http://thegoat.backcountry.com/2010/03/30/arizona-citizens-pitching-in-to-keep-state-parks-open/ A Daily Bleatdown Wed, 23 May 2012 14:12:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://thegoat.backcountry.com/2010/03/30/arizona-citizens-pitching-in-to-keep-state-parks-open/#comment-279739 Nick Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:06:57 +0000 http://thegoat.backcountry.com/?p=13027#comment-279739 I'm all for parks and conservation but I'm not 100% in support of unhelpful park staff. Seems like a nice job but I'm sure they deal with a fair amount of grief and ignorance. I'm not saying these people should lose their jobs, but my question in what happens to the park when they close? Is it just public land that is not maintained or unimproved upon? Is it legal to still venture into these parts? If yes is the answer to both of these questions then from a backpacker perspective it might not hurt to return a bit of park land back to wilderness. Though it would break my heart to see developers allowed access to the park land or for private groups to gain ownership and restrict public access to it. I’m all for parks and conservation but I’m not 100% in support of unhelpful park staff. Seems like a nice job but I’m sure they deal with a fair amount of grief and ignorance. I’m not saying these people should lose their jobs, but my question in what happens to the park when they close? Is it just public land that is not maintained or unimproved upon? Is it legal to still venture into these parts? If yes is the answer to both of these questions then from a backpacker perspective it might not hurt to return a bit of park land back to wilderness. Though it would break my heart to see developers allowed access to the park land or for private groups to gain ownership and restrict public access to it.

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