Andy Kerr

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

Crater Lake National Park

National Parks in Oregon, Part 4: Will the Inertia Continue?

National Parks in Oregon, Part 4: Will the Inertia Continue?

I am bearish on the prospect of establishing any new national parks in Oregon, save perhaps one that would be a hell of a long shot. I am semi-bullish on the possibility of modest additions to Oregon’s only national park. But I am bullish on the chances of designating several new National Park System units in Oregon.

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

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

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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Increased Wilderness Demand Calls for Increased Wilderness Supply

The demand for wilderness and parks is most likely to increase despite any best efforts to limit Oregon's, so what about the supply of wilderness?

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