[Calculus_of_Consent]

I've never seen an actual park ranger or Conservation employee actually clean up anything, they always use volunteers. I wouldn't give them a cent.

Give credit where credit is due. I haven’t been to that many national parks, but that hasn’t been my experience.

And what’s wrong with using volunteers? If they can get someone to do something for free without using my money, more power to them.

[Cowgirl]

I live in the middle of a National Forest. We have trash dumps in it that is are least fifty years old. I have never seen them haul away a thing and yet their job is to manage the land. Why should we pay them to do nothing but tell us what not to do and then use volunteers to do the actual work? They aren't public servants, they are dictators. In a few years, I doubt the public will even be allowed on "their" land.

[MarthaNOStewart]

I agree that volunteers are necessary, and its a good place for community service hours. If the rest of money was used properly then the volunteer hours would give us "pristine conditions" without all that "land-grabbing" the enviros are pushing...IMHO