Park Studies Unit at the University of Idaho

Park Studies Unit at the University of Idaho

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The Park Studies Unit conducts social science research to generate data for public land managers for

Since 1979 we have been answering questions about people who use public lands, and neighboring communities. We design and conduct customized surveys, on-site or online, as well as focus groups, workshops, and customer satisfaction evaluations. We can collect and analyze data for parks, museums, communities, and institutions, and make recommendations to help inform and guide managerial decisions.

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01/05/2018
12/11/2017

Thank you for helping us fight to save the Antiquities Act of 1906. We are stronger together!

112717_AKC_Statement_On_Pejorative_Comment_Final.pdf 11/28/2017

From: Amber Crotty, Arizona National Council of Navajo Nation

DELEGATE IN ACTION: See my statement on today's careless remarks made by President Trump. We must speak out at every instance of ignorance:

“Today's careless comment from President Trump is the latest example of systemic, deep-seated ignorance of Native Americans and our intrinsic right to exist and practice our ways of life. The intentional disregard of the historical trauma of Pocahontas as a sexual assault survivor directly resulting from colonization is disturbing.

“The Navajo People are not strangers to the prejudice, discrimination, and marginalization perpetrated by western culture. Our woman and children are targets of violence. We must speak out against such ignorance in every instance, in hopes for a better future for our children and our land.

“I must respond to White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ flat-out denial of this racial slur, dismissing the tangible and egregious impact pejoratives have on Indigenous people. I must respond to President Trump’s remark today referencing Pocahontas. With due respect, it is problematic for the president to use this term in the manner we heard today. It diminishes the experience of Pocahontas and is totally inappropriate. The reckless appropriation of this term is deeply offensive and dangerous to the sovereignty and identity of our peoples. Such rhetoric is damaging, and it a serious infringement of our right to live as Native Americans.

“The Navajo Code Talkers are not pawns to advance a personal grudge, or promote false narratives. Such pandering dishonors the sacrifice of our national heroes. Let me be clear, such antics do not change the fact of history. Indigenous peoples' disparate socioeconomic issues are a direct result of this false narrative, and we cannot sit idly by as the citizens of the United States and our Indigenous children are gas-lighted from this terrible truth.

“We honor and respect the Navajo Code Talkers, and we are proud of their sacrifice. Let us not allow this display of immaturity and short-sightedness distract us from the important issues we advocate for collectively as sovereign nations on this continent, but continue to advance the cause and secure the future of Indigenous people in America.”

View the PDF here: http://bit.ly/2naDt8D

112717_AKC_Statement_On_Pejorative_Comment_Final.pdf Shared with Dropbox

09/30/2017
Timeline photos 06/03/2017

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1818854375109293&substory_index=0&id=1742306959430702

National Alert:
Donald J. Trump announced today that he intends to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement. According to the terms of the agreement, no country can begin the withdrawal process until three years after the agreement enters into force and the withdrawal would not take effect for one year after that date. The agreement, which entered into force on Nov. 4, 2016, has been signed by every nation on Earth except war-torn Syria and Nicaragua, which would like it to be even stronger. Since the agreement came into force and Trump began to waver, dozens of countries—including India, China, and the EU—have reaffirmed their commitment. The earliest the U.S. will be able to complete the withdrawal is Nov. 4, 2020, one day after the next U.S. Presidential election.

Timeline photos 04/06/2017
Timeline photos 02/19/2017

75 years ago, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which led to the incarceration of more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry -- two-thirds of them United States citizens -- during World War II.

On February 19, 1976, in honor of the Bicentennial year of the United States, President Gerald R. Ford officially rescinded E.O. 9066, with these words:

"Learning from our mistakes is not pleasant, but as a great philosopher once admonished, we must do so if we want to avoid repeating them.

February 19th is the anniversary of a sad day in American history. It was on that date in 1942...that Executive Order 9066 was issued...resulting in the uprooting of loyal Americans. Over one hundred thousand persons of Japanese ancestry were removed from their homes, detained in special camps, and eventually relocated...

I call upon the American people to affirm with me this American Promise -- that we have learned from the tragedy of that long-ago experience forever to treasure liberty and justice for each individual American, and resolve that this kind of action shall never again be repeated."

We encourage you to read the full proclamation at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library: https://fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/speeches/760111p.htm

Timeline photos 02/16/2017

Four staff members at the EPA told us that President Donald Trump is preparing a handful of executive orders to reshape the agency, to be signed once a new administrator of the EPA is confirmed. At this meeting they were told that Trump would sign between two and five executive orders affecting the EPA and environment.Trump has promised to cut U.S. environmental rules including those ushered in by former President Barack Obama targeting carbon dioxide emissions as a way to bolster the drilling and coal mining industries. However, Trump claims he will still ensure "safe water and air". We will always keep you up to date with as many inside reports as possible. Transparency is vital, Americans own that right.

Timeline photos 02/16/2017

From alt-nps:
The new administration has removed text describing two rules regulating the oil and gas industry from our Interior Department website. The rules, limited hydraulic fracturing and natural gas flaring on public lands. We feel this is alarming.

