Changes to National Park fees
Just saw an article from CNN claiming that the National Parks have announced the final fee increase decisions for this year. Day use fees will increase by $% Annual Passes for single parks will inc...
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RRinNFla wrote:
Another way to help keep the NPS from being a budget drain would be better use of volunteers. Here’s my rant. I have tried three times to volunteer at a local NPS facility. I submitted my name through volunteer.gov, I followed up with phone calls and emails. I have never had a return contact. I don’t think they know how to deal with someone who doesn’t want something, like a free campsite, in return. If the rangers don’t want to be bothered managing volunteers, maybe they could “hire” volunteer volunteer managers
There are volunteer coordinators in the big parks. Rangers don't do it. Rocky Mountain NP utilizes over 2,000 volunteers - many from the outside communities that just come in for a day. I'm sorry you didn't have a good experience with the volunteer.gov site. We never used it for our gigs. We applied in person and got accepted on the spot. They have thousands applying for the bigger popular parks. Perhaps try for a smaller place at first. I hope you don't give up. It's a great feeling to help out when we know it's needed badly... and it is.
