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  • Government shutdown tells us Americans love their national parks

    Ralph Maughan

    Survey reveals deep support for our national parks; So does the efforts to place blame for shutdown- When the “non-essential” government programs were ended for a month during the recent government shutdown, one that was missed the most was the National Parks system — the national parks, monuments, recreation areas, heritage sites, battlefields. The laying…

  • The people who shut the national parks try to investigate the Park Service

    Ralph Maughan

    A case of the guilty investigating the effects of their crime? When the House Republicans shut down the “non-essential” services of the U.S. government by failing to pass neither a budget, nor a continuing resolution by Oct. 1, the national parks closed. They had no money to operate. During the shutdown process, the Service evacuated…

  • Park shutdown leaks a bit. Wyoming delegation tries to blame Park Service, Obama

    Ralph Maughan

    We’ve seen it numerous times before when a member of Congress votes against funding their local district or state relies on, but then turns in a posture that says someone else was responsible and their local project could be run for free. Wyoming Republican Senator John Barasso and Wyoming’s lone U.S. House member Cynthia Lummis…

  • The government is now shut. Public lands are generally closed to the public

    Ralph Maughan

    Parks, wildlife refuges, national forests closed due to failure to pass a budget- (This story has the shutdown rules for 4 land management agencies) There was no last minute deal for a temporary budget extension passed at midnight. The federal government will now partially shut down. “Essential services” will continue without a budget. However, the…

  • National Parks to close, but BLM and National Forests open — Barker

    Ralph Maughan

    Rocky Barker has a blog today about the upcoming status of public lands in the government shutdown. National forests and BLM lands will remain open but national parks close. By Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman Update. Looks like some deal was worked out late Friday night. Government remains open

  • If gov’t shuts down, what happens to visitors in the national parks?

    Ralph Maughan

    Shutdown is likely. National Parks will be closed. Other public lands? It looks more and more like a government shutdown of uncertain duration. Dept of Interior just made it clear that national parks and monuments will be closed down and “secured.”  I have to wonder what will happen come Saturday to all those currently inside…

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