Paul | 8:45 a.m. Feb. 18, 2008
It will be an interesting time for the next few years. They'll build a bone depository, but have no one to work in it. Hopefully, someday, they'll rebuild the visitor's center and allow visitors to visit the quarry. Until then, I guess the park will mainly be used for river rafting and a little tourism.
david oktavec | 2:50 p.m. Feb. 19, 2008
why not with over 200,000 acers go for national park status like congaree national park in S.C.?
Dell | 6:57 p.m. Feb. 19, 2008
The two positions being eliminated have brought in 12 funded interns, 10,733 hours from volunteers, $7,000 in outside grants, $900,000 in NPS project funds, thousands of dollars in in-kind work from outside agencies plus several outside researchers since 2002. If Dinosaur needs help and money they should be awarding these people not removing them.

The personnel savings listed resulted largely from removing positions from the books that had not be filled in many years or eliminating a position after someone had transfered. This is one of the rare times that positions have been eliminated while filled with fully qualified, highly successful and high performing individuals. This was done before receiving the 2008 budget and during a time when increased NPS funded has been pledged to repair the National Parks for the 2016 NPS centennial.
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dinodigger30 | 8:55 a.m. Feb. 27, 2008
1) listen to the facts, these two employees have done amazing things for the park (listed by Dell), so why should they be punished for their good work? it's outraging and just sounds fishy, i think something else is at work here....
2) as to the comment about letting it turn into a tourist park: dinosaur national monument is called that for a reason: it's a treasure trove of dinosaur fossils!!! it's not called rafting national monument, that is not what the park is about. as mandated by woodrow wilson, this park is for the preservation, protection, research and display to the public of this natural phenomenon. it is not for the enjoyment of water sports and camping, those are secondary perks, not the main focus of the park.
Please, if you care about this issue and don't want to see the park go to waste, post your comments, write officials, get your voice heard!! the park's future depends on it!!!

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