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AFTER SEVEN TUMULTUOUS YEARS, NPS DIRECTOR JON JARVIS RETIRED

From: Grand Canyon News

"“By almost any measure, Jon Jarvis is the worst Park Service Director within living memory,” he said. “In a misguided quest for ‘relevancy,’ Jarvis repeatedly…

CALL OF THE WILD: A CLASH OVER CELLPHONES IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS

From: The Day

"I agree with PEER’s conclusion: “Parks should remain unplugged from the modern world. Experiencing the wonders of nature should not require a smartphone.”"

PARK SERVICE RELEASES NEW GUIDELINES FOR DONATIONS AND PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS

From: National Parks Traveler

"The Trump administration could be similar to the George W. Bush era, said Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility,…

CELLPHONE SERVICE AT MOUNT RAINIER: SAFETY IMPROVEMENT OR OBNOXIOUS INTRUSION?

From: The Seattle Times

"Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility is urging the park to reject the applications, saying coverage maps show that signals will spill deeply into…

NATIONAL PARKS: JARVIS WOOS CORPORATIONS, RICH PATRONS FOR STRAPPED AGENCY

From: Greenwire

"Ruch is currently recruiting co-plaintiffs from across the country to bolster PEER's claim that it has standing to bring such a case. As currently written, the proposal…


News Releases

EVAPORATING NATIONAL PARK STAFF LEVELS

Overall Workforce Has Shrunken by More Than a Sixth Since 2011

DON’T DISNEY-FY DENALI

Big Recreational Development for Wonder Lake Would Pave Paradise

CHANCES OF SEEING DENALI WOLVES IN THE WILD NOW REMOTE

1% Viewing Success Record Low After State Eliminated No-Hunt Buffers

NO RELIEF FROM NOISY PARK AIR TOURS ANYTIME SOON

FAA Touts Belated Baby Steps in 7 Parks to Forestall Judicial Intervention

NO DIRECTION - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND BLM TO BE RUN BY LOWER DEPUTIES FOR 3 YEARS

Trump and Bernhardt Continue to Deny Senate Role in Confirming Directors