Another criminal idiot in the National Parks
Damages salt flat at Badwater He drove across the salt flat at Badwater in DVNP, got stuck and abandoned the van. Faces $5000 fine and 6 months in jail
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agesilaus wrote:
OK you are correct, I was lumping together National Parks and the National Monuments. The nps.gov list 17 parks that it operates in Utah alone. There are 77 National Monuments operated by NPS and 25 more by BLM. The Forest Service operates some parks, I know of several here in FL. And so does COE. Then there are National Wildlife Refuges and Recreation areas. So all together I think most people would say there are at least several hundred federal parks.
And I just checked, they list 28 parks in MD.
Serious question because I'm seeking to understand, are you against national wildlife refuges and recreation areas?
I get the hulabaloo over the National Monument but it's a complex issue that can't be lumped together. The Feds forcing a monument that locals didn't want is quite different from the vast public land, mostly BLM that is open to the public - and from all political persuasions. There are boondockers, ATV'ers, hikers, hunters, etc. and most follow the rules.
