Bush admin gives advertising rights to national park property

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"New parks policy would give private donors more recognition
Posted on Dec. 1
By MARY CLARE JALONICK of the Associated Press



WASHINGTON - The Interior Department is poised to begin naming benches, bricks and rooms in national parks after private donors, a practice that critics say sends mixed signals about industry influence on public lands policy.

Park Service officials say the new guidelines, which could be approved by early next year, would simply make it easier for the agency to recognize corporations and individuals who are already giving. Names already appear on plaques around parks, but the new policy would make donors more prominent."

We can paint it yellow.

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I have a strong image of a hut where each individual brick has a small plaque and commemorative quote.

don't see that as enhancing my national park experience. Seems kind of tawdry. But maybe that is just me.

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...Old Faithful brought to you by --

and joked about the Coca Cola Falls. I never thought there was anybody who would truly go so low as to turn our national parks over to corporations. I bet none of them have the good sense or decency to stand up and refuse.

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