Abolish the National Park Service

LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was grandfathered in when the boundaries of the park were drawn in 1934 .

It's time for the federal government to recognize private investment need not be at odds with the goal of protecting nature for future generations.

The free market could and would support more of these lodges on private land along the Appalachian Trail .

The USFS has more flexibility in managing its lands because, from the outset, the agency has operated under a mandate to allow multiple uses.

The contracts handed out to the private concessionaires that operate on USFS land limit what the private managers can charge, restrict what they can build, and require them to uphold the conservation mission.