Op-Ed | In The Pandemic's Wake, Let's Create More Park Spaces
As the coronavirus pandemic continues unabated across the country, we should start to work now to create more green spaces in its wake.
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UPDATE | Around The Parks: Coping With Coronavirus, April 1
After days of pressure from those who live at Grand Canyon National Park and from local communities, and with at least one confirmed diagnosis of a worker contracting COVID-19, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt agreed Wednesday to close the park immediately.
UPDATE 2 | Interior Secretary Urged To Close The National Park System
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt faced renewed calls Tuesday to close down the National Park System in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, while at Grand Canyon National Park nerves were fraying among some workers who couldn't understand why the park remained open.
Interior Secretary Expects His 70,000 Employees To Show Up For Work
In a message to his 70,000-strong workforce that presumably was intended to be a pat on the back during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt made it clear that he expects "all Department employees will continue to fulfill their duties and responsibilities as assigned..."
Virtual Visits To National Parks In Western Pennsylvania
The National Park Service units of western Pennsylvania, which include Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Flight 93 National Memorial, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Friendship Hill National Historic Site and Johnstown Flood National Memorial, are offering weekly Facebook Live videos featuring each park unit starting March 31.
Traveler's View: Why Is Grand Canyon National Park Open?
There are two sides, at least, as to why Grand Canyon National Park remains open during the coronavirus pandemic, and history would point to the answer being Arizona's governor wants it open.
Around The Parks: Coping With Coronavirus, March 30
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, which touches Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee, was the latest park to close entirely due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the gates locked at noon local time Monday.
- March 30th, 2020
Top NPS Officials Support Grand Canyon's Closure, But Haven't Ordered It
Grand Canyon National Park remained open Saturday, days after the National Park Service's leadership team "supported" the park's closure due to the coronavirus pandemic and despite calls from local government and health officials that it be closed and internal recognition that the pandemic "is on a scale that we have never seen before."
National Park Outfitters Being Hit Hard By Coronavirus Impacts
The tourism and recreation industries have taken a big hit from the COVID-19 closures. The repercussions impact everyone from hotels to ski resorts to airlines to cruise lines. In our national parks and protected places, outfitters have not been exempt either, and have faced some drastic decisions as to their future leading rafting trips downriver.
UPDATE 2 | Around The Parks: Coping With Coronavirus, March 27
Units of the National Park System continued to close Friday in a bid to avoid the coronavirus pandemic, with Lassen Volcanic National Park in California, Glacier National Park in Montana, and Arches and Canyonlands national parks in Utah closing their entrance gates, and many other units further restricting visitor services. U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona also called for the closure of Grand Canyon National Park.
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