David Barna
David Barna
highlight lists park problems system useful within
These lists are useful because they highlight problems within the park system for the public.
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The role of the park service is to preserve history. New units are created yearly, which tend to be historic places that educate people about important events.
budget excellence management
We don't see this as a budget exercise. It's about management excellence.
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We have over 400 parks and field offices nationwide, and she hasn't even been to half of them.
changing concerned looking
We haven't been looking at new technologies and other things because we were concerned about impairment. Now we're looking at how Americans are changing how they recreate.
park service
The park service has had a just-say-no policy.
areas problems suffering urban
We're suffering from the same societal problems that most urban areas are.
burial created ground historical latest monument national park unit
The Burial Ground Monument is the latest National Park unit created to commemorate an historical tragedy.
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This isn't about giving up 20 percent of your resources. It's ... making sure the mission comes first. They'll continue to have the resources they have.
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They were free to talk about what they were doing in their fliers, but we did not put their bull's-eye insignia on the Washington Monument.
crossed line national terms
For national landmarks, we look more for restoration. This one crossed the line in terms of too much renovation.
pictures preserve
In a park, you can come in, take pictures and leave. But a preserve has a multiplicity of purposes.