{"id":2382,"date":"2013-10-01T08:14:58","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T16:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rockgrrl.com\/blog\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2018-07-12T15:28:11","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T23:28:11","slug":"government-shutdown-what-it-means-for-our-national-parks-yosemite-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rockgrrl.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/government-shutdown-what-it-means-for-our-national-parks-yosemite-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Shutdown – What it Means for Our National Parks – Yosemite, etc"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Government shutdown in regards to our National Parks will take place in 2 phases. Part of phase one includes instructing all day use visitors to leave the park immediately.<\/p>\n

Effective immediately upon a lapse in appropriations, the National Park Service will take all\u00c2\u00a0necessary steps to close and secure national park facilities and groundsin order to suspend all <\/span>activities except for those that are essential to respond to emergencies involving the safety of <\/span>human life or the protection of property. Day use visitors will be instructed to leave the park <\/span>immediately as part of Phase 1 closures. Visitors utilizing overnight concession <\/span>accommodations and campgrounds will be notified to make alternate arrangements and depart <\/span>the park as part of Phase 2. Wherever possible, park roads will be closed and access will be <\/span>denied. National and regional offices and support centers will be closed and secured, except <\/span>where they are needed to support excepted personnel. These steps will be enacted as quickly as <\/span>possible while still ensuring visitor and employee safety as well as the integrity of park <\/span>resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

The shutdown process will take place in two phases. Phase 1 includes all activities to notify the\u00c2\u00a0public of the closure, secure government records and property, and begin winding down <\/span>operations to essential activities only. Phase 1 will take place over a day and a half. Phase 2 will <\/span>be initiated by the Director and includes the complete shutdown of all concession facilities and <\/span>commercial visitor services. Overnight visitors will be given two days to make alternate <\/span>arrangements and depart the parks. At the end of Phase 2 operations are expected to be at the <\/span>minimum levels defined below. The entire closure process \u00e2\u20ac\u201c both phases \u00e2\u20ac\u201c will be completed <\/span>within four days.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the full National Park Contingency plan here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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