New Perspectives About Parks in the 21St Century S RANGER • Summer 2009 Sec1a Share Your News! We Want to Hear from You
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ANPR USNPS Stewards for parks, visitors and each other The Association for All National Park Employees Vol. 25, No. 3 • Summer 2009 New Perspectives about Parks in the 21st Century s RANGER • Summer 2009 Sec1a Share your news! We want to hear from you. Health insurance plan Take a minute to tell others your news. Use the form on available to members the inside back cover, send an ANPR members qualify for health e-mail to [email protected] or insurance through a special program visit the ANPR website: www. anpr.org/family.htm. from Aetna. 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Please Membership Services Gregg Fauth, SEKI website and download the informational e-mail the editor if you prefer the computer Professional Issues Mike Anderson, SERO delivery option: [email protected] Seasonal Perspectives Tom Banks letter and enrollment form. Alternatively, Special Concerns Craig Ackerman, CRLA you may request paper copies from forde- Missing Members Strategic Planning Stacy Allen, SHIL [email protected] or write to ANPR, 25958 Please help us locate these members! Send infor- Genesee Trail Road, PMB 222, Golden, mation to [email protected]. Task Groups CO 80401. Carl Newman ...........................Los Alamos, NM International Affairs Tony Sisto, Retired Centennial vacant Carter Vaugen .................................. Killeen, TX Mentoring Bill Pierce, Retired Rendezvous Dan Moses, Retired Retirement Frank Betts, Retired Speak your mind! Staff Signed letters to the Membership Services Teresa Ford editor of 100 words or Ranger Magazine less may be published, Editor Teresa Ford space permitting. Please in- Editorial Adviser Mark Herberger, MIMI clude address and daytime phone. Ranger reserves the right to edit letters for grammar or length. Send to the editor at [email protected] or 25958 Genesee Trail Road, PMB 222, Golden, CO 80401. Professional Ranger Section Administration Heather Whitman, YOSE Interpretation Jeff Axel, BIBE Protection Kevin Moses, BUFF What can ANPR membership Resource Management Sue Consolo Murphy, GRTE do for you? The Association of National Park Rangers is an organization looking out for your interests ANPR Calendar for nearly 32 years. As a member, you have access to many benefits. 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Coming next issue: “National Parks: America’s NPS Best Idea” Sales items that enhance pride and Prospective members, see the membership form morale on the inside back cover. Sec1b s ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers President’s Message nce again, for this quarter, the firearms- and a skill that will be beneficial to your career ANGERThe Journal of the Association of National Park Rangers R USNPS in-parks debate has consumed much of if you can master it. Vol. 25, No. 3 Summer 2009 O ANPR’s time and energy. While the outcome We thank the three policymakers who Ranger (ISSN 1074-0678) is a quarterly publication of is far from what we desired, at least our voice contributed to the summer Ranger, and we the Association of National Park Rangers, an organization helped protect the regulatory process so that appreciate their time in providing insights created to communicate for, about and with National Park Service employees of all disciplines; to promote and enhance a single person or ideology in the executive into national park issues. the professions, spirit and mission of National Park Service branch did not override thoughtful, inclusive During the public debate over the gun employees; to support management and the perpetuation statutory protections for the National Park regulation it became abundantly clear that of the National Park Service and the National Park System, System and other federal lands. both side’s talking points were anchored in and to provide a forum for social enrichment. In so meeting these purposes, the Association provides The National Environmental Policy Act speculation. While current and former NPS education and other training to develop and/or improve and the Endangered Species Act, among oth- employees offered individual incident summa- the knowledge and skills of parks professionals and those ers, involve many people, including political ries in which loaded, readily accessible firearms interested in the stewardship of national parks; provides a forum for discussion of common concerns of all employees, appointees, career federal employees and the by “law-abiding citizens” played a factor in the and provides information to the public. public, in any decision-making process. These destruction of park wildlife, we could give no The membership of ANPR is comprised of individuals laws strengthen resource stewardship in the scientifically supported data or projections to who are entrusted with and committed to the care, study, National Park System and they were/are worth back up those incidents. Wouldn’t it be nice, explanation and/or protection of those natural, cultural and recreational resources included in the National Park fighting for. from a protection standpoint, if in future de- System, and persons who support these efforts. While we disagree with the amendment bates we could defend park resources and our ANPR is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Congress passed to allow firearms in parks stewardship mission with real and meaningful Donations may be tax deductible; consult a tax adviser. ANPR’s official address is 25958 Genesee Trail Road, per state law, we recognize that 535 elected numbers? Neal Labrie’s article on pages 14-16 PMB 222, Golden, CO 80401. Members receive Ranger officials of the legislative branch, their staffs is worth your attention for this very reason. as part of their membership dues. Consult the inside back and their constituents had some amount of FORT is in its early stages and it may or may cover for membership and subscription information. deliberation beforehand. Their actions did not not be the final answer, but it could be one way Submissions ignore or abrogate federal law as the revised to show politicians the likely consequences of Prospective authors should contact the editor or editorial gun regulation had. their actions on the National Park System. adviser before submitting articles. Editor, Teresa Ford, The outcome may be the same but the Finally, we honor Rick Gale after his un- 25958 Genesee Trail Road, PMB 222, Golden, CO 80401, (303) 526-1380; [email protected]. Editorial adviser, Mark precedent is quite different, and the precedent timely passing in March. He was an ANPR Herberger, (605) 433-5552. is worth protecting because one never knows founding member, winner of a Harry Yount when ideology may overtake the executive Award for Lifetime Achievement and our Deadlines Spring issue .........................................................Feb. 28 branch, and in particular, the Secretary of the friend. He was the only person to have at- Summer issue ..................................................... May 31 Interior’s office, in the future. tended all 31 Ranger Rendezvous. He also Fall issue .............................................................Aug. 31 This discussion leads us to the theme of started ANPR’s first newsletter, which evolved Winter issue .......................................................Nov. 30 this issue of Ranger. There may be some who into Ranger, and he was ANPR’s “fund-raiser believe political considerations play a small role extraordinaire.” During his term as ANPR’s in management of the National Park System. president (1988-94) we achieved our highest Table of Contents My perception was once such, but as my NPS levels of membership and professional accom- New Perspectives about National Parks..................2 career and association grew in years I began plishment. Remembering Rick Gale .......................................6 to see