Park Summit - Watch it Live!
Kurt's covering the National Park Foundation Leadership Summit down in Austin, but if you can't be there, you can catch a live web broadcast of the event. Here is the URL (read more)
- October 15th, 2007
National Parks Traveler
Parks Philanthropy: It Shouldn't Only Be About Bricks and Mortar
Thank you Morton Meyerson. In case anyone at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy was wondering, giving to the national parks shouldn't be focused solely on brick and mortar projects.
National Park Foundation Leadership Summit: What Will it Foster?
Does Autumn not exist in Austin, Texas? I left drizzle and 45 degrees in Park City, Utah, yesterday morning, and here in Austin it might as well be mid-summer, with the highs approaching 90 degrees. Is that a good atmosphere for incubating "the next century of our parks"?
Park Service Now Interested in Adding Christmas Mountains to Big Bend National Park
Better late than never? Well, it might be too late for the National Park Service, which has reversed itself on showing interest in adding more than 9,000 acres of land owned by the state of Texas to Big Bend National Park.
National Park Foundation to Host Conference on Philanthropy in the Parks
A first-of-its-kind, invitation-only gathering convenes in Austin, Texas, this weekend to discuss philanthropy and partnerships in the national parks. Hosted by the National Park Foundation, the Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy is intended to raise awareness of park philanthropy and bolster charitable giving to the park system.
Alaska Regional Director Responds To Outrage Over Katmai Preserve Bear Hunt
The Katmai bear video has been one of the most-viewed posts on National Parks Traveler, being watched more than 4,000 times in less than a week. It has generated anguish, anger and controversy. Against this backdrop, Alaska Regional Director Marcia Blaszak has taken a moment to explain the Park Service's viewpoint of how to manage the bear hunt in Katmai National Preserve.
PEER: Centennial Challenge Might Exacerbate Park Service's Backlog Woes
I've previously written that the Bush administration's proposed Centennial Initiative appears to pay little attention to the National Park Service's ballooning $8 billion maintenance backlog. Some others are beginning to notice that, too.
Visitation At Olympic National Park Up Nearly 16 Percent
A year ago some in Congress were greatly concerned that the national park system was experiencing an unhealthy decline in visitation. That's not the case this year, where visitor traffic is on the upswing in a number of parks.
4-Year-old Dies in Fall off South Rim of Grand Canyon
A 4-year-old girl has been killed in a fall from the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
Yellowstone Snowmobiles: Has Apathy Arrived?
Run a breathtaking, and alarming, video of brown bears about to be slaughtered and there's an outpouring of emotion, angst, and vitriol against the National Park Service for allowing such a hunt. Mention that the National Park Service is fully behind snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park, where science has demonstrated they're a blight on the landscape, and there's a collective shrug of the shoulders. Has apathy settled in on this issue?
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