Former National Park Superintendents Warn Interior Secretary: National Parks Are in Crisis

  September 2, 2026  The Honorable Doug Burgum Secretary Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.  20240 Dear Secretary Burgum,  As former National Park Service (NPS) superintendents, we have dedicated our careers to protecting America’s national parks. We have stood in front of crowded visitor centers, responded to emergencies in remote backcountry,