Wir waren inzwischen im Myakka River State Park und im Blue Spring State Park. In beiden war ganz normaler Betrieb. Im Myakka waren die CGs definitiv offen. Im Blue Spring waren wir nicht am CG, aber der Park war gut besucht und das Ranger Programm fand auch statt.
ich frage mich gerade wieso Kürzungen bei den Ausgaben der US Bundesregierung Auswirkungen auf die vom jeweiligen Staat betriebenen und finanzierten State Parks haben sollten?
Wie es scheint, bleibt der Elk CG geschlossen. Bin jetzt froh, dass wir dort keine Übernachtung geplant haben.
Bin gespannt, wo welche weitere Einsparungen gemacht werden. Habe aber bis jetzt das Gefühl, dass die Auswirkungen uns WoMo Touris nicht gross beeinträchtigen. Am mühsamsten könnte es am Flughafen werden, ab dem Zeitpunkt wo die Mitarbeiter in die Zwangsferien geschickt werden.
Democratic, Republican Budget Proposals Take Decidedly Different
Federal budget proposals released this week by the Republicans and Democrats take decidedly different tacks when it comes to national parks, with the GOP plan continuing cuts to the National Park Service while the Democratic version would stablize funding, according to onlookers.
The GOP proposal put forth by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is very similar to the one he offered a year ago. Under that proposal, the Park Service would have to close "hundreds of national parks ... for parts of the year" beginning in 2014, the Office of Management Budget said at the time.
Scott Slesinger, legislative director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the congressman's new proposal should be rejected because "it solidifies drastic sequestration cuts to initiatives that protect our air, water, food, wildlife, national parks, and transportation infrastructure. Cutting these services that every American relies on won’t dent the deficit, but it will harm our economy and our future."
Under the Democratic proposal offered by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, cuts ordered by the budget sequestration would be restored through a mix of spending cuts and new revenues. It would not immediately balance the budget, though, something Rep. Ryan said his proposal would do in a decade,
At the National Parks Conservation Association, Craig Obey, senior vice president for government affairs, called the Democratic budget proposal a "refreshing budget blueprint that values investments in our national treasures, not reflexive, mindless cuts."
Sen. Murray, he added, "recognizes that our communities, businesses, and futures all benefit from protecting our heritage, keeping our national parks and their visitor facilities open, and confronting the challenges posed by climate change. As Congress and the Obama administration debate the chasm that separates the approaches in the Murray and Ryan budgets, we hope the values and aspirations Senator Murray’s proposal promotes will find their way into the actual funding Congress provides for our national treasures and our environment."
Parks might get financial help sooner than later, as a continuing resolution the Senate Appropriations Committee approved would add more than $89 million to the Park Service budget for the rest of the fiscal year.
Of course, with the House and Senate needing to reconcile their differences in both the budget proposals as well as the continuing resolutions, the likelihood of those fiscal landscapes changing is great.
Wir waren inzwischen im Myakka River State Park und im Blue Spring State Park. In beiden war ganz normaler Betrieb. Im Myakka waren die CGs definitiv offen. Im Blue Spring waren wir nicht am CG, aber der Park war gut besucht und das Ranger Programm fand auch statt.
Hallo Evi,
danke für Deinen aktuellen Zwischenbericht, schön zu hören dass im Moment noch keine Auswirkungen spürbar sind.
Wir werden ja auch in 2,5 Wochen starten mal schauen wie sich die bis dahin Sache weiter entwickelt.
Liebe Grüße
Gabi
Scout Womo-Abenteuer.de
Genieße jeden Tag, denn es könnte auch dein letzter sein
Hi,
ich frage mich gerade wieso Kürzungen bei den Ausgaben der US Bundesregierung Auswirkungen auf die vom jeweiligen Staat betriebenen und finanzierten State Parks haben sollten?
VG
-Torsten
Scout Womo-Abenteuer.de
Hallo Torsten
Du hast völlig recht - mit den SP's hat das überhaupt nichts zu tun.
Herzliche Grüsse,
Fredy
Hi Fredy,
danke, ich dachte schon ich hätte irgendwas übersehen.
VG
-Torsten
Scout Womo-Abenteuer.de
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2013/03/national-park-service-sequestration-update-closed-campgrounds-fewer-seasonal-employees-sunday-closur22903
Gruss Volker
Wie es scheint, bleibt der Elk CG geschlossen. Bin jetzt froh, dass wir dort keine Übernachtung geplant haben.
Bin gespannt, wo welche weitere Einsparungen gemacht werden. Habe aber bis jetzt das Gefühl, dass die Auswirkungen uns WoMo Touris nicht gross beeinträchtigen. Am mühsamsten könnte es am Flughafen werden, ab dem Zeitpunkt wo die Mitarbeiter in die Zwangsferien geschickt werden.
Gruss Baui
Schade,
auch wenn "unsere" Campgrounds (noch) nicht dabei sind.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2013/03/great-smoky-mountains-national-park-closing-some-campgrounds-due-budget-cuts22916
Gruss Volker
Federal budget proposals released this week by the Republicans and Democrats take decidedly different tacks when it comes to national parks, with the GOP plan continuing cuts to the National Park Service while the Democratic version would stablize funding, according to onlookers.
The GOP proposal put forth by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is very similar to the one he offered a year ago. Under that proposal, the Park Service would have to close "hundreds of national parks ... for parts of the year" beginning in 2014, the Office of Management Budget said at the time.
Scott Slesinger, legislative director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the congressman's new proposal should be rejected because "it solidifies drastic sequestration cuts to initiatives that protect our air, water, food, wildlife, national parks, and transportation infrastructure. Cutting these services that every American relies on won’t dent the deficit, but it will harm our economy and our future."
Under the Democratic proposal offered by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, cuts ordered by the budget sequestration would be restored through a mix of spending cuts and new revenues. It would not immediately balance the budget, though, something Rep. Ryan said his proposal would do in a decade,
At the National Parks Conservation Association, Craig Obey, senior vice president for government affairs, called the Democratic budget proposal a "refreshing budget blueprint that values investments in our national treasures, not reflexive, mindless cuts."
Sen. Murray, he added, "recognizes that our communities, businesses, and futures all benefit from protecting our heritage, keeping our national parks and their visitor facilities open, and confronting the challenges posed by climate change. As Congress and the Obama administration debate the chasm that separates the approaches in the Murray and Ryan budgets, we hope the values and aspirations Senator Murray’s proposal promotes will find their way into the actual funding Congress provides for our national treasures and our environment."
Parks might get financial help sooner than later, as a continuing resolution the Senate Appropriations Committee approved would add more than $89 million to the Park Service budget for the rest of the fiscal year.
Of course, with the House and Senate needing to reconcile their differences in both the budget proposals as well as the continuing resolutions, the likelihood of those fiscal landscapes changing is great.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2013/03/democratic-republican-budget-proposals-take-decidedly-different-tacks-national-parks22926
Gruss Volker
http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_22763694/yellowstone-gets-real-about-budget-cuts
Gruss Volker