Browse Coalition Content
Press Releases
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WITH VALLEY FORGE FACING “DESECRATION”, 640 NPS RETIREES URGE INTERIOR DEP’T TO USE 1916 LAW TO STOP “NATIONAL OUTRAGE", May 14, 2008
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Guns in National Parks, Apr 29, 2008
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NPS RETIREES URGE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO OPPOSE ATTACK ON VALLEY FORGE, Mar 11, 2008
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The requirement that guns in parks be unloaded and put away is a reasonable and limited restriction to facilitate a legitimate purpose—the protection of precious park resources and visitors’ safety.
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630-MEMBER NATIONAL PARK RETIREE GROUP GIVES “1872 AWARD” TO KRISTEN BRENGEL OF THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY, Jan 8, 2008National parks advocate cited for tireless and dedicated efforts to assure that national park resources are conserved unimpaired for the current and future generations.
Recent Coalition Letters
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CNPSR Signs Joint Letter on Reauthorization of National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 2000, May 9, 2008[We] request that the FAA Reauthorization legislation be amended to clarify NPS authority to protect park...
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I am writing to express our thanks to you and Director Mary Bomar for your recent decision to decline the MOA...
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...related to the Committee’s 2003 decision to remove Yellowstone from its list of World Heritage Sites in Danger.
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Letters to Montana Senators Baucus and Tester and Governor Schweitzer re Snowcoaches in Yellowstone NP, Feb 11, 2008I am writing to draw your attention to several positive developments benefiting [Yellowstone NP] and its visitors this winter.
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We would like to know if you are taking actions...
Congressional Testimony
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On behalf of the members of the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees, we would like to thank you for the opportunity...
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I appreciate you holding this important hearing on the National Park Centennial.
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I am here as an advocate for using the Centennial as a catalyst for new partnerships between corporate America and parks
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As the national charitable partner for the parks, we think it is key to continue the rich tradition in which the parks
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NPCA President Tom Kiernan Centennial Fund Testimony, Aug 2, 2007I particularly appreciate that the subcommittee has chosen to hold this important hearing on the proposed national parks
Coalition News
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Strategic Plan, Aug 28, 2007A VISION FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IN ITS SECOND CENTURY
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CNPSR ByLaws, Jul 23, 2007The principal purpose of the Coalition is to inform and educate the public, the media, non-governmental organizations, elected o
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Centennial Commission, May 22, 2007Establishing a national park area is an act of faith in the future - a contract with generations yet to come.
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CNPSR Talking Points on 2008 Proposed Budget for NPS, Feb 16, 2007Taking care of America’s national parks using public appropriated funds should be a national priority
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CNPSR Collaborative Service Corps Initiative, Jan 4, 2007The collaborative initiative intends to extend the focus of Coalition efforts into a more broad-scale collaborative program
Articles of Interest
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Robin Winks on the Evolution and Meaning of the Organic Act (with an after-word by Denis P. Galvin, Jan 4, 2008It is argued that the language contained in the preamble to the National Park Service Act of 1916 is not, in fact, contradictor
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Dwight T. Pitcaithley has written a thought provoking article for the George Wright Forum
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Preservation Website, May 2, 2007In celebration of National Preservation Month, the complete resources of the Historic Preservation Learning Portal will
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CNPSR EC Member Robert Arnberger Comments to Midwest Region Superintendent’s Conference, Apr 17, 2007It’s exciting to be invited to participate in this region’s superintendent’s conference.
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CNPSR Executive Council Member Rick Smith's Remarks to NPS Southeast Region Superintendents, Mar 14, 2007It’s exciting to be invited to participate in this region’s superintendent’s conference.
