National Parks Traveler

PEER: Margaret Everson Illegally Was Put In Charge Of National Park Service

by Elizabeth Duan | August 27, 2020
“Margaret Everson, counselor to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, was illegally placed in charge of the National Park Service, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Everson was named acting director for the Park Service on August 7 when Bernhardt announced ...

Vela Out As Acting National Park Service Director

by Elizabeth Duan | August 7, 2020
“David Vela reportedly was replaced Friday as acting director of the National Park Service, the latest upheaval the organization has endured under the Trump administration. There was no official word from the Park Service on Friday morning of the change, but three sources told  ...

Traveler’s View: The National Park Service Shouldn’t Weaken Sea Turtle Science

by Elizabeth Duan | July 20, 2020
“A concerning story arose this past week from Padre Island National Seashore on the gulf coast of Texas. For decades biologists at the national seashore have run a Sea Turtle Science and Recovery Program. In short, this widely acclaimed and popular program has helped build the ...

Funding Cuts Imperil Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Program At Padre Island National Seashore

by Elizabeth Duan | July 16, 2020
“A National Park Service review of the renowned Kemp’s ridley sea turtle recovery program at Padre Island National Seashore in Texas is calling for substantial funding cuts and programmatic changes that would greatly hamstring the program and amount to “conservation ...

PEER Sues Over “Acting” Positions For National Park Service, BLM Directors

by Elizabeth Duan | May 12, 2020
“David Vela, the de facto director of the National Park Service, and William Perry Pendley, the de facto director of the Bureau of Land Management, have been kept in their positions unconstitutionally, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. In a lawsuit filed ...
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