Timeline photos 01/30/2017

https://www.facebook.com/parkrangers/posts/10154671974088429:0?pnref=story

This morning former Director Jon Jarvis made this statement about recent events involving the National Park Service:

"I have been watching the Trump administration trying unsuccessfully to suppress the National Park Service with a mix of pride and amusement. The NPS is the steward of America’s most important places and the narrator of our most powerful stories, told authentically, accurately, and built upon scientific and scholarly research. The Park Ranger is a trusted interpreter of our complex natural and cultural history and a voice that cannot not be suppressed. Edicts from on-high have directed the NPS to not talk about “national policy”, but permission is granted to use social media for visitor center hours and safety. The ridiculousness of such a directive was immediately resisted and I am not the least bit surprised. So at Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta should we not talk about his actions to secure the rights to vote for African Americans in the south, or is that too “national policy”? At Stonewall National Monument in New York City, shall we only talk about the hours you can visit the Inn or is it “national policy” to interpret the events there in 1969 that gave rise to the LGBT movement? Shall we only talk about the historic architecture of the Washington, DC home of Alice Paul and Alva Belmont or is it too “national policy” to suggest their decades of effort to secure the rights of women can be linked directly to the women’s marches in hundreds of cities last weekend? And as we scientifically monitor the rapid decline of glaciers in Glacier National Park, a clear and troubling indicator of a warming planet, shall we refrain from telling this story to the public because the administration views climate change as “national policy”? These are not “policy” issues, they are facts about our nation, it is how we learn and strive to achieve the ideals of our founding documents. To talk about these facts is core to the mission of the NPS. During the Centennial of the National Park Service, we hosted over 300 million visitors (now that is huge) to the National Parks and most came away inspired, patriotic and ready to speak on behalf of the values we hold most dear. The new Administration would be wise to figure out how to support the National Park Service, its extraordinary employees and their millions of fans."

Timeline photos 01/30/2017

https://www.facebook.com/parkrangers/posts/10154671974088429:0

This morning former Director Jon Jarvis made this statement about recent events involving the National Park Service:

"I have been watching the Trump administration trying unsuccessfully to suppress the National Park Service with a mix of pride and amusement. The NPS is the steward of America’s most important places and the narrator of our most powerful stories, told authentically, accurately, and built upon scientific and scholarly research. The Park Ranger is a trusted interpreter of our complex natural and cultural history and a voice that cannot not be suppressed. Edicts from on-high have directed the NPS to not talk about “national policy”, but permission is granted to use social media for visitor center hours and safety. The ridiculousness of such a directive was immediately resisted and I am not the least bit surprised. So at Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta should we not talk about his actions to secure the rights to vote for African Americans in the south, or is that too “national policy”? At Stonewall National Monument in New York City, shall we only talk about the hours you can visit the Inn or is it “national policy” to interpret the events there in 1969 that gave rise to the LGBT movement? Shall we only talk about the historic architecture of the Washington, DC home of Alice Paul and Alva Belmont or is it too “national policy” to suggest their decades of effort to secure the rights of women can be linked directly to the women’s marches in hundreds of cities last weekend? And as we scientifically monitor the rapid decline of glaciers in Glacier National Park, a clear and troubling indicator of a warming planet, shall we refrain from telling this story to the public because the administration views climate change as “national policy”? These are not “policy” issues, they are facts about our nation, it is how we learn and strive to achieve the ideals of our founding documents. To talk about these facts is core to the mission of the NPS. During the Centennial of the National Park Service, we hosted over 300 million visitors (now that is huge) to the National Parks and most came away inspired, patriotic and ready to speak on behalf of the values we hold most dear. The new Administration would be wise to figure out how to support the National Park Service, its extraordinary employees and their millions of fans."

04/12/2016

For those who inquire about the Park Studies Unit website, we regret to inform you that the website no longer exists. If you inquire about past report you could still download those document at https://sesrc.wsu.edu/national-park-service-projects/

National Park Service Projects - Social & Economic Sciences Research Center tr:nth-of-type(even) { background-color: ; } Below are PDF reports and documents from past NPS Visitor Studies. Raw data sets for these projects are currently not available for downloadNOTE: Not all projects have all documents available for download (ie. there are broken links in this table). Pro…

Donate 03/19/2015

Dear friends,

Margaret Littlejohn, former Director of the Park Studies Unit, passed away on Tuesday. In her honor, we are accepting funds for a memorial. If you'd like to contribute, please read on.

Margaret Littlejohn’s love for our community was demonstrated by her tireless volunteer efforts to make Moscow a better place to live. She was instrumental in helping to develop walking and biking paths in and around Moscow, which many enjoy today. She also cared for our city’s trees through her service on the city’s Tree Commission, and was influential in promoting Moscow as a Tree City USA.

In her honor, Margaret’s friends and all those who enjoy Moscow’s trees and paths are invited to contribute to the Margaret Littlejohn Project. Our goal is to raise enough funds for a memorial bench and a tree along the paths where Margaret loved to walk and worked tirelessly towards their success. Any additional funds will be distributed to Latah Trail Foundation and Moscow Pathways Commission to support projects on both trails. Margaret’s family will decide on the location for the memorial bench and tree at a later date.
To contribute, please click on the link to the donation page of the Latah Trail Foundation. Please click on the “Margaret Littlejohn Project” and follow the instruction on the donations page.

Thank you!

Donate Latah Trail Foundation

08/09/2014

We've migrated! The projects and work of the Park Studies Unit are continuing through the Social & Economic Research Center at Washington State University. Come visit us at sesrc.wsu.edu!

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