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Hiker enjoying view from top of North Dome, Yosemite National Park, CA. Photo by Tim Donnellan (NPS), one of the winners of the 2009 NRPC-Olympus Photography Contest.
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Recent Media Releases
Prior to a possible vote this week, the 635-member Coalition of National Park Service Retirees (CNPSR) today warned the U.S. Senate about an expected amendment to S. 2483 that would bar the U.S. Secretary of the Interior from continuing to enforce current rules that allow gun owners to have their guns unloaded and stored while visiting national parks.
Feb 4, 2008
Few people work harder at protecting park values than Kristen Brengel, who has worked tirelessly for a number of years to preserve the values of the National Park System.
Jan 9, 2008
CNPSR releases its "2008 Wish List" identifying actions that will help the NPS meet its mission and its obligation to the American people.
Jan 6, 2008
CNPSR DISTRIBUTES MEDIA RELEASE - LBJ National and State Historical Parks legacy in jeopardy less than one half year after passing of "Lady Bird" Johnson.
Nov 26, 2007
NPS RELEASES RECORD OF DECISION ON YELLOWSTONE/GRAND TETON WINTER USE. CNPSR issues a media release opposing the selection of 540 snowmobiles per day in Yellowstone based on decision being contrary to science and to NPS Management Policies.
Nov 21, 2007
CNPSR DISTRIBUTES MEDIA RELEASE ON UPCOMING NPS ANNIVERSARY AND UNMET NEEDS IN NATIONAL PARKS Release describes "yardstick" for evaluating whether new funding proposals for national parks are adequate and properly directed.
Aug 25, 2007
CNPSR DISTRIBUTES MEDIA RELEASE ON SAFE HIKING PRACTICES AS SUMMER HIKING SEASON GETS UNDERWAY Release describes five tips to avoid problems and make hiking adventures more safe and fun.
Jun 14, 2007
BiPartisan 7 out of 8 Living Former National Park Service Directors Urge Interior Secretary Kempthorne to Change Course on Yellowstone Snowmobiles, March 26, 2007. Former Leaders Praise Administration's Requested Park Funding Increase, But Caution That Allowing Additional Yellowstone Snowmobiles Would "Radically Contravene" Kempthorne Pledge.
Mar 26, 2007
Following three years of taxpayer-funded studies assessing how to protect wildlife — including bald eagles, trumpeter swans, elk and bison — vulnerable to Yellowstone National Park’s harsh winters, scientists have recommended keeping traffic levels “at or below those observed during the last three years of our study.”
Feb 28, 2007
What are the best national parks to see this winter – if you want to go beyond the best-known and iconic Yellowstone National Park? The Coalition of National Park Service Retirees asked its members for their ideas and came up with this list of seven national parks that range from the well-known on a national basis to the relatively little known.
Oct 12, 2006
