State parks have huge economic value but the states are closing them, cutting them, raising fees-
Republican legislators and governors in the interior Western United States are saying we will manage the public lands, the national forest and parks, much better than far off Washington D. C.. Indeed the Framers of the Constitution argued the […]
Continue Reading →There was almost no political support for the governor’s original plan-
Idaho Parks and Recreation Board reverses park closures. Shuttering parks ‘is not the direction the state should be headed,’ says Sen. Joe Stegner, R-Lewiston. ‘Not now. Not ever.’ By Cynthia Sewell. Idaho Statesman. “We had a paradigm shift,” said board Chairman Steve Klatt […]
Continue Reading →State Parks Dept. to stay. No parks will close. They will cost more-
Otter suffered a big defeat on his plan to hand the parks over to the State Lands Department. Nevertheless, things won’t be the same in the Idaho Parks Dept. or inside the Parks.
Here is the editorial view of the Idaho Statesman […]
Continue Reading →Heavily logged area could heal to be become economically and ecological important-
$14M, 41,000-acre land deal could create second-largest Montana state park. ByRob Chaney. Missoulian |
Continue Reading →Broke California’s governor wants to close the state’s parks. Feds say this breaks the rules for six of them-
6 California parks could revert to federal control. LA Times. By Julie Cart.
Closing the State Parks will probably do more economic damage than the management money saved, but then nothing about California’s self-made budget […]
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