Obviously Bruce's inquiry into the finances of Mesa Verde National Park raised some questions about how money is being spent in some of our national parks. In response, he has written some comments and articles that have been included on the National Park Traveler web site. For those not familiar with the National Park Traveler , it is a wonderful web site devoted to news and commentaries about our national parks. "When it was launched in August 2005, National Parks Traveler became the Internet’s very first site dedicated to covering America’s National Park System and the National Park Service on a daily basis.... The Traveler is not a static site built around park statistics and trail descriptions and is not strictly a travelogue. Rather, it offers readers a unique multimedia blend of news, feature content, debate, and discussion all tied to America's national parks." (from the NPT's web site)

• On Ethics (comment in NPT on November 7, 2009):--- The new Director of the NPS, Jon Jarvis, endorsed Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's recent order pertaining to an "ethical culture" and let it be known he would hold his managers and employees accountable for lapses. (See Director Jarvis's Email on Ethics) In response, Bruce wrote a response:Some Simple Ethics for the National Park Service

• On Excessive Travel and On Pay Scales Within the Regional Offices (comment in NPT on December 4, 2009):--- In response to another Director Jarvis's announcement that Core Ops Budgeting within the Park Service was suspended, Bruce wrote two comments concerning budgets and NPS expenditures: Travel and the National Park Service and Pay Scales and Regional Staffing.

• On Superintendents:--- For years there has been concern about how some park superintendents operate with no sense of accountability, with limited oversight, and at times as monocrats. A Monacracy or Part of a Democracy?

• On the Freedom of Information Act and the NPS and Why Some NPS Employees Just Don't Care:---- Bruce obviously believes in FOIA and what it can do for all agencies and levels of government, and this includes the National Park Service: National Parks and the Freedom of Information Act Unfortunatley, there have been problems, and in one last article, one last question.... Do Many NPS Employees Just Not Care About FOIA?

• On the Interpretive Development Program:---Finally, there has been discussion for years about the Interpretive Development Program: what is it doing, does it help, and could it be improved? The Interpretive Development Program: Lots of Problems and Some Possible Alternatives ( Printed as a comment and being used as a forum topic on the Eppley Institute's site)