blessingx Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Anyone else watching PBS/Ken Burn's National Parks? Click for larger version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I saw some of it. It was ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimless1 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Caught the first 2 hours in the series. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I watched an hour the other night and enjoyed it immensely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm321 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I've been watching it. Really enjoyed it. I hope this creates enough buzz in California to help keep the state parks open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Has he mentioned how the majority of Parks administration is dedicated to logging yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Why be shy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Has he mentioned how the majority of Parks administration is dedicated to logging yet?I'm a tiny bit confused over what this question asks, but do you mean current Parks admin or when the Parks service was fighting it out with the Forestry service over many of the parks creation (as yes, profiled a bit at least in the two episodes I've seen)? ken burns typically bores me, so i haven't been. Same here. Maybe it's the subject and its natural grandness, more live footage, tighter narrative or likely I've become more sappy over time, but it feels a baby step in the right direction over his earlier series, right up to The War, which I had more issues with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkam Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I've enjoyed watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 I'm a tiny bit confused over what this question asks, but do you mean current Parks admin or when the Parks service was fighting it out with the Forestry service over many of the parks creation (as yes, profiled a bit at least in the two episodes I've seen)? Cool that they covered the forestry service bit, but I was referring to the current administration. The majority of the bureaucratic personnel devoted to the US National Park service are devoted to the construction of logging roads and the lease of logging rights. The National Forests are a very profitable endeavor for the US Government. It seems to be a hot-button issue, so I was wondering what Burns' take was on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimless1 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Watched episode 6 last night. At the end of the episode it showed the NPS was committed to a policy of restoration, as in put the parks back to their original pristine states. Did not address the issue of logging specifically. BTW, I'm aware of the Forestry Service and BLM being pro logging. I'm not aware of logging being an issue in our National Parks. Unclear regarding the issue in our National Monuments. In fact Redwood National Park was specifically formed to stop the logging of redwoods. That park alone preserved literally half of the remaining redwoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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