Mount Rainier National Park is making its move toward privatizing the entrance process to "The Mountain". The park is required by law to announce this move, and to seek public input regarding the decision. So.... let's tell them what we think! Here is a link to the press release, and below that is a link to the form that you can submit to obtain a link to the meeting. It is short and sweet, so go ahead and plan to attend this meeting if at all possible. Mount Rainier Press Release: https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/news/mount-rainier-national-park-seeks-public-input-on-a-draft-plan-to-implement-timed-entry-reservations-during-peak-visitation.htm Mount Rainier Virtual Public Meeting Link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=urWTBhhLe02TQfMvQApUlESbwwkztsdCiseukJbrj59UNFFWSDc1QVhNUTBKUDdRM1I5MzM3NzZLUy4u Those who would like to send a message to their elected representatives in the House and the Senate can now visit the Democracy IO link below, which provides a quick, painless method by which you can find and message your reps in a matter of seconds. Just go to the link below, as well as the Google Doc linked below that, copy the FLREA Letter to Reps in Google Docs, then paste that into the comment section in the Democracy IO link. This takes less than two minutes, and you'll rest well, knowing that you took action to affect change for the benefit of future generations of our people. Democracy.io: https://democracy.io/#!/ Googel Doc - FLREA - Letter to Reps: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z6fGq9WOumUQF1sCeNtBHcGgARaNXJFwVil-QpfpDIM/edit Here is Matt Stoller's November article on the Rec.gov arrangement: https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/wh... Thanks for your efforts. Be sure to check out the most comprehensive National Park guide ever conceived by the human mind, cruise on over to: https://parkjunkie.com/national-park-... Also, don't neglect the opportunity to stay up to date on Park Junkie's blog: https://parkjunkie.com/ Oh yeah, I just created a new Substack account dedicated to Public Land Access Issues: The Park Junkie Public Land Press - https://publiclandpress.substack.com/... And if you'd like to support our efforts to maintain public awareness of issues that affect our enjoyment of our public lands, consider grabbing some Park Junkie gear for yourself & don't forget your public-land-loving friends, family and associates: https://park-junkie.myspreadshop.com/ Thanks for the support, but most importantly, don't forget to support the future generations of our people, who will inherit our great lands. Let's make sure that these lands belong to them, and not a major corporate interest. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_rWBtAM9UY

This Park Junkie Flashback takes us to Joshua Tree National Park in February of 2021, for a climb up the park’s iconic Queen Mountain. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZi3HQX9A4w