to spread a continuing non stop triade about bad science, fictitious back door dealings, personal agendas, and all manner of made up scenarios about NPS employees. This is acomplished by ORV/fishing organizations with organize campaigns and a non stop tirade on numerous message boards by members spreading hearsay about anything the NPS does.
You and your compatriots goal is to tear down a national seashore in the hopes of making it an ORV park, preferably run by Dare county or NC.
Buxton, you know that most of the problems at CHNSRA are the never ending meddling by national groups like SELC, NPCA, Audubon, DoW, Sierra Club and other dishonest extremist organizations. They have used propaganda based on misinformation and half truths. The facts are the facts and you can't wish away that the NPS used junk science to base the new the management plan. You can't pretend the closure of Hatteras Village beaches for decades was not due to some back door dealings.
I am not part of any orginazation and your decitful aqusations are expected from you and your ambulance chasing organizations. My goal is to return the national seashore recreational area back to it's intended purpose.
If the NPS can't wise up, be honest, and use common sense then yes I would like to see some other entity manage the seashore. Since this a national problem, I would rather see the NPS restore balance between preservation and recreation, like it was.
Perhaps we could get this discussion back on the topic of the story, which was "How Do You Think The National Park Service Should Celebrate Its Centennial?"
Please?
"What's the topic?" --- "I dunno - let's piddle our pants in our usual manner".
Beachdumb,
"If the NPS can't wise up, be honest, and use common sense then yes I would like to see some other entity manage the seashore"
Just what I thought. You could just go to the northern end of Dare County (say In Duck) and experience what a barrier island is like when managed by this county, you can even drive on some of the beaches there.
Would "like minded" make you feel better?
Pointing out law, science, legislation and management guidelines are not back door deals. You can't pick and choose and change "the best avilable science" to "junk science" just because it doen't fit your agenda.