Andy Kerr

Conservationist, Writer, Analyst, Operative, Agitator, Strategist, Tactitian, Schmoozer, Raconteur

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National Parks in Oregon, Part 3: Modest Expansion amid Grand Hopes

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National Parks in Oregon, Part 3: Modest Expansion amid Grand Hopes

No new national park proposal in Oregon has made it past the finish line since the establishment of Crater Lake National Park in 1902. Oregon’s only national park has had two very modest additions since then, in 1932 and in 1980.

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National Parks in Oregon, Part 1: One Success

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National Parks in Oregon, Part 1: One Success

There are national parks and then there are other units of the National Park System—all administered by the National Park Service. The United States has 62 national parks. It has another 357 units that are also part of the National Park System but go by another name (national whatevers). Herein we focus on the one national park in Oregon.

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