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Day: January 16, 2019

Home > 2019 > January > 16

Letters to the Editor Opinion: The real shutdown ‘charade’

January 16, 2019February 1, 2023 admin-2

Coalition member and former superintendent of Joshua Tree National Park Mark Butler submitted his Op-Ed to the Washington Post – Letters to the Editor.

OP-ED, StatementShutdown

Former Great Smoky Mountains Superintendent: Phil Francis park should be closed until shutdown ends

January 16, 2019February 1, 2023 admin-2

Watch Phil Francis, Chairman of The Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks and former Great Smoky Mountains Superintendent explain why the park should be closed until shutdown ends.

OP-ED, StatementGreat Smoky Mountains National Park, Shutdown

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