Traveler's View: Let Them Know What You Think
Who wouldn't want to spend a long early fall weekend in Grand Teton National Park?
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 3rd, 2025
Traveler's View
Traveler's View: Why No National Park Service Director?
Nearly seven months into Donald Trump's second term in the White House, and he still has not nominated a director for the National Park Service. And it's pretty likely he won't.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 13th, 2025
Traveler's View: Is Now The Time To Celebrate The GAOA?
Interior Department Secretary Doug Burgum wants you to overlook President Donald Trump's called for billion-dollar cut to the National Park Service budget and the nearly 24 percent loss of Park Service employees under the president and celebrate the Great American Outdoor Act, which is running out of steam.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 31st, 2025
Traveler's View | Tell Interior Secretary Burgum What You Think
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wants you to reach out to him about national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 16th, 2025
Traveler's View | Will There Be A National Park Service Director?
If there ever was a need for a strong director of the National Park Service, now is the time.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 13th, 2025
Traveler's View | How Are We Doing?
A country’s wealth, and it’s soul, can be measured in how it cares for its natural resources. It’s wildlife, vistas, streams and lakes.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 9th, 2025
Traveler's View: How Many Park Visitors Will Notice?
With the National Park Service ranks withered by terminations, seasonal hiring hiccups, resignations, and retirements, will you notice the impact on your national park excursion?
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 14th, 2025
Traveler's View | What We Know, What We Don't Know, And What We've Heard
There continue to be many unknowns in terms of National Park Service staffing and operations heading into the busy spring and summer seasons, more unknowns than knowns, unfortunately.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 25th, 2025
Traveler's View | What's The Endgame?
Thought it's only been three weeks since the change in administrations in Washington, it certainly seems appropriate to question how the Trump administration will support the National Park Service and what long has been regarded as the world's most outstanding National Park System.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 10th, 2025
Traveler's View | Montana's Bison Lawsuit Appears To Contort The Facts
A lawsuit Montana filed against the Interior Department and Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly claims the Park Service long has ignored Montana's concerns over free-roaming bison, but park correspondence says otherwise.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 8th, 2025
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