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Jon Jarvis

Watching for the backcountry eye

by Dave Pidgeon on January 18, 2010

Guns, national parks and the future debate about safety cameras in the backcountry.

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Where the buffalo once roamed

by Dave Pidgeon on November 17, 2009

Buffalo once made The Great Plains their personal playground, but their population has been reduced to small segments of the country. Momentum could be building, however, to establish a national park in Kansas for the reintroduction of massive bison herds.

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Jarvis takes the helm

by davepidgeon on October 5, 2009

What’s up, Pointers? Just a quick stop to let you all know that the Senate finally on Sept. 25 confirmed Jon Jarvis as director of the National Park Service. Now, the NPS and the U.S. Interior Department can finally get on with the business of caring for and overseeing the nation’s park land. Jarvis’ confirmation quickly [...]

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What's the hold up

by davepidgeon on September 21, 2009

I’m going to try to say this respectfully, but things like this are just upsetting. From the Seattle Post Intelligencer: Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, the man who held up Washington’s Wild Sky Wilderness, has put a “hold” on confirmation of John Jarvis as the new director of the National Park Service. Coburn and Rep. Rob [...]

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A Jarvis profile

by davepidgeon on July 20, 2009

He’s summitted Mount Rainier twice, worked to make western national parks carbon neutral by 2016 and nearly jeopardized his career by tangling with the Bush administration. He’s Jon Jarvis, President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the National Park Service. After reading the profile published Sunday in the Kansas City Star, I reflected on how refreshing it [...]

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