state parks

The state of state parks, a measure of how well states would manage our national public lands

March 10, 2012

Ralph Maughan

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…
A nearly complete reversal on idea to close Idaho State Parks System

February 4, 2010

Ralph Maughan

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 of…
Idaho Statesman editorial: [State] Parks get a reprieve, at a cost

January 25, 2010

Ralph Maughan

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…
Large state park protecting wildife corridor might be created in western Montana

December 24, 2009

Ralph Maughan

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 |
Federal officials vow to seize California state parks if they are closed by state

July 11, 2009

Ralph Maughan

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 crisis…

‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”
Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”
Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”
Raveena Tandon

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state parks

The state of state parks, a measure of how well states would manage our national public lands

A nearly complete reversal on idea to close Idaho State Parks System

Idaho Statesman editorial: [State] Parks get a reprieve, at a cost

Large state park protecting wildife corridor might be created in western Montana

Federal officials vow to seize California state parks if they are closed by state

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