Dedication …………………………………………………………….7
Preface………………………………………………………………..…9
The National Park Service 1962-1997………………………15
It Begins – National Park Service Student Trainee …..24
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 1965 ……48
Booker T. Washington National Monument…………….58
Cape Hatteras National Seashore……………………………66
Washington Office of Environmental Education ….. …71
Southern Utah Group Office…………………………….…..…75
Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts …………80
Blue Ridge Parkway – Virginia Unit ……………………… 104
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park….109
Valley Forge National Historical Park …………………… 120
Big Bend National Park & Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River ……………….163
Glacier National Park and Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park … 203
Superintendent of Albright Training Center, Grand Canyon. Chief, Division of Training and Employee Development, WASO……………………………………………….…. 248
Life After the National Park Service………………………… 255
Considered Opinions ……………………………………………. 259
The National Park System:
A Window Into Our Culture ……………………….………… 266
The Processes Of Gaia………………………….………………. 274
The Role Of Politics And Micro- Management In ResourceManagingAgencies…………………………….…… 284
The National Park Service And The US Forest Service
So Far Apart-So Close Together? ………………………..…292
The Art Of Public Process-
Pitfalls And Promises …………………………………………… 305
Our National Parks Islands In A River of Change ……..321
A Critical Appraisal Of The National Park Service……..341
Summary-1991……………………………………………………… 399
Final Thoughts-2018 ……………………………………………. 401
Appendix………………………………………………………..…… 407
About the Author ………………………………………………………….. 415
National Parks - Our Living National Treasures 