Changes To NPS Fees And Operations Can Provide New, And Sustainable Funding

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Date

Oct. 14, 2016

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

The Outdoor Wire

"And Ms. Walls' article in the respected journal Resources urges adopting contemporary business practices, expanding the collection of fees well beyond the current 130 sites and differentiating fees by season. These practices would use fees to both increase available funding and influence visitation patterns to reduce overcrowding at peak season. Read her article here."

Topics

Public and Private Lands

Related People

Margaret A. Walls

Senior Fellow; Director, Climate Risks and Resilience Program

Margaret Walls is a senior fellow at RFF. Her current research focuses on issues related to resilience and adaptation to extreme events, ecosystem services, and conservation, parks and public lands.

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