Climbing fee increase proposed

Urea Bug.

Is quite apt too.

^^^^^^^^^^ Oh thats good! Urea Bug. I like it!

Could also be Urea Bag.

http://www.lifelinesupply.co.uk/ProductsBig/UrineCollectionBag.bmp

More better or no?

After all. He does somewhat take the piss?

I like Urea Bug better= an STD like gonorrhea or syphilis.... that's  a much better simile to him than a bag o' piss although he is both.

"Superintendent Urea Bug's management of MRNP has been like an attack of syphilis."...... It's much more descriptive.

The NPS tends to be inward looking and unresponsive to the public. There is an easy and effective solution. Mt. Rainier NP should have a formal advisory committee made up of all stakeholders who want to participate. Not only should the concessionaires and National Parks Conservation Association (among others) be the ones consulted (as they are now), all consultations should be public and special interests should be moderated by an advisory committee--members from the Mountaineers, the climbing community, the TAY community, local residents, local businesses, etc.. The membership composition should be determined thru one or more wide-open meetings using modern group facilitation techniques. A committee of 8-12 representatives would be workable and subcommittees could be used to advise and report back on everything from fees to stimulating vegetative succession on rapidly exposed moraines. The Park would benefit greatly from such sunshine. Every National Forest in the Region has such an advisory committee now. Public input and review is required by law; the Park assumes it can avoid rigorous review and input thru having a community outreach coordinator, but informing communities of place does not automatically incorporate communities of interest or even provide effective 2-way communication (how much stops with the coordinator?).

Mount Rainier National Park News Release
October 28, 2010

PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT FOR PROPOSED CLIMBING FEE INCREASE...

Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga has announced that the park is soliciting public input on a proposal to increase annual pass fees for those climbing Mount Rainier, beginning in the 2011 climbing season. The comment period will be open for 90+ days beginning November 1, and will close January 31, 2011. Contact Info: www.nps.gov/mora/contacts.htm

A series of public meetings to provide information and solicit comments from the public regarding this proposal have been scheduled for the following dates, locations and times:

Tuesday, November 30: Tacoma, WA
7:00pm-9:00pm
Mountaineers Building
2302 N 30th St
Tacoma, WA 98403-3323

Tuesday, December 7: Seattle, WA
Seattle Mountaineers Building
7:00pm-9:00pm
7700 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115

Wednesday, December 8: Ashford, WA
Mount Rainier Education Center
7:00pm-9:00pm
55210 238th Ave E.
Ashford, WA 98304

The rest is at:
www.nps.gov/mora/parknews/loader.cfm?csM...etfile&PageID=389139

Revised contact information:

Comments may be submitted by e-mail or in writing to the following
addresses:  rainierclimbingfee@nps.gov

Superintendent
ATTN: Climbing Cost Recovery Fee
Mount Rainier National Park
55210 238th Ave E
Ashford, WA 98304

For more information on the proposal, please visit the Park’s web site at:
www.nps.gov/mora/parkmgmt/climbingfee.htm