Hoffman Rewrite of National Park Policies Threatens Americas Heritage

Four conservation groups—Friends of the Earth, the National Parks Conservation Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, and The Wilderness Society—condemn a secret policy rewrite by Paul Hoffman, deputy assistant secretary of the Department of Interior. They argue the proposal departs from the stewardship ethic of the National Park Service and could harm parks such as Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.

• Conservation organizations and National Park Service professionals express unprecedented concern that Paul Hoffman's secret rewrite of national park policies departs radically from the fundamental stewardship ethic used to preserve the parks.
• The proposed policy changes are claimed to threaten the health and natural condition of various national parks, specifically mentioning Gettysburg, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon, while potentially compromising the experience of visitors.

APA

Blackwelder, B., Kiernan, T. C., Beinecke, F., & Meadows, W. H. (2008). Hoffman Rewrite of National Park Policies Threatens Americas Heritage. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2008-11-hoffman-rewrite-of-national-park-policies-threatens/

Chicago

Blackwelder, Brent, Thomas C. Kiernan, Frances Beinecke, and William H Meadows. Hoffman Rewrite of National Park Policies Threatens Americas Heritage. Friends of the Earth, 2008. https://foe.org/news/2008-11-hoffman-rewrite-of-national-park-policies-threatens/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Blackwelder |first1=Brent |last2=Kiernan |first2=Thomas C. |last3=Beinecke |first3=Frances |last4=Meadows |first4=William H |title=Hoffman Rewrite of National Park Policies Threatens Americas Heritage |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=5 November 2008 |url=https://foe.org/news/2008-11-hoffman-rewrite-of-national-park-policies-threatens/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{blackwelder2008hoffman, author = {Blackwelder, Brent and Kiernan, Thomas C. and Beinecke, Frances and Meadows, William H}, title = {{Hoffman Rewrite of National Park Policies Threatens Americas Heritage}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2008}, month = nov, url = {https://foe.org/news/2008-11-hoffman-rewrite-of-national-park-policies-threatens/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }