Comments on: Time to Park Park Workers in Unemployment Line http://nevadanewsandviews.com/2010/02/08/time-to-park-park-workers-in-unemployment-line/ Nevada's only "new content daily" conservative news and opinion blog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:40:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jen http://nevadanewsandviews.com/2010/02/08/time-to-park-park-workers-in-unemployment-line/#comment-1571 Jen Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:15:22 +0000 http://nevadanewsandviews.com/?p=3706#comment-1571 Have you ever talked to a park ranger about what his/her job is really like? Not everyone who visits a park is reading Waldon and communing with nature. Some people bring their bad behavior from the city to a park and try to ruin it for others. Park Rangers and their presence within a park discourage the troublemakers while encouraging a positive experience for those who want to enjoy the outdoors or participate in an interpretive event. If you are passionate enough to write an article advocating the closing of parks, I invite you to Sand Harbor on the fourth of July, Lahontan on Memorial Day weekend, Spring Mountain Ranch on Easter Sunday or Big Bend when the Hell's Angels are in Laughlin. You will see the near destruction of a park by its visitors and how hard the park staff work to prevent it. You may be unaware that some parks contain historic buildings, structures, rock formations, native plants, endangered wildlife and other irreplaceable items unique to Nevada. If parks were "opened" to the public without staff to enforce rules, how long do you think it would take before no one could or would want to visit them? Have you ever talked to a park ranger about what his/her job is really like? Not everyone who visits a park is reading Waldon and communing with nature. Some people bring their bad behavior from the city to a park and try to ruin it for others. Park Rangers and their presence within a park discourage the troublemakers while encouraging a positive experience for those who want to enjoy the outdoors or participate in an interpretive event. If you are passionate enough to write an article advocating the closing of parks, I invite you to Sand Harbor on the fourth of July, Lahontan on Memorial Day weekend, Spring Mountain Ranch on Easter Sunday or Big Bend when the Hell’s Angels are in Laughlin. You will see the near destruction of a park by its visitors and how hard the park staff work to prevent it. You may be unaware that some parks contain historic buildings, structures, rock formations, native plants, endangered wildlife and other irreplaceable items unique to Nevada. If parks were “opened” to the public without staff to enforce rules, how long do you think it would take before no one could or would want to visit them?

]]> By: Will http://nevadanewsandviews.com/2010/02/08/time-to-park-park-workers-in-unemployment-line/#comment-1543 Will Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:54:01 +0000 http://nevadanewsandviews.com/?p=3706#comment-1543 People are always looking for the easy way out. Have you noticed how well preserved the areas of our nation are, that are not protected by people with badges and the powers of arrest? How about the thousands and thousands of acres of land that have been closed and turned into wilderness areas because of a lack of conservation enforcement? What is your answer Mr. Muth. You often bash the "Government" but rarely have a better plan. You are quick to point a finger at "State" employees as lazy and overpaid. What about when the economy was booming and you couldn't get decent, educated people to work for $10/hour, which is what many of the jobs pay. Nobody is saying spend, spend, spend. What we are saying is do the research first. Come to the table with facts, not opinions and answers that are practical and workable. Or are you just so jaded against any form of authority that you feel the need to call people names? Many hard working people dedicate their entire careers to preserving and protecting our State and National treasures for a living wage. They pride themselves in their work and knowledge that they pass on to young open minds to conserve our resources so that future generations might see things as their ancestors saw them. I know you will never change your ways, but thankfully not all people are as shortsighted and judgmental as you are. People are always looking for the easy way out. Have you noticed how well preserved the areas of our nation are, that are not protected by people with badges and the powers of arrest? How about the thousands and thousands of acres of land that have been closed and turned into wilderness areas because of a lack of conservation enforcement? What is your answer Mr. Muth. You often bash the “Government” but rarely have a better plan. You are quick to point a finger at “State” employees as lazy and overpaid. What about when the economy was booming and you couldn’t get decent, educated people to work for $10/hour, which is what many of the jobs pay.

Nobody is saying spend, spend, spend. What we are saying is do the research first. Come to the table with facts, not opinions and answers that are practical and workable. Or are you just so jaded against any form of authority that you feel the need to call people names? Many hard working people dedicate their entire careers to preserving and protecting our State and National treasures for a living wage. They pride themselves in their work and knowledge that they pass on to young open minds to conserve our resources so that future generations might see things as their ancestors saw them.

I know you will never change your ways, but thankfully not all people are as shortsighted and judgmental as you are.

]]> By: james http://nevadanewsandviews.com/2010/02/08/time-to-park-park-workers-in-unemployment-line/#comment-1535 james Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:07:18 +0000 http://nevadanewsandviews.com/?p=3706#comment-1535 you are both idiots. the state park system brings in 1/2 billion dollar to nevadas economy and they do alot more than collect fees!!!!! think and research before you open your mouth. glorified fee collectors? what an insult....these are folks with profession degrees and that carry badges to PROTECT us and our parks and the multi billion in facilities in the park. the income/revenue stream far outweighs the fees. if the state would RAISE the fee's just one dollar, the 3 million total visitors per year would generate another 3 M for the state. take math? the public will destroy and mutilate the parks if they are left open with out people there to take care and maintain the facilities. and,,,, Arizona DID NOT close their parks. get back on the internet and do your homework..... you are both idiots. the state park system brings in 1/2 billion dollar to nevadas economy and they do alot more than collect fees!!!!! think and research before you open your mouth. glorified fee collectors? what an insult….these are folks with profession degrees and that carry badges to PROTECT us and our parks and the multi billion in facilities in the park. the income/revenue stream far outweighs the fees. if the state would RAISE the fee’s just one dollar, the 3 million total visitors per year would generate another 3 M for the state. take math? the public will destroy and mutilate the parks if they are left open with out people there to take care and maintain the facilities. and,,,, Arizona DID NOT close their parks. get back on the internet and do your homework…..

]]> By: Donell http://nevadanewsandviews.com/2010/02/08/time-to-park-park-workers-in-unemployment-line/#comment-1473 Donell Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:19:29 +0000 http://nevadanewsandviews.com/?p=3706#comment-1473 Closing the booths and leaving the parks open is the best idea here. Citizen volunteers would probably be happy to help with clean-up of the parks if asked. Groups often look for things like that to do in their communities. Closing the booths and leaving the parks open is the best idea here. Citizen volunteers would probably be happy to help with clean-up of the parks if asked. Groups often look for things like that to do in their communities.

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