How would you like a McDonalds on the edge of the Grand Canyon? What about a Starbucks on Mt. Rainier?
The National Park TravelerBy Kurt RepanshekNovember 7, 2024Memories of the approach the Trump administration took to the environment, and concerns over a "conservative blueprint" for the coming administration, sent shudders through the conservation community after Donald Trump's re-election."The impacts of this election are already being felt around the globe. Even before President-elect Trump takes the oath of office, Americans want to know what it will mean," said Theresa Pierno, president and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association.How Might Project 2025 Materialize?Much was made by Democrats during the presidential campaign of "Project 2025," a conservative blueprint, if you will, for how a Republican president should govern, beginning next year. Trump worked throughout the campaign to distance himself from that document, which was written by former members of his last administration and who were all members of the conservative Heritage Foundation.Nevertheless, concerns that some, if not many, aspects of Project 2025 will surface were voiced Wednesday by conservation groups worried about the future of the Endangered Species Act, other wildlife measures and issues, and clean water.
Get ready they are all on the chopping block! LA Times wrote...
“Project 2025 is an example of what it would look like to sell off America’s natural resources and public lands to corporations with little-to-no regard for the environment, the climate, taxpayers, or wildlife,” wrote the Center for Western Priorities, a nonprofit that has resisted the push to transfer federal lands to state and private ownership.
I’ll tell you one thing that will probably be the first to get the ax… the Stonewall Inn.
Dave Willis, a horse packer who lives next to monument land in Oregon, has been fighting for creation and preservation of the Cascade-Siskiyou monument for decades. The intent of Trump allies to open the property to timber harvest is just part of a “scorched-earth policy with regard to all public lands,” he said.
I have to wonder how much the billionaires donated to Trump’s campaign…
Back in the 70s we hiked in the Adirondacks State Park, we planned a five day loop in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area. On the third day we heard chainsaws? We were in an area where no motors were allowed! When we got to the ranger station, there were about 20 off-road vehicles and power boats all over the lake, talking to ranger about what gives? He said that there is a narrow corridor exempt from the wilderness area, but this was the last year that would be allowed.
We came back a couple of years latter... peace and quite! Not one motor on the lake nor was the jeep road open any more. The ranger station was just a clearing.
Of course it's all on the chopping block. So folks tell me again how fluff, glitter, trinkets and blowing kisses will stop this madness. When the trouble starts, I do hope that no one, not one will say those bad environmentalists just burned up the rigs drilling, the bulldozers and whatever else. To fight these folks, it is going to take whatever folks are willing to do and how far they are willing to go. P.S did you get the memo that World Pride will be held in Washington D.C in 2025. Now that should be very interesting to see how it unfolds.
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