National Concerns:
National Park Management
Sample letter: National Park Service NPS Management Policies rewrite
(Start with some personal info and reason why you care about the parks.)
The National Park Service's proposed rewrite of the NPS Management Policies would fundamentally shift how our nation's national parks would be managed. America's national parks are great natural treasures; but their protection will be at risk if the changes proposed by NPS are adopted. We strong urge you to abandon the rewrite process.
The proposed policies fail to meet the current level of protection afforded our National Parks; eliminates numerous provisions in the 2001 document, including reference to the National Park Service's 1916 Organic Act mission to conserve parks for future generations; and falls short in providing clarity of guidance to national park managers.
(write a line or two about you your favorite national park or a park that needs protection)
National Parks are America's special places and should be preserved for future generations. More than 90 percent of the public rates its experiences in the national parks as good to excellent. National park visitors come for a variety of reasons, scenic beauty, solitude, and spirituality. What the public doesn't want more of, according to recent polling, is commercialization, inappropriate use of off-road vehicles, and other threats to a memorable park experience.
The draft NPS Management Policies would limit the National Park Service's ability to protect air quality and soundscapes, control inappropriate motorized use in national parks, and appropriately preserve historic and cultural sites. The changes proposed create confusion over that fact that conservation is, and should remain, the single purpose of National Park Service management decisions. The proposed NPS Management Policies are fundamentally flawed and cannot be fixed.
(end with a personal message)
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Public comments are due by February 18, 2006.
Send your comments via the web page at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/waso
By email to waso_policy@nps.gov
By mail to Bernard Fagan, NPS, Office of Policy, Room 7252, Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240.
Photo courtesy Philip Greenspun.
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