Climate change from human activity is the leading threat to wildlife, plants, water and ice in 25 of America’s national parks, according to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO).
Oct 1, 2009
National Parks Second Century Commission Releases Report
"The independent, bipartisan National Parks Second Century Commission today concluded . . . "
From NP Second Century Commission press release issued September 24, 2009 - "Washington, D.C. – The independent, bipartisan National Parks Second Century Commission today concluded a year-long analysis with the release of a visionary report calling for dramatic enhancements to the National Park System, and the National Park Service’s ability to protect our breathtaking landscapes and historic and cultural treasures.
CNPSR Congratulation Letter to Director Jarvis
The Coalition of National Park Service Retirees (CNPSR) congratulates you on your selection as the 18th Director of the National
The Honorable Jon Jarvis
Director, National Park Service
1849 C Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20240
September 27, 2009
Dear Mr. Director:
Dr. Richard Sellars (CNPSR member) and Yale University Press announce an updated version of Preserving Nature in the National Parks, featuring a new preface and epilogue, is available now.
Sep 22, 2009
As the U.S. Department of Interior finalizes its plans to spend $750 million as as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the 715-member Coalition of National Park Service Retirees (CNPSR) is urging Americans to honor the memory of the original U.S. parks economic stimulus and jobs program: the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and its predecessor programs.
May 2, 2009
During a small ceremony in Washington D.C. on March 19, the Chairman of the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees, Bill Wade, presented Representative Raúl Grijalva with the Coalition’s George B. Hartzog Jr. award. The award is presented annually to the individual or individuals who demonstrate outstanding support for the mission of the National Park Service and/or the National Park System.
Mar 22, 2009
Today, the 700-member Coalition of National Park Service Retirees (CNPSR) released a list of 10 of the best foreign national parks, spanning the globe from Australia, Africa, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Feb 10, 2009
Current and former National Park Service employees, many of them Law Enforcement Rangers and Park Interpretive Rangers today expressed serious alarm over the potential risks of the new rule to be implemented by the Department of the Interior that would allow concealed firearms in national parks.
Jan 9, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s leading voice for America’s national parks, the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court that seeks an injunction against enforcement of the Bush Administration’s new regulation allowing loaded, concealed firearms in national parks at the risk of visitors, park staff, and wildlife, and to have the new rule declared unlawful. The rule is scheduled to take effect this Friday, January 9.
Jan 6, 2009
From Zion National Park in Utah to the Everglades in Florida and from Yellowstone in Wyoming to Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, America’s national parks are in a state of serious disrepair today that will require the immediate attention in 2009 of the new President and Congress, according to a major new statement from the 690-member Coalition of National Park Service Retirees (CNPSR). But this also means that there is a major economic stimulus opportunity – one strikingly similar to that seized upon in the wake of the Great Depression -- to revitalize our national parks and the fraying infrastructure related to them, the group noted.
Dec 30, 2008
