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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Home > Posts tagged Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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

Coalition Comments on Sochan Gathering in GRSM

December 14, 2018February 1, 2023 admin-2

The Coalition has submitted comments to Superintendent Cash on shortcomings in the GRSM environmental assessment on Sochan gathering in the park. Click “Read More” to read our letter to the Superintendent.

Letter, StatementGreat Smoky Mountains National Park

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  • Coalition Urges BLM to Defer Q4 Oil and Gas Lease Sales and Protect Theodore Roosevelt National Park July 17, 2026
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  • Conservation Groups Urge BLM to Withdraw Utah Oil and Gas Leases Threatening the Old Spanish National Historic Trail July 15, 2026
  • Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks Statement on the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments July 13, 2026

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