Our Members

Our 800+ members are all former employees of the National Park Service with a combined 25,000 years of stewardship of America’s most significant natural and cultural resources. In our personal lives, CNPSR members reflect the broad spectrum of political affiliations. CNPSR members now strive to apply our experience, credibility and integrity as we speak out for national parks and their associated programs. We advocate for solutions that uphold law and policy, and apply the results of sound scientific research, and are in the best interests of the American public. We also support the mission of the National Park Service through public education and volunteerism. Among our members are former National Park Service directors and deputy directors; regional directors; superintendents; and field rangers, maintenance staff, resource managers, and administrative staff. On average, each member has devoted nearly 30 years to preserving, protecting, and interpreting America’s national parks. To view or download a list of CNPSR members, click here.

Member News

We have added a page dedicated to sharing members' business links if they related to the mission of the National Park Service.

P.J. Ryan has posted Thunderbear issue 290.

CNPSR Bookstore

To visit our CNPSR bookstore and explore books written by fellow CNPSR members, click the link below to enter, find "Browse by Category" in the upper right, and click on "By CNPSR Members." This will bring up the store. You can either then browse at randome through the store, or if you know which author you'd like to find, click on his or her name in the subheadings under "By CNPSR Members" to go directly to the person's books. Any purchase you make using this link will generate a contribution of a percentage of the sale to CNPSR. Members please note: if you know of a book by a member that should be on here, please contact the webmaster at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .