"NPS Founders Day is the day the National Parks were authorized by congress.  Now all National Park sites celebrate this day by offering FREE entrance fee admission." http://lewisandclarktrail.com/eventsstate/oregon.htm

What you just read had been National Park Service Policy until today.

"Entrance Fee Waiver on Founders Day - There will be NO waiver of fees on August 25th, Founder's Day. Fees were waived on the weekend of June 22nd and 23rd in support of President Bush's "Healthier U.S." initiative. This was done in lieu of the annual fee free day in August. [Jane Anderson, RAD/WASO] "

What you just read appears on this morning's National Parks Report.

I do hope you've already enjoyed your one free day at the National Parks this year --- because they'll be no more free days until next year.

And to think the NPS says they are providing adequate access for low income and under-represented persons who are now excluded from their public lands because of the higher fees charged since the introduction of the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program!!!

Scott

PS... President Bush's "HealthierUS" Initiative was first announced to the American People during the American Recreation Coalition's Great Outdoors Week in June.  You have ARC to thank for creating fee-demo and making public lands and recreation upon those lands unaffordable to many Americans. You have ARC to thank for the free access day President Bush bequeathed upon you in June. And now you have ARC to thank for the cancellation of Founders Day as a free-access day this weekend. 

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