While giving individual park leaders some discretion makes sense to Frank Buono, he thinks more guardrails are needed to protect sensitive areas.
“I would like to see a final rule really strengthened to protect the special places in the parks that could be harmed from inappropriate uses—and that’s on waters, and that’s on trails, and that’s on backcountry areas outside of developed zones,” said Buono, a retired park assistant superintendent and a board member for the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